Modern gas turbine power plants represent one of the highest efficiency and most economic conventional power generation technologies suitable for large-scale and smaller scale applications. Gas turbine systems operate with low emissions and are more flexible in their operational characteristics than other large-scale generation units such as steam cycle plants. Modern gas turbine systems provides a comprehensive review of gas turbine science and engineering. Part one, an introductory section, provides an overview of gas turbine types, applications and cycles. Part two moves on to explore major components of modern gas turbine systems. Finally, the operation and maintenance of modern gas turbine systems is discussed in part three.

Key Features: provides a comprehensive review of gas turbine systems and fundamentals of a cycle; examines the major components of modern systems, including compressors, combustors and turbines; discusses the operation and maintenance of component parts.

Contents: Part 1 Overview of modern gas turbine systems: Introduction to gas turbines; Overview of gas turbine types and applications; Fundamentals of gas turbine cycles: Thermodynamics, efficiency and specific power. Part 2 Modern gas turbine systems and major components: Compressors in gas turbine systems; Combustors in gas turbine systems; Turbines for industrial gas turbine systems; Heat exchangers and heat recovery processes in gas turbine systems; Turbogenerators in gas turbine systems; Materials and coatings for gas turbine systems and components. Part 3 Operation and maintenance of modern gas turbine systems: Gas turbine operation and combustion performance issues; Gas turbine performance modelling, analysis and optimisation; Advanced gas turbine asset and performance management; Maintenance and repair of gas turbine components; Fuel flexibility in gas turbine systems: Impact on burner design and performance; Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage for gas turbine systems; Ultra-low nitrogen oxides (Nox) emissions combustion in gas turbine systems.

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