Computer Simulation of Thermal Plant Operations

• Main Author: O'Kelly, Peter. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Chemical engineering.; Computer simulation.; Mechanical engineering.; Structural control (Engineering).; Energy.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment.; Mechanical Engineering.; Simulation and Modeling.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4256-1

Computer�Simulation of Thermal Plant Operations�provides an in-depth�discussion of�thermal plant simulation: dynamic simulation of plants which produce, exchange and otherwise utilize heat as their working medium. The book adopts a fundamental approach to the subject, providing an overview of simula...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Plant simulation modules and functional groups
• Numerical methods
• Thermodynamic and transport properties of materials
• Conservation equations for flow systems
• Static components
• Turbomachines
• Heat transfer
• Heat exchangers
• Temperatures through component walls
• Furnaces, fuels and heat release
• Boiler circuits and steam generation
• Two-phase effects in steam flows
• Steam turbines
• Steam condensation
• Deaerators and feedwater heaters
• Simulation of complex networks.