Power Plant Life Management and Performance Improvement

Coal- and gas-based power plants currently supply the largest proportion of the world?s power generation capacity. Demands for improved efficiencies and cleaner generation mean that higher temperature combustion and advanced emissions controls need to be incorporated into power plant, which combines with requirements for more diverse fuel compositions (i.e. fuel-flexibility) to intensify plant degradation and put an energy penalty upon the plant?s power output. With higher cycles to maintain net power output, the importance of plant protection is likewise intensified, requiring the utilisation of improved materials, systems and components to ensure overall plant performance improvement and life management. This book critically reviews the fundamental degradation mechanisms that affect conventional power plant systems and components, noting mitigation routes alongside monitoring and assessment methods. Maintenance and replacement routes are further extended through chapters on the management and refurbishment of advanced systems and components.

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Foreword

Part I : Power Plant Fuel Flexibility, Condition Monitoring and Performance Assessment
Chapter 1 : Solid Fuel Composition and Power Plant Fuel-Flexibility
Chapter 2 : Condition Monitoring and Assessment of Power Plant Components
Chapter 3 : Availability Analysis of Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Power Plants

Part II : Coal Boiler Plant : Materials Degradation, Plant Life Management and Performance Improvement
Chapter 4 : Environmental Degradation of Boiler Components
Chapter 5 : Creep in Boiler Materials : Mechanisms, Measurement and Modelling
Chapter 6 : Microstructural Degradation in Boiler Steels : Materials Developements, Properties and Assessment
Chapter 7 : Boiler Steels, Damage MechanisMS, Inspection and Life Assessment

Part III : Gas Turbine Plant : Materials Degradation, Plant Life Management and Performance Improvement
Chapter 8 : Creep, Fatigue and Microstructural Degradation in Gas Turbine Superalloys
Chapter 9 : Gas Turbine Materials Selection, Life Management and Performance Improvement
Chapter 10 : Gas Turbine Maintenance, Refurbishment and Repair

Part IV : Steam Boiler and Turbine Plant : Materials Degradation, Plant Life Management and Performance Improvement
Chapter 11 : Steam Oxidation in Steam Boiler and Turbine Environments
Chapter 12 : Steam Boiler Component Loading, Monitoring and Life Assessment
Chapter 13 : Steam Turbine Materials Selection, Life Management and Performance Improvement
Chapter 14 : Steam Turbine Upgrades for Power Plant Life Management and Performance Improvement

Part V : Heat Exchangers and Power Welds : Materials Management and Performance Improvement
Chapter 15 : High-Temperature Heat Exchangers in Indirectly Fired Combined Cycle (IFCC) Systems : Materials Management and Performance Improvement
Chapter 16 : Heat Recovery Steam Generators : Performance Management and Improvement
Chapter 17 : Power Plant Welds and Joints : Materials Management and Performance Improvement

Index