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1 online resource |
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Energy science, engineering and technology |
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Energy science, engineering and technology series.
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COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS ; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OPTIONS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS*; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; STUDY RESULTS ; "Off the Shelf" Technologies ; Solar Assisted Feedwater Heater ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 1.1. Scope ; 2. CASE STUDY ; 2.1. Basis for Plant A ; 2.2. Basis for Plant B ; 3. ANALYSIS 1: COAL PULVERIZER ; 3.1. Pulverizer Types ; 3.2. Technical Advances in Pulverizers |
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3.3. Particle Fineness 3.4. Loss on Ignition ; 3.5. Heat Rate Improvement ; 3.6. Technical Analysis ; 3.7. Financial Analysis ; 3.8. Conclusion ; 4. ANALYSIS 2: STEAM SURFACE CONDENSER ; 4.1. Technology Advances ; 4.1.1. Pressure Reduction ; 4.1.2. Air/Water Leakage ; 4.1.3. Heat Transfer Improvement ; 4.1.4. Total Improvements ; 4.2. Technical Analysis ; 4.3. Financial Analysis ; 4.4. Conclusion ; 4.5. Future Advances ; 5. ANALYSIS 3: STEAM TURBINE ; 5.1. Technology Advances ; 5.1.1. Turbine Blade Maintenance: Abradable Coatings ; 5.1.2. Turbine Seals; Brush Seals |
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Guardian Packing and Vortex Shedder Seals5.1.3. Turbine Blade Retrofit ; 5.1.4. Dense-Pack Turbine Blades ; 5.2. Additional Improvements ; 5.2.1. Partial Arc Admission ; 5.2.2. Backpressure Turbogenerators ; 5.2.3. DC Corona at the Condenser Neck ; 5.3. Total Improvements ; 5.4. Technical Analysis ; 5.5. Financial Analysis ; 5.6. Conclusion ; 6. ANALYSIS 4: SOLAR FEEDWATER HEATER ; 6.1. Technology Advances ; 6.1.1. Peak Demand vs. Peak Solar Irradiation ; 6.1.2. Power and Efficiency Gains ; 6.2. Power Boosting vs. Fuel Conservation ; 6.3. Solar Irradiation and Solar Collection Fields |
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6.4. Technical Analysis 6.5. Financial Analysis ; 6.6. Conclusion ; 7. COMBINED ENHANCEMENTS ; 7.1. Technical Analysis ; 7.2. Financial Analysis ; 7.3. Conclusion ; 8. COMBINED ENHANCEMENTS SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS ; 9. CONCLUSION ; 10. FUTURE WORK ; REFERENCES ; APPENDIX A. DETAILED COE CALCULATIONS FOR PULVERIZER ; APPENDIX B. DETAILED COE CALCULATIONS FOR CONDENSER; APPENDIX C. DETAILED COE CALCULATIONS FOR STEAM TURBINE ; APPENDIX D. DETAILED COE CALCULATIONS FOR SAFWH ; APPENDIX E. DETAILED COE CALCULATIONS FOR TOTAL ANALYSIS ; End Notes |
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Chapter 2 INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS*SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; COAL AND EXISTING U.S. COAL POWER PLANTS ; Coal and Greenhouse Gas Emissions ; Types of U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants ; U.S. Coal Power Plants Are Aging ; EFFICIENCY OF POWER PLANTS AND POWER PLANT SYSTEMS ; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS ; National Energy Technology Laboratory Studies ; Environmental Protection Agency Study ; International Energy Agency Study ; USING RENEWABLES TO IMPROVE COAL PLANT EFFICIENCY ; POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING EFFICIENCY UPGRADES |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Coal-fired power plants -- United States -- Design and construction
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Electric power-plants -- Efficiency -- United States
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Coal-fired power plants -- Environmental aspects -- United States
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Coal-fired power plants -- Design and construction
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Coal-fired power plants -- Environmental aspects
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Electric power-plants -- Efficiency
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Phillips, Sharon, editor
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| LC no. |
2019713477 |
| ISBN |
9781634836210 |
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1634836219 |
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