Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Power Plants

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