Combined Heat and Power

by Paul Breeze

Overview

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.

• Discusses the historical background of combined heat and power usage and why CHP is seen as a key emission control strategy for the 21st Century
• Explores the technological aspects of CHP in a clear and concise style and delves into various key technologies, such as piston engines, steam and gas turbines and fuel cells
• Evaluates the economic factors of CHP and the installation of generation systems, along with energy conversion efficiencies

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128129098
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/30/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	102
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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

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Approachable guide to the historical, economic and environmental factors behind heat and power generation, from single homes to power plants