Second Law-Based Analysis and Optimization of Seawater Desalting Systems

Preliminaries
Second-Law-Based Analysis
Modeling a System for Performance-Cost Analysis
Manual Improvement of a System
Automated Improvement for a Given System Structure
Application Example
From Design to Operation
Appendix: An Overview of Engineering Sciences

Special Design Aspects of Co-Generation Units

Steam Turbine
Extraction Pressure Control System
HP Reducing Station
Systems Interconnections
Generator
Steam Generators
Reheaters and Steam Generator Isolation
Modes of Operation

Mathematical Modeling for Short Term Operation Planning of Cogeneration Systems

Problem Formulation
Operation Costs
Unit Commitment
Load Dispatch

Mathematical Modeling for Long Term Expansion Planning of Cogeneration Systems

Problem Formulation
Existing System and Supply Options
Objective Function and Constraints
Solution Methods

A Thermodynamic Approach to The Synthesis of Thermal Desalination Processes

Maximum Energy Recovery in Desalination Systems
Optimal Criterion for Dual Purpose Desalination Plants

On Exergetics, Economics and Desalination

Exergetics
Exergetics and Economics
Exergetics and Desalination

Perspectives of Nuclear Energy for Seawater Desalination

The Early Years
Renewed Interest
Seawater Desalination Technologies
Nuclear Reactors for Seawater Desalination
Study of Combined Nuclear Desalination for North Africa
Economic Forecast of Nuclear Desalination
National Projects and Activities in Nuclear Desalination

Thermal Power Plants

Technology Development
Resource Development
Environmental Effects
Power Production Evolution
Technical Limitations
Capital Investment
Power Plant Operation
Technical Limitations
Location and Type
Safety and Risk
Future Prospects
Renewable Resources
Energy Technologies

Power Plant Technology

Power Plant Combustion Theory

Thermodynamic Theory

Power Plant Steam Cycle Theory

Exergy Analysis

Power Plant Materials

Condition Assessment and Life Extension

Production of Steam

Fossil Fuel Fired Boiler Plant Configuration

Basic Design
Boiler Structure
Boiler Auxiliaries
Boiler Back-End Components

Fossil Fuel Handling

Liquid and Gaseous Fuel Handling
Solid Fuel Handling
Pulverizing Mills

Fossil Fuel Combustion Systems

Pulverized Coal Burners
Cyclone Furnaces
Stokers
Fluidized Beds
Coal Gasification
Gas and Oil
Environmental Considerations

Fossil Fuel Fired Boiler Water-Steam System

Furnace Design
Water Circulation
Boiler Drum
Super heaters and Reheaters
Economizers

Fossil Fuel Fired Boiler Air and Gas Path

Fossil Fuel Waste Product Handling

Fossil Fuel Plant Materials and Chemistry

Production of Power

Steam Turbine Configuration.

Steam Turbine Impulse and Reaction Blading

Steam Turbine Components and Systems

Steam Turbine Steam System

Steam Turbine Operational Aspects

Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers and Cooling Towers

Gas Turbine Fundamentals

Gas Turbines for Electric Power Generation

Electric Power Generation