Thermal Power Plant Performance Analysis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: de Souza, Gilberto Francisco Martha (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2012.
• Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Energy systems.; Organization.; Planning.; Electric power production.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Facility management.; Energy Technology.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Facility Management.; Energy Systems.

The analysis of the reliability and availability of power plants is frequently based on simple indexes that do not take into account the criticality of some failures used for availability analysis. This criticality should be evaluated based on concepts of reliability which consider the effect of a c...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Fundamentals of Thermodynamics Applied to Thermal Power Plants
• 3. Analysis of Thermal Plants Configuration
• 4. Fuels: Analysis of Plant Performance and Environmental Impact
• 5. Fundamentals of Reliability
• 6. Fundamentals of Maintenance
• 7. Fundamentals of Risk Analysis
• 8. Reliability Analysis of Gas Turbine
• 9. Combined-Cycle Gas & Steam Turbine Power Plant Reliability Analysis
• 10. Risk-based Inspection and Maintenance (RBIM) of Power Plants.