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Chapter 1 Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Fundamentals of Fluid

 1.1 Thermodynamics

 1.2 Heat Transfer

 1.3 Fluid Mechanics

Chapter 2 Fuels and Combustion

 2.1 A Short History of Combustion Theory

 2.2 Fossil Fuels

 2.3 Methods of Burning Solid Fuels

 2.4 The Formation and Control of NO~ During Combustion

Chapter 3 Powerplants

 3.1 Fossil-Fuel Power Plant

 3.2 Hydroelectric Power Plant

 3.3 Nuclear Power Plant

 3.4 Combined Cycle Power Plant

Chapter 4 Boiler

 4.1 Boiler Types and Applications

 4.2 Furnace

 4.3 Superheater and Reheater

 4.4 Economizer and Airheater

Chapter 5 Turbine

 5.1 Principles of Steam Turbine

 5.2 Gas-Turbine

 5.3 Hydraulic Turbine

 5.4 Wind Turbine

Chapter 6 Auxiliary in Power Plants

 6.1 Pulverized Fuel System

 6.2 Fans

 6.3 Electrostatic Precipitator

 6.4 Sulfur Dioxide Wet Scrubber System

 6.5 Condensers

 6.6 The Feed Pumps

Chapter 7 Operation of Boiler and Turbine

 7.1 Boiler Start-Up

 7.2 Boiler Normal Operation

 7.3 Boiler Shutdown

 7.4 Turbine Operation

Chapter 8 Heat Exchanger

 8.1 Classification o{ Heat Exchangers

 8.2 An Overview of Heat Exchanger Design Methodology

 8.3 Selection of Heat Exchangers and Their Components

 8.4 Heat Exchangers in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

Chapter 9 New Energy

 9.1 The Future of Energy

 9.2 Typical Solar Energy Utilization Systems

 9.3 Nonwood Bioenergy

 9.4 Wind Energy

 9.5 Tidal Energy

Chapter 10 Internal Combustion Engine

 10.1 Thermodynamic Cycle for Internalcombustion

 10.2 Free-Piston Engine Basics

 10.3 Direct-Injection Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine

Chapter 11 Air Conditioning and Ventilation

 11.1 Human Comfort

 11.2 Air Conditioning Systems

 11.3 Ventilation and Air Handling Systems

Chapter 12 Instrumentation and Control in Coal-fired Power Plants

 12.1 Introduction to Control Theory

 12.2 Fundamentals of Process Control

 12.3 Distributed Control Systems

 12.4 Typical Control Loops in Coal-fired Power Plants

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