Gas Turbines : Technology, Efficiency and Performance.

Intro -- GAS TURBINES: TECHNOLOGY, EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE -- GAS TURBINES: TECHNOLOGY, EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 COMPREHENSIVE TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF GAS TURBINE REPOWERING SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING WASTE HEAT FROM A SMALL SCALE REFUSE INCINERATION PLANT -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. OUTLINE OF INVESTIGATED SYSTEMS -- 2.1. Outline of a Refuse Incineration Plant and a Waste Heat Which Is Utilized -- 2.2. Outline of a System to Be Repowered -- 2.3. Outline of a Conventional Repowering System -- 2.4. Outline of the Proposed Repowering System (S-P1) -- 2.5. Outline of the Proposed Repowering System (S-P2) -- 3. EVALUATION OF THERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS -- 3.1. Premises -- 3.2. Estimated Characteristics of the STPS -- 3.3. Estimated Characteristics of The S-C -- 3.4. Estimated Characteristics of the S-P1 -- 3.5. Estimated Characteristics of the S-P2 -- 3.6. Discussions on the Estimated Thermodynamic Characteristics -- 3.7. Comparison of Thermodynamic Characteristics of the Rpss -- 4. EVALUATION OF ECONOMICS AND CO2-REDUCTION CHARACTERISTICS -- 4.1. Premises -- 4.2. Evaluation Results of the System to Be Repowered -- 4.3. Determination of the Best Operating Condition -- 4.4. Comparison of Economics and CO2 Reduction Characteristics of the Rpss -- 4.5. Discussions on Economical Effects of CO2-Capture of the S-P2 -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOMENCLATURE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 IN-SERVICE DEGRADATION OF GAS TURBINE NOZZLES AND MOVING BLADES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. IN-SERVICE DEGRADATION OF THE FIRST STAGE NOZZLE OF A GAS TURBINE -- 2.1. Background -- 2.2. Microstructural Characterization of Nozzle Vane -- 2.3. Cracks Evaluating -- 2.4. Stress Evaluation -- 2.5. Discussion of Results -- 2.6. Conclusion.

3. IN-SERVICE DEGRADATION OF A GAS TURBINE MOVING BLADE MADE OF INCONEL 738LC ALLOY -- 3.1. Background -- 3.2. Microstructural Characterization of a Gas Turbine Blade -- Microstructural Evaluation of the Blade Root (Reference Zone) -- Microstructural Evaluation of Blade Hot Section (Airfoil) -- 3.3. Cracks Evaluating -- 3.4. Stress Evaluating -- 3.5 Discussion of Results -- 3.6. Conclusion -- FINAL CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMART COATINGS FOR TITANIUM ALLOYS USED IN GAS TURBINES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. HIGH TEMPERATURE OXIDATION -- 3. LIFE PREDICTION MODELING -- 4. HOT CORROSION CHARACTERISTICS -- 4.1. Degradation Mechanism -- 5. DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COATINGS -- 6. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMART COATINGS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF AN INTERCOOLED REHEAT REGENERATIVE GAS TURBINE POWER PLANT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS -- THERMODYNAMIC MODELING -- Compressors Work -- Turbines Work -- Heat Input -- Work Output and Thermal Efficiency of the Plant -- Regenerator Criterion -- EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION -- FINAL NOTES -- CONCLUSION -- NOMENCLATURE -- Greek Letters -- Subscripts -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 MULTI-CRITERIA OPTIMIZATION OF A REGENERATIVE GAS TURBINE POWER CYCLE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS -- MAXIMUM WORK AND MINIMUM ENTROPY GENERATION RATE -- WORK AT FULLY REVERSIBLE LIMIT -- CRITERION FOR USING A REGENERATOR -- EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- NOMENCLATURE -- GREEK LETTERS -- SUBSCRIPTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 OPTIMIZATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL RETROFITTED HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK USING STAGE-WISE MODEL -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. STAGE-WISE MODEL FOR COMPLEX HEAT EXCHANGER NETWORK.

2.1. Stage-Wise Model for Retrofitted Complex Heat Exchanger Network -- 3. CASE STUDY -- CONCLUSIONS -- NOMENCLATURE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter7FLUID/SOLIDCOUPLEDHEATTRANSFERPROBLEMSINGASTURBINEAPPLICATIONS -- Abstract -- Nomenclature -- 1.Introduction -- 2.ThermalAnalysis -- 2.1.ModellingMethods -- 2.2.CycleDefinition -- 2.3.CouplingProcedure -- 2.4.IterativeCoupling -- 3.GoverningEquations -- 3.1.SolidDomain -- 3.2.FluidDomain -- 3.3.TurbulenceModel -- 3.4.BoundaryConditions -- 3.5.Convergence -- 4.NumericalMethods -- 4.1.FEASolver -- 4.2.CFDSolver -- 4.3.TimeSteppingControl -- 5.Rotor/StatorDiscCavity -- 5.1.Model -- 5.2.CycleDefinition -- 5.3.BoundaryConditions -- 5.4.Mesh -- 5.5.CouplingProcedure -- 5.6.Stand-aloneCalculations -- 5.7.CoupledCalculations -- 5.7.1.2DFEA/2DCFDCoupling -- 5.7.2.2DFEA/3DCFDCoupling -- 5.7.3.Speed-up -- 6.FreeRotatingDisc -- 6.1.Model -- 6.2.CycleDefinition -- 6.3.BoundaryConditions -- 6.4.Mesh -- 6.5.CouplingProcedure -- 6.6.Stand-aloneCalculations -- 6.7.CoupledCalculations -- 7.Low-pressureGasTurbineCavity -- 7.1.Model -- 7.2.CycleDefinition -- 7.3.BoundaryConditions -- 7.4.Mesh -- 7.5.CouplingProcedure -- 7.6.Stand-aloneCalculations -- 7.7.CoupledCalculations -- 8.High-pressureCompressorDriveConeCavity -- 8.1.Model -- 8.2.CycleDefinition -- 8.3.BoundaryConditions -- 8.4.Mesh -- 8.5.CouplingProcedure -- 8.6.Stand-aloneCalculations -- 8.7.CoupledCalculations -- 9.ComputationalCost -- 10.Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 8 GAS TURBINES AND ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM∗ -- ABSTRACT -- NOMENCLATURE -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. GAS TURBINE MODEL -- 3. HAMMERSTEIN MODEL -- 4. MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL -- 4.1. Theoretical Background -- 4.2. Linear Model Based Predictive Control -- 4.3. Hammerstein Model Based Predictive Control -- 4.4. Optimization -- 5. COMPONENTS OF GAS SYSTEM.

6. GAS STEADY-STATE EQUATIONS -- 6.1. Flow Equation -- 6.2. Compressor Modeling -- 6.3. Conservation of Flow -- 6.4. Power Losses -- 7. ELECTRIC POWER LOSSES -- 8. RESULTS -- 8.1. Identification of the Gas Turbine Model -- 8.2. Model Based Predictive Control -- 8.3. Simulation Results -- 8.4. Distribution Systems -- 8.5. Subtransmission System -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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