(Energy Engineering) 2nd Edition
by David Lindsley (Author), John Grist (Author), Don Parker (Author)
Thermal Power Plant Control and Instrumentation
describes the systems and equipment used for measuring and controlling
boilers and heat-recovery steam-generators used in land and marine power
plant and in process industries. It provides a practical guide to the
design, installation, operation and maintenance of these systems.
Starting with descriptions of how each area of the plant operates, it
shows how the relevant control systems have evolved, how they are
implemented in modern systems and how to evaluate the merits of
alternative approaches.
The rise of renewable power in the
generation mix, and of biomass in the fuel, has demanded greater
flexibility from combustion plants, requiring more sophisticated and
robust control. In parallel, thermal power plants have been developed
with overfire air systems to reduce NOx, once-through supercritical
boilers to increase efficiency and model-based control schemes to
optimise response. These developments have brought opportunities in
terms of flexibility, energy efficiency and safety, but also the risk of
a comprehension gap between control specialists and power plant
engineers, a gap this new edition aims to bridge.
