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Preface
1. INTRODUCTION: ECONOMICS OF POWER GENERATION
1.1
Introduction 1
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Load-Duration Curves 2
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Location of Power Plants 9
1.4
Power Plant Economics 10
1.5
Indian Energy Scenario 20
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Coal-fuelled Electricity Generating Unit 23
Short-Answer Questions 37
Problems 38
Bibliography 40
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6. STEAM GENERATORS
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Basic Types of Steam Generators 317
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Fire-Tube Boilers 318
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Water-Tube Boilers 321
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Economisers 356
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Superheaters 359
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Reheaters 364
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Steam Generator Control 365
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Air Preheater 374
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Fluidized Bed Boilers 379
6.10 Electrostatic Precipitator 397
6.11 Fabric Filters and Baghouses 400
6.12 Ash Handling System 402
6.13 Feedwater Treatment 403
6.14 Deaeration 407
6.15 Evaporation 409
6.16 Internal Treatment 409
6.17 Boiler Blowdown 410
6.18 Steam Purity 411
Short-Answer Questions 421
Problems 424
Bibliography 427
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7. STEAM TURBINES
7.1
Introduction 428
7.2
Flow Through Nozzles 430
7.3
Turbine Blading 451
7.4
Electrical Energy Generation 508
Short-Answer Questions 553
Problems 555
Bibliography 561
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