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Guide to Electric Power Generation
3rd Edition

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Guide to Electric Power Generation
3rd Edition A.J. Pansini K.D. Smalling

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Pansini, Anthony J. Guide to electric power generation/A.J. Pansini, K.D. Smalling.--3rd ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-88173-524-8 (print) -- ISBN0-88173-525-6 (electronic) 1. Electric power production. 2. Electric power plants. I. Smalling, Kenneth D. 1927II. Title. TK1001 .P35 2005 621.31--dc22 2005049470 Guide to electric power generation/A.J. Pansini, K.D. Smalling. ©2006 by The Fairmont Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, includingphotocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
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Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................... vii Preface to the Third Edition ............................................................................ ix Introduction ...................................................................................................... xi Chapter1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Index Planning and Development of Electric Power Stations .........1 Electric Power Generation ....................................................... 11 Fuel Handling ............................................................................63Boilers..........................................................................................83 Prime Movers ...........................................................................153 Generators ................................................................................195 Operation and Maintenance ..................................................229 Environment and Conservation ............................................245 GreenPower.............................................................................251 ....................................................................................................267

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Preface
Like water, food, and air, electrical energy has become an integral part of daily personal and business lives. People have become so accustomed to flicking a switch andhaving instant light, action, or communication that little thought is given to the process that produces this electrical energy or how it gets to where it is used. It is unique in that practically all that is produced is not stored but used instantly in the quantities that are needed. For alternatives to electrical energy, one must go back to the days of gas lamps, oil lamps, candles, and steam-or water-powered mechanical devices—and work days or leisure time that was limited to daylight hours for the most part. Where does this vital electrical energy come from and how does it get to its users? This book covers only the how, when and where electrical energy is produced. Other texts cover how it is delivered to the consumer. The operations of an electric system, like other enterprises...