Electric power generation [[electronic resource] ] : a nontechnical guide / / Dave Barnett & Kirk Bjornsgaard
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| Autore: |
Barnett Dave
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| Titolo: |
Electric power generation [[electronic resource] ] : a nontechnical guide / / Dave Barnett & Kirk Bjornsgaard
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| Pubblicazione: | Tulsa, Okla., : PennWell, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 621.31 |
| Soggetto topico: | Electric power production |
| Electrification | |
| Altri autori: |
BjornsgaardKirk
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-313) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Figures List""; ""Tables List""; ""Acronyms List""; ""Introduction: A Change in the Air""; ""Part 1: Electricity""; ""Chapter 1 From Frogs Legs to Microwaves""; ""Chapter 2 Generation Is Energy Conversion""; ""Part 2: Planning and Development of Electric Power Stations""; ""Chapter 3 Classic Considerations""; ""Chapter 4 Technology-driven Changes""; ""Chapter 5 Fuels and Fuel Handling""; ""Traditional Fuels: Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear, and Oil""; ""Alternative fuels: hydroelectric, solar, wind, and biomass""; ""Part 3: Electric Power Generation"" |
| ""Chapter 6 Prime Movers: Steam Boilers, Storage, and More""""Chapter 7 Furnaces and Boilers""; ""Chapter 8 Steam Turbines""; ""Chapter 9 Generators""; ""Chapter 10 Fossil-fired Steam Plant""; ""Chapter 11 Nuclear Steam Plants""; ""Chapter 12 Gas Turbine Plants and Cogeneration""; ""Chapter 13 Hydroelectric vs. Pumped Storage""; ""Chapter 14 The ""Alternative"" Fuels: Geothermal, Wind, Solar, Tidal, and Biomass Generation""; ""Chapter 15 The Future: Building on What's Been Done""; ""Part 4: Maintenance and Operations and Transmission and Distribution""; ""Chapter 16 Maintenance"" | |
| ""Chapter 17 Operations""""Chapter 18 Transmission and Distribution: How Generation is Delivered""; ""Part 5: Ecological and Environmental Considerations and Safety""; ""Chapter 19 Cultural Aspects""; ""Chapter 20 Safety First, Last, and Always""; ""Appendix""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Electric power generation |
| ISBN: | 1-62870-288-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9911004836503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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