Combined Heat and Power

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-12-812908-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 102 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 180 g

Combined Heat and Power Generation is a concise, up-to-date and accessible guide to the combined delivery of heat and power to anything, from a single home to a municipal power plant. Breeze discusses the historical background for CHP and why it is set to be a key emission control strategy for the 21st Century. Various technologies such as piston engines, gas turbines and fuel cells are discussed. Economic and environmental factors also are considered and analyzed, making this a very valuable resource for those involved with the research, design, implementation and management of the provision of heat and power.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Breeze, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Thermische Energieerzeugung, Wärmeübertragung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Combined Heat and Power2. Historical Background for Combined Heat and Power Usage3. Combined Heat and Power Principles and Applications4. CHP Technology5. Piston Engines6. Steam Turbines7. Has Turbines8. Micro-Turbines9. Fuel Cells10. Nuclear Power11. Cost of CHP

Über Autor(innen)

Breeze, Paul
Paul Breeze is a journalist and freelance science and technology writer and consultant in the United Kingdom. He has specialised in power generation technology for the past 30 years. In addition to writing Power Generation Technologies, Second Edition, he has contributed to journals and newspapers such as The Financial Times and The Economist and has written a range of technical management reports covering all the aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution.