Thermal Power Plants

Xingrang Liu completed his PhD with a focus on fossil fuel power plant boiler combustion process optimization based on real-time simulation at the University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia. He completed his master’s study of computer software and theory at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, and his undergraduate study of computer science and engineering at the Northeast China Institute of Electric Power Engineering, Jilin. He worked in the Chinese power generation industry as a computer engineer for 10 years and as a senior software engineer for 5 years. He also worked as a system developer in the Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Engineering Asset Management at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, and as an assistant researcher and research software engineer at UQ. Currently, he is a senior software researcher at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.Ramesh Bansal has more than 25 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience. Currently, he is a professor and group head (power) of the Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In previous postings, he was with the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji; Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India; and All India Radio. During his sabbatical leave, he worked with Powerlink (Queensland’s high-voltage transmission company). Bansal is both widely published and an editor of several reputed journals including IET Renewable Power Generation, Electric Power Components and Systems, and IEEE Access. He is a fellow and chartered engineer at IET-UK, a fellow at Engineers Australia, a fellow at the Institution of Engineers (India), and a senior member at IEEE.

"… recommended reading for a wide audience, from engineering students to working engineers and scientists wanting a refresher and advanced innovative ideas."—Dr. Adel El Shahat, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, USA"… a comprehensive and up-to-date account of modern thermal power plants, with an emphasis on efficiency improvement, critical for reducing environmental impact."—David Infield, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

• Thermal Power Plant Control Process Performance and Energy Audits. Introduction to Improving Thermal Power Plant Efficiency. Overview of Energy Conservation of Auxiliary Power in Power Plant Processes. Energy Conservation of In-House Auxiliary Power Equipment in Power Plant Processes. Energy Conservation of Common Auxiliary Power Equipment in Power Plant Processes. Thermal Power Plant Control Process Modeling. Physical Laws Applied to Fossil Fuel Power Plant Process. Modeling and Simulation for Subsystems of a Fossil Fuel Power Plant. Thermal Power Plant Efficiency Improvement Modeling. Conventional Neural Network–Based Technologies for Improving Fossil Fuel Power Plant Efficiency. Online Learning Integrated with CFD to Control Temperature in Combustion. Online Learning Integrated with CFD to Identify Slagging and Fouling Distribution. Integrating Multiobjective Optimization with Computational Fluid Dynamics to Optimize the Boiler-Combustion Process. Thermal Power Plant Optimization Solution Supported by High-Performance Computing and Cloud Computing. Internet-Supported Coal-Fired Power Plant Boiler Combustion Optimization Platform. References.