Advanced Power Plant Materials, Design and Technology
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Features
- Provides a comprehensive reference on the state-of-the-art gas-fire and coal-fired power plants, their major components, and performance improvement options
- Examines major plant components for improved operation as well as flue gas handling technologies for improved emissions control
- Discusses routes to improve environmental impact, such as the integration of underground coal gasification
Summary
Fossil-fuel power plants account for the majority of worldwide power generation. Increasing global energy demands, coupled with issues of aging and inefficient power plants, have led to new power plant construction programs. As cheaper fossil fuel resources are exhausted and emissions criteria are tightened, utilities are turning to power plants designed with performance in mind to satisfy requirements for improved capacity, efficiency, and environmental characteristics. Designed for power plant engineers and operators, Advanced Power Plant Materials, Design and Technology provides a comprehensive reference on the state of the art of gas-fired and coal-fired power plants, their major components, and performance improvement options.
The first part of the book critically reviews advanced power plant designs that target both higher efficiency and flexible operation. The book discusses combined cycle technology and materials performance issues.
The second part describes major plant components that improve the operation, including advanced membrane technology for hydrogen and carbon dioxide separation as well as flue gas handling technologies for improved emissions control of sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, mercury, ash, and particulates. This section also covers high-temperature sensors and monitoring and control technology that are essential to power plant operation and performance optimization.
Part three begins with coverage of low-rank coal upgrading and biomass resource utilization for improved power plant fuel flexibility. It also explores routes to improve environmental impact, with chapters detailing the integration of underground coal gasification and the application of carbon dioxide capture and storage. The book also covers improved generation performance using syngas and hydrogen production from fossil-fuel feedstocks.
Table of Contents
ADVANCED POWER PLANT MATERIALS AND DESIGNS
Advanced gas turbine materials, design and technology; J Fadok
Introduction
Development of materials and coatings for gas turbines and turbine components
Higher temperature efficiency operation
Design for hydrogen-rich gases
Design to run at variable generation rates
Future trends
Sources of further information
References
Gas-fired combined-cycle power plant design and technology; A Rao
Introduction
Plant design and technology
Applicable criteria pollutants control technologies
CO2 emissions control technologies
Advantages and limitations of gas-fired combined-cycle plants
Future trends
Sources of further information
References
Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant design and technology; Y Zhu, and H C Frey
Introduction: types of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plants
IGCC plant design and main processes technologies
Applicable CO2 capture technologies
Applicable emissions control technology
Advantages and limitations of coal IGCC plants
Future trends
Sources of further information
References
Improving thermal cycle efficiency in advanced power plants: water and steam chemistry and materials performance; B Dooley
Introduction
Key characteristics of advanced thermal power cycles
Volatility, partitioning and solubility
Deposits and corrosion in the thermal cycle of a power plant
Water and steam chemistry in the thermal cycle with particular emphasis to supercritical and ultra-supercritical plant
Challenges for future ultra-supercritical power cycles
Acknowledgements
References
GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES, EMISSIONS HANDLING, AND INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY FOR ADVANCED POWER PLANTS
Advanced hydrogen (H2) gas separation membrane development for power plants; S J Doong
Introduction
Hydrogen membrane materials
Membrane system design and performance
Hydrogen membrane integration with power plant
Hydrogen storage and transportation
Future trends
Sources of further information and advice
References
Advanced carbon dioxide (CO2) gas separation membrane development for power plants; A Basile, F Gallucci, and P Morrone
Introduction
Performance of membrane system
CO2 membrane materials and design
Membrane modules
Design for power plant integration
Cost considerations
Sources of further information
References
Advanced flue gas cleaning systems for sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and mercury emissions control in power plants; S Miller and B G Miller
Introduction
Flue gas desulfurization (FGD)
Selective catalytic reduction (SCR)
Selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR)
Hybrid SNCR/SCR
Activated carbon injection systems
Future trends
Sources of further information
References
Advanced flue gas dedusting systems and filters for ash and particulate emissions control in power plants; B G Miller
Introduction
Materials, design and development for particulate control
Electrostatic precipitators (ESPs)
Fabric filters
Future trends
Sources of further information
References
Advanced sensors for combustion monitoring in power plants: towards smart high-density sensor networks; M Yu, A K Gupta, and M Bryden
Introduction
Combustion behaviour
Sensor considerations
Sensor response
Vision of smart sensor networks
Sensor information processing
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Advanced monitoring and process control technology for coal-fired power plants; Y Yan
Introduction
Advanced sensors for on-line monitoring and measurement
Advanced control
Future trends
Sources of further information
References
IMPROVING THE FUEL FLEXIBILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND GENERATION PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED POWER PLANTS
Low-rank coal properties, upgrading and utilisation for improving the fuel flexibility of advanced power plants; T Dlouhý
Introduction
Properties of low-rank coal
Influence on design and efficiency of boilers
Low-rank coal preparation
Technologies of low-rank coal upgrading
Utilization of low-rank coal in advanced power plants
Future trends in coal upgrading
Sources of further information
Acknowledgement
References
Biomass resources, fuel preparation and utilisation for improving the fuel flexibility of advanced power plants; L Rosendahl
Introduction
Biomass types and conversion technologies
Chemical constituents in biomass fuels
Physical preparation of biomass fuels
Functional biomass mixes
Summary
References
Development and integration of underground coal gasification (UCG) for improving the environmental impact of advanced power plants; M Green
Introduction
Brief history of UCG
The UCG process
Criteria for siting and geology
Drilling technologies and well construction for UCG
Integration with power plant
Environmental issues and benefits
Future trends
Conclusion and future trends
Sources of further information
Glossary
References
Development and application of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage for improving the environmental impact of advanced power plants; B McPherson
Introduction
Premise: capture and sequestration of CO2 from power plants
Fundamentals of subsurface CO2 flow and transport
Fundamentals of subsurface CO2 storage
Enhanced oil/gas and coalbed methane recovery
CO2 storage in deep saline formations
Comparison of storage options: oil/gas vs
coal vs
deep saline
General site selection criteria
Emissions versus potential subsurface storage capacity
Sealing and monitoring to ensure CO2 containment
Alternatives to geologic storage
Future trends
Sources of further information and advice
References
Advanced technologies for syngas and hydrogen (H2) production from fossil-fuel feedstocks in power plants; P Chiesa
Syngas production from gas and light liquids
Syngas conversion and purification
Syngas and hydrogen from heavy feedstocks
Thermal balance of hydrogen production processes
Future trends
Sources of further information
References
Editorial Reviews
…an indispensible reference for those who will be involved in the development of advanced power plants. It covers all of the bases, including operational issues and environmental control.
—Professor Jim Skea, Research Director, UK Energy Research Centre
… [chapter 13] should fill a long-vacant gap in this most interesting of technological opportunities in chemical engineering.
—Ian Burdon, Technical Director (Energy), Parsons Brinckerhoff
