Advanced Power Generation Systems

Over the last few decades, it has become increasingly clear to scientists, engineers and policymakers around the world that inevitably escalating global power demands will not be satisfied by a singular solution. Rather, a panoramic view of available options for engendering energy efficiency, diversity and security is required as we strive to tackle the grand challenge of energy production in the 21st century. To stand any chance of success, a multi-faceted plan of action must include pathways for making our fossil fuel driven mainstays more productive, in addition to implementing power generation from alternative energy sources.This new reference examines the full range of advanced multiple output thermodynamic cycles that can enable more sustainable and efficient power production from traditional methods, as well as driving the significant gains available from renewable sources. These advanced cycles can harness the by-products of one power generation effort, such as electricity production, to simultaneous create additional energy outputs, such as heat or refrigeration. Gas turbine based-, and industrial waste heat recovery based- combined, cogeneration, and trigeneration cycles are considered in depth, along with Syngas combustion engines, hybrid SOFC/gas turbine engines, and other thermodynamically efficient and environmentally conscious generation technologies. The uses of solar power, biomass, hydrogen and fuel cells in advanced power generation are considered, within both hybrid, and dedicated systems.The detailed energy and exergy analysis of each type of system provided by globally recognized author Dr. Ibrahim Dincer will inform effective and efficient design choices, while equal emphasis is placed on the pivotal role of new methodologies and models for performance assessment of existing systems. This unique resource gathers together relevant information from thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and energy system design in order to provide a single-source guide to solving concrete power engineering problems.The only complete source of info on the whole array of multiple output thermodynamic cycles,covering all the design options for environmentally-conscious combined production of electricpower, heat, and refrigerationOffers crucial instruction on realizing more efficiency in traditional power generation systems,and on implementing renewable technologies, including solar, hydrogen, fuel cells andbiomass-all to help engineers achieve greater sustainability and cost effectiveness Each cycle description is clarified through schematic diagrams, and linked to sustainabledevelopment scenarios through detailed energy, exergy and efficiency analysesCase studies and examples demonstrate how novel systems and performance assessmentmethods function in practice, providing invaluable insights on how to meet power generationchallenges in the field