Table of Contents
1.1 Gas turbine–based power plants
1.2 Heat recovery steam generator (HRSG)
1.3 Focus and structure of book
2. The combined cycle and variations that use HRSGs
2.2 Combining the Brayton and Rankine cycles
2.3 The central role of HRSGs in combined cycle design
2.4 Power cycle variations that use HRSGs
4. Vertical tube natural circulation evaporators
4.2 Evaporator design fundamentals
5. Economizers and feedwater heaters
6.2 General description of superheaters
6.3 Design types and considerations
6.4 Outlet temperature control
6.5 Base load vs fast startup and/or high cycling
6.6 Drainability and automation (coils, desuperheater, etc.)
7.5 Combustion air and turbine exhaust gas
7.9 Design guidelines and codes
8. Selective catalytic reduction for reduced NOx emissions
8.3 Catalyst materials and construction
8.4 Impact on HRSG design and performance
8.5 Drivers and advances in the SCR field
9.2 Oxidation catalyst fundamentals
10.2 Code of design: mechanical
10.3 Code of design: structural
10.4 Owner’s specifications and regulatory Body/organizational review
10.7 Pressure parts design flexibility
10.10 Piping and support solutions
10.11 Field erection and constructability
11. Fast-start and transient operation
11.11 National Fire Protection Association purge credit
11.12 Miscellaneous cycling considerations
12. Miscellaneous ancillary equipment
12.2 Exhaust gas path components
12.3 Water/steam side components
13.3 Coil bundle modularization
13.8 Platforms and secondary structures
13.9 Construction considerations for valves and instrumentation
15.2 Optimum cycle chemistry treatments
15.3 Major cycle chemistry-influenced damage/failure in combined cycle/HRSG plants
15.7 Summary and concluding remarks
15.8 Bibliography and references
16. HRSG inspection, maintenance and repair
16.2 Inspection and maintenance