Computer Simulation of Thermal Plant Operations
By: by Peter O'Kelly
Contributors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Publisher: Springer New York; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 511
ISBN-13: 9781461442561
Subjects: Structural control (Engineering); Mechanical engineering; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings); Materials Treatment Operating Procedures; Simulation and Modeling; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Power (Mechanics); Computer simulation; Chemical engineering; Force and energy; Power resources
Description: <p><i>Computer Simulation of Thermal Plant Operations</i> provides an in-depth discussion of thermal plant simulation: dynamic simulation of plants which produce, exchange and otherwise utilize heat as their working medium. The book adopts a fundamental approach to the subject, providing an overview of simulation concepts, descriptions of suitable computer environments, reviews of relevant computation methods and fundamental thermodynamics, detailed examinations of basic conservation equations, and in-depth developments of specific simulation models.</p><p>Illustrated with photographs of equipment and numerical examples based on real plant operations, <i>Computer Simulation of Thermal Plant Operations</i> is an essential volume for all chemical, mechanical and control engineers involved with operations, control and optimization, and operator training.</p>
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Plant simulation modules and functional groups; title: Numerical methods; title: Thermodynamic and transport properties of materials; title: Conservation equations for flow systems; title: Static components; title: Turbomachines; title: Heat transfer; title: Heat exchangers; title: Temperatures through component walls; title: Furnaces, fuels and heat release; title: Boiler circuits and steam generation; title: Two-phase effects in steam flows; title: Steam turbines; title: Steam condensation; title: Deaerators and feedwater heaters; title: Simulation of complex networks.