1 Introduction 1.1 Note on Units 2 Prerequisites 2.1 Books And Periodicals 2.2 Software Tools 2.3 Codes And Standards 2.4 References 3 Bare Necessities 3.1 Why Combined Cycle? 3.2 Combined Cycle Classification 3.
3 Simple Calculations 3.4 Operability 3.5 References 4 Gas Turbine 4.1 Brief Overview 4.2 Rating Performance 4.3 Technology Landscape 4.4 Basic Calculations 4.5 Fuel Flexibility 4.
6 References 5 Steam Turbine 5.1 Impulse vs. Reaction 5.2 Last Stage Bucket 5.3 Basic Calculations 5.4 References 6 Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) 6.1 Fundamentals of Heat Recovery 6.2 HRSG Performance Calculations 6.
3 Supplementary (Duct) Firing 6.4 Supercritical Bottoming Steam Cycle 6.5 References 7 Heat Sink Options 7.1 Water-Cooled Surface Condenser 7.2 Wet Cooling Tower 7.3 Circulating Water Pumps And Piping 7.4 Air-Cooled (Dry) Condenser 7.5 Heat Sink System Selection 7.
6 Heat Sink Optimization 7.7 References 8 Combining The Pieces 8.1 Topping Cycle 8.2 Bottoming Cycle 8.3 Combined Cycle 8.4 History 8.5 State Of The Art 8.6 The Hall of Fame 8.
7 References 9 Major Equipment 9.1 Gas Turbine Package 9.2 Steam Turbine Package 9.3 Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) 9.4 AC Generator 9.5 Scope of Supply 9.6 References 10 Balance of Plant 10.1 Electrical Equipment 10.
2 Pipes and Valves 10.3 Pumps 10.4 Tanks 10.5 Auxiliary Boiler 10.6 Fuel Gas Booster Compressor 10.7 Fuel Gas Heating And Conditioning System 10.8 Closed Cooling Water (CCW) System 10.9 Water Facilities 10.
10 References 11 Construction And Commissioning 11.1 Procurement 11.2 Construction 11.3 Startup and Commissioning 11.4 Acceptance Tests 11.5 General Arrangement 12 Environmental Considerations 12.1 Air Permits 12.2 CEMS System 12.
3 Noise Abatement 12.4 Selective Catalytic Reduction 12.5 References 13 Economics 13.1 Price vs. Cost 13.2 Cost Estimation 13.3 Cost of Electricity 13.4 Value of 1 Btu/kWh of Heat Rate 13.
5 Bottoming Cycle "Optimization" 13.6 References 14 Cogeneration 15 Operability 15.1 Steady State Operation 15.2 Transient Operation 15.3 GTCC Startup - Basics 15.4 GTCC Startup - Practical Considerations 15.5 GTCC Shutdown 15.6 Emergencies 15.
7 Grid Code Compliance 15.8 References 16 Maintenance 16.1 Maintenance Costs 16.2 Important Metrics 16.3 Failure Mechanisms 16.4 References 17 Repowering 17.1 Which Repowering? 17.2 Cost of Repowering 17.
3 An Example Calculation 17.4 Takeaways 17.5 References 18 Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle 18.1 Syngas-Fired Gas Turbine 18.2 Bottoming Cycle 18.3 Gasification 18.4 Example 18.5 References 19 Carbon Capture 19.
1 Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Basics 19.2 Simple Calculations 19.3 References 20 What Next? Appendix A. Property Calculations B. Standard Conditions For Temperature And Pressure C. Exergetic Efficiency C.1 Bottoming Cycle Exergy Balance D. Thermal Response Basics E.
Steam Turbine Stress Basics E.1 Differential Expansion E.2 Rotor Thermal Stress E.3. References F. Carbon Capture.