Tags: Mechanical Engineering
Gas Turbine Combustion: Alternative Fuels and Emissions, Third Edition3rd Edition
TITLE : Gas Turbine Combustion:
Alternative Fuels and Emissions, Third Edition3rd Edition
ISBN : 9781420086041
AUTHOR : Arthur H.
Lefebvre (Author), Dilip R. Ballal (Author)
PUBLISHER : Taylor
FORMAT: Hardcover
PAGES : 557
YEAR PUBLICATIONS : 2010
LANGUAGE: English
SUBJECT: Mechanical Engineering
WEIGHT (KG): 0.9
CONDITION: Used - Like New
DESCRIPTION:
"Reflecting the developments in gas turbine
combustion technology that have occurred in the last decade, Gas Turbine
Combustion: Alternative Fuels and Emissions, Third Edition provides an
up-to-date design manual and research reference on the design, manufacture, and
operation of gas turbine combustors in applications ranging from aeronautical
to power generation. Essentially self-contained, the book only requires a
moderate amount of prior knowledge of physics and chemistry.
In response to the fluctuating cost and environmental
effects of petroleum fuel, this third edition includes a new chapter on
alternative fuels. This chapter presents the physical and chemical properties
of conventional (petroleum-based) liquid and gaseous fuels for gas turbines;
reviews the properties of alternative (synthetic) fuels and
conventional-alternative fuel blends; and describes the influence of these
different fuels and their blends on combustor performance, design, and
emissions. It also discusses the special requirements of aircraft fuels and the
problems encountered with fuels for industrial gas turbines. In the updated
chapter on emissions, the authors highlight the quest for higher fuel
efficiency and reducing carbon dioxide emissions as well as the regulations
involved.