Advanced Power Generation Systems examines the full range of advanced
multiple output thermodynamic cycles that can enable more sustainable
and efficient power production from traditional methods, as well as
driving the significant gains available from renewable sources. These
advanced cycles can harness the by-products of one power generation
effort, such as electricity production, to simultaneously create
additional energy outputs, such as heat or refrigeration. Gas
turbine-based, and industrial waste heat recovery-based combined,
cogeneration, and trigeneration cycles are considered in depth, along
with Syngas combustion engines, hybrid SOFC/gas turbine engines, and
other thermodynamically efficient and environmentally conscious
generation technologies. The uses of solar power, biomass, hydrogen, and
fuel cells in advanced power generation are considered, within both
hybrid and dedicated systems.
The detailed energy and exergy analysis of each type of system provided
by globally recognized author Dr. Ibrahim Dincer will inform effective
and efficient design choices, while emphasizing the pivotal role of new
methodologies and models for performance assessment of existing systems.
This unique resource gathers information from thermodynamics, fluid
mechanics, heat transfer, and energy system design to provide a
single-source guide to solving practical power engineering problems.
