Power Plant Control And Instrumentation

Power Plant Control And Instrumentation

Content
  • Diagrammatic Symbols
  • Abbreviations And Terms Used In This Book
  • The Basics Of Steam Generation And Use
  • L Why An Understanding Of Steam Is Needed
  • Boiling: The Change Of State From Water To Steam
  • The Nature Of Steam
  • Thermal Efficiency
  • The Gas Turbine And Combined Cycle Plants
  • Summary
  • The Steam And Water Circuits
  • Steam Generation And Use
  • The Steam Turbine
  • The Condensate And Feedwater System
  • The Feed Pumps And Valves
  • The Water And Steam Circuits Of Hrsg Plant
  • Summary
  • The Furnace
  • The Air And Gas Circuits
  • Fuel Systems
  • Igniter Systems
Burner Management Systems
  • Gas Turbines In Combined Cycle Applications
  • Summary
  • Setting The Demand For The Steam Generator
  • Nature Of The Demand
  • Setting The Demand In Power Station Applications
  • The Master Demand In A Power Station Application
  • Load Demand In Combined Heat And Power Plants
  • Power Plant Control And Instrumentation
  • Waste To Energy Plants
  • Summary
  • Combustion And Draught Control
  • The Principles Of Combustion Control
  • Working With Multiple Fuels
  • The Control Of Coal Mills
  • Draught Control
  • Binary Control Of The Combustion System
  • Summary
  • Feedwater Control And Instrumentation
  • The Principles Of Feedwater Control
  • One, Two And Three Element Control
Measuring And Displaying The Drum Level
  • The Mechanisms Used For Feedwater Control
  • Pumps
  • Deaerator Control
  • Summary
  • Steam Temperature Control
  • Why Steam Temperature Control Is Needed
  • The Spray Water Attemperator
  • Temperature Control With Tilting Burners
  • Controlling The Temperature Of Reheated Steam
  • Gas Recycling
  • Summary
  • Control Equipment Practice
  • Power Plant Control And Instrumentation
  • A Typical Dcs Configuration
  • Interconnections Between The Systems
  • Equipment Selection And Environment
  • Mechanical Factors And Ergonomics
  • Electrical Actuators
  • Hydraulic Actuators
  • Cabling
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility
Reliability Of Systems