Thermal power plants

This book offers an in-depth thermodynamic analysis of the operation of the
main types of thermal power plants. An exergetic analysis adds to and
substantially enriches the basic energetic approach. The first chapter
introduces the concept of exergy, highlights its subtle nature and develops a
methodology to apply it to the analysis of power plant operation. The
following chapters are a series of monographs devoted to steam plants, gas
turbines, combined cycle plants, internal combustion engines and cogeneration
plants. The systematic and comparative presentation of the energy and exergy
balances of these plants constitutes an original approach which hopefully will
prove of interest.