Microturbines : Applications for Distributed Energy Systems.
Title:
Microturbines : Applications for Distributed Energy Systems.
Author:
Soares, Claire.
ISBN:
9780080549484
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (301 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Microturbines -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Author's Notes -- Introduction and Background Glossary -- Glossary -- Battery, Electric -- Fuel Cell -- Gas Turbine -- Microturbines -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Part 1: Basic Microturbines -- Chapter 1: Distributed Generation and Microturbines -- Chapter 2: Design and Components of Microturbines -- Thermodynamic Heat Cycle -- Microturbine Package -- Recuperators -- Bearings -- Generator -- Inlet Air Cooling -- Firing (Turbine Inlet) Temperature -- Fuel Gas Compressors -- Combined Heat and Power Operation -- Chapter 3: Microturbine Application and Performance -- Power-Only -- Combined Heat and Power -- Cost and Performance Characteristics -- Microturbine Design Considerations -- Part-Load Performance -- Effects of Ambient Conditions on Performance -- Combined Heat and Power Performance -- Chapter 4: Microturbine Economics and Market Factors -- Sample Cost Data: Microturbine CHP Systems -- Sample Cost Data: Microturbine Power-Only Systems -- Case-Study 4-1: Determining Project Economics and ROI -- Chapter 5: Microturbine Fuels and Emissions -- Fuels -- Emission Characteristics -- System Emissions -- Chapter 6: Microturbine Performance Optimization and Testing -- Technology Paths to Increased Performance -- Ceramic Materials -- Case 6-1 -- Case 6-2 -- Case 6-3 -- Case 6-4 -- Chapter 7: Microturbine Installation and Commissioning -- Site Selection -- Floor Planning -- Recommended Service Clearances -- Factors Affecting Performance -- System Airflow Requirements -- Indoor Installation -- Chapter 8: Microturbine Maintenance, Availability, and Life Cycle Usage -- Maintenance -- Availability and Life -- Part 2: Microturbine System Applications and Case Studies -- Chapter 9: Microturbines Operating in Power-Only Applications -- Case 9-1: Chemical Plant.
Case 9-2: Factory Commissary -- Case 9-3: Hospital -- Case 9-4: Dairy Farm -- Case 9-5: Mass Transit HEV Buses -- Case 9-6: Office/Factory Building -- Case 9-7: University -- Case 9-8: Consumer Electronics Manufacturing -- Project Development -- Chapter 10: Combined Head and Power With Microturbines -- Types of Plants -- Microchp -- What Makes a Plant a Good Candidate for CHP? -- Microturbine CHP Systems -- CHP Funding Oportunities -- Economics of CHP -- Chapter 11: Unconventional Microturbine Fuels -- Case 11-1: Microturbine Generator Running on Landfill Gas in Florida -- Case 11-2: Fuel Gas from Cow Manure -- Case 11-3: Extracts from "Economic and Financial Aspects of Landfill Gas to Energy Project Development in California" -- Chapter 12: Competition for the Microturbine Industry -- Competing Distributed Energy Systems -- Wind Hybrids and Other Sources -- Biodiesel-Fueled Wind-Diesel Hybrids -- Producer Gas Hybrids -- Biogas Hybrids -- Solar Hybrids -- Micro-Hydroelectric Hybrids -- Annex 1 -- Chapter 13: Microturbines in Integrated Systems, Fuel Cells, and Hydrogen Fuel -- 1-MW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Hybrid Fuel Cell/ Microturbine System -- Microturbine-Wind Hybrids -- Fuel Cells -- Biofuels for Fuel Cells -- Fuel Reforming -- Stationary and Transport Applications of Fuel Cells -- Fuel Cell Case Studies -- The Hydrogen Energy Vector -- Chapter 14: Microturbine Manufacturing and Packaging -- Component Development -- Chapter 15: Business Risk and Investment Considerations -- Internet Purchase and Internet Paid-Membership Sites -- Stock Offerings -- Government Support and New Legislation -- Cultural Considerations -- Federal Life-Cycle Costing Procedures -- Chapter 16: The Future for Microturbine Technology -- "Thumbnail" -Sized Personal Turbines -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
Small-scale gas turbines, known as Microturbines, represent an exciting new development in gas turbine technology. They can run in size from small, human-scale machines down to micro-sized mini-machines that can barely be seen by the naked eye. They also run a great diversity of fuel types, from various types of commercial gases to waste-generated gases. This new book by industry expert Claire Soares will fully describe the various types of microturbines, their applications, and their particular requirements for installation, maintenance and repair. It will explain how a microturbine the size of a refrigerator can power an entire school, hospital or small factory, which is particularly useful for onsite, remote installations. The book will also show how microturbines can be paired with one or more fuel cells to form a hybrid energy source, or can be teamed with any source of distributed power, such as a mall hydro-turbine or a wind turbine. Moreover, the reader will learn how microturbines can run on a variety of fuels that are far cruder than those required by most standard gas turbines; they can be made to run, for instance, using gas from a landfill or biomass source. The reader will find detailed information on costs, specifications, and maintenance and repair guidelines. Ample references and resources will provide the reader with tools for finding manufacturers and product specifications for their own particular needs. ·Covers major categories of microturbines, including factors common to their design, installation, operation, optimization, maintenance, and repair ·Invaluable guidance on market factors and economics affecting microturbines and their applications, particularly for distributed power generation ·Provides current case studies showing microturbines used in hybrid systems with fuel cells and other types of power generation systems.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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