S. Can Gülen (PhD 1992, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY), PE, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow, and Bechtel Fellow, has more than 30 years of mechanical engineering experience covering a wide spectrum of technology, system, and software design, development (GTPRO/MASTER, Thermoflex), performance and cost assessment, and analysis, primarily in the field of steam and gas turbine combined cycle (109FB-SS, IGCC 207FB, H-System) process and power plant turbomachinery and thermodynamics (in Thermoflow, Inc., General Electric, and Bechtel). Dr. Gülen has authored/coauthored five books, two book chapters, numerous internal/external archival papers, and articles (70+), design practices, technical assessment reports, and US patents (25+) on gas/steam turbine power plant performance, cost, optimization, data reconciliation, analysis, and modeling.

• Section I Fundamentals 1. Introduction. 2. Prerequisites. 3. Bare Necessities. Section II Core Power Generation Components 4. Gas Turbine. 5. Steam Turbine. 6. Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG). 7. Heat Sink Options. Section III Plant Systems and Implementation 8. Combining the Pieces. 9. Major Equipment. 10. Balance of Plant. 11. Construction and Commissioning. Section IV Operations and Optimization 12. Environmental Considerations. 13. Economics. 14. Cogeneration. 15. Operability. Section V Variations 16. Maintenance. 17. Repowering. 18. Coal Power. 19. Carbon Capture. Section VI Looking Forward 20. What Next?. 21. New Developments. 22. The New Frontier?. Technical Appendices Appendix A. Property Calculations. Appendix B. Standard Conditions for Temperature and Pressure. Appendix C. Exergetic Efficiency. Appendix D. Thermal Response Basics. Appendix E. Steam Turbine Stress Basics. Appendix F. Carbon Capture.

S. Can Gülen (PhD 1992, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY), PE, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow, and Bechtel Fellow, has more than 30 years of mechanical engineering experience covering a wide spectrum of technology, system, and software design, development (GTPRO/MASTER, Thermoflex), performance and cost assessment, and analysis, primarily in the field of steam and gas turbine combined cycle (109FB-SS, IGCC 207FB, H-System) process and power plant turbomachinery and thermodynamics (in Thermoflow, Inc., General Electric, and Bechtel). Dr. Gülen has authored/coauthored five books, two book chapters, numerous internal/external archival papers, and articles (70+), design practices, technical assessment reports, and US patents (25+) on gas/steam turbine power plant performance, cost, optimization, data reconciliation, analysis, and modeling.

• Section I Fundamentals 1. Introduction. 2. Prerequisites. 3. Bare Necessities. Section II Core Power Generation Components 4. Gas Turbine. 5. Steam Turbine. 6. Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG). 7. Heat Sink Options. Section III Plant Systems and Implementation 8. Combining the Pieces. 9. Major Equipment. 10. Balance of Plant. 11. Construction and Commissioning. Section IV Operations and Optimization 12. Environmental Considerations. 13. Economics. 14. Cogeneration. 15. Operability. Section V Variations 16. Maintenance. 17. Repowering. 18. Coal Power. 19. Carbon Capture. Section VI Looking Forward 20. What Next?. 21. New Developments. 22. The New Frontier?. Technical Appendices Appendix A. Property Calculations. Appendix B. Standard Conditions for Temperature and Pressure. Appendix C. Exergetic Efficiency. Appendix D. Thermal Response Basics. Appendix E. Steam Turbine Stress Basics. Appendix F. Carbon Capture.

S. Can Gülen (PhD 1992, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY), PE, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow, and Bechtel Fellow, has more than 30 years of mechanical engineering experience covering a wide spectrum of technology, system, and software design, development (GTPRO/MASTER, Thermoflex), performance and cost assessment, and analysis, primarily in the field of steam and gas turbine combined cycle (109FB-SS, IGCC 207FB, H-System) process and power plant turbomachinery and thermodynamics (in Thermoflow, Inc., General Electric, and Bechtel). Dr. Gülen has authored/coauthored five books, two book chapters, numerous internal/external archival papers, and articles (70+), design practices, technical assessment reports, and US patents (25+) on gas/steam turbine power plant performance, cost, optimization, data reconciliation, analysis, and modeling.

• Section I Fundamentals 1. Introduction. 2. Prerequisites. 3. Bare Necessities. Section II Core Power Generation Components 4. Gas Turbine. 5. Steam Turbine. 6. Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG). 7. Heat Sink Options. Section III Plant Systems and Implementation 8. Combining the Pieces. 9. Major Equipment. 10. Balance of Plant. 11. Construction and Commissioning. Section IV Operations and Optimization 12. Environmental Considerations. 13. Economics. 14. Cogeneration. 15. Operability. Section V Variations 16. Maintenance. 17. Repowering. 18. Coal Power. 19. Carbon Capture. Section VI Looking Forward 20. What Next?. 21. New Developments. 22. The New Frontier?. Technical Appendices Appendix A. Property Calculations. Appendix B. Standard Conditions for Temperature and Pressure. Appendix C. Exergetic Efficiency. Appendix D. Thermal Response Basics. Appendix E. Steam Turbine Stress Basics. Appendix F. Carbon Capture.