Modern Gas Turbine Systems: High Efficiency, Low Emission, Fuel Flexible Power Generation (Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy)

Modern gas turbine power plants represent one of the highest efficiency and most economic conventional power generation technologies suitable for large-scale and smaller-scale applications. Alongside this, gas turbine systems operate with lower emissions and are also more flexible in their operation than other large-scale fossil-fuel powered generation units such as coal plants. Developments in the field look to improve on this performance further still, aiming at higher efficiency generation, lower emission systems (including CO2 emissions) and more fuel-flexible operation (e.g. to utilize lower-grade gases, liquid fuels, and gasified solid fuels/biomass). This book provides a comprehensive review of the field of gas turbine science and engineering, from materials use and design issues, on to improved operational practices and future developments. Coverage extends from large-scale power generation to industrial and small scale gas turbine applications. The editor and contributors explore the subject of gas turbine science and engineering. Topics include large-scale power generation, industrial and small-scale gas turbine applications and operational and maintenance issues, including performance monitoring and control, modelling and optimization techniques. Finally, chapters review advanced operating conditions and concepts, including the pursuit of near-zero emissions power plants incorporating carbon dioxide capture technology. Modern gas turbine power plants represent one of the most efficient and economic conventional power generation technologies suitable for large-scale and smaller scale applications. Alongside this, gas turbine systems operate with low emissions and are more flexible in their operational characteristics than other large-scale generation units such as steam cycle plants. Gas turbines are unrivalled in their superior power density (power-to-weight) and are thus the prime choice for industrial applications where size and weight matter the most. Developments in the field look to improve on this performance, aiming at higher efficiency generation, lower emission systems and more fuel-flexible operation to utilise lower-grade gases, liquid fuels, and gasified solid fuels/biomass. Modern gas turbine systems provides a comprehensive review of gas turbine science and engineering.

The first part of the book provides an overview of gas turbine types, applications and cycles. Part two moves on to explore major components of modern gas turbine systems including compressors, combustors and turbogenerators. Finally, the operation and maintenance of modern gas turbine systems is discussed in part three. The section includes chapters on performance issues and modelling, the maintenance and repair of components and fuel flexibility.

Modern gas turbine systems is a technical resource for power plant operators, industrial engineers working with gas turbine power plants and researchers, scientists and students interested in the field.

• Provides a comprehensive review of gas turbine systems and fundamentals of a cycle
• Examines the major components of modern systems, including compressors, combustors and turbines
• Discusses the operation and maintenance of component parts