Chapter 1 Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Fundamentals of Fluid 1.1 Thermodynamics 1.2 Heat Transfer 1.3 Fluid Mechanics Chapter 2 Fuels and Combustion 2.1 A Short History of Combustion Theory 2.2 Fossil Fuels 2.3 Methods of Burning Solid Fuels 2.4 The Formation and Control of NO~ During Combustion Chapter 3 Powerplants 3.1 Fossil-Fuel Power Plant 3.2 Hydroelectric Power Plant 3.3 Nuclear Power Plant 3.4 Combined Cycle Power Plant Chapter 4 Boiler 4.1 Boiler Types and Applications 4.2 Furnace 4.3 Superheater and Reheater 4.4 Economizer and Airheater Chapter 5 Turbine 5.1 Principles of Steam Turbine 5.2 Gas-Turbine 5.3 Hydraulic Turbine 5.4 Wind Turbine Chapter 6 Auxiliary in Power Plants 6.1 Pulverized Fuel System 6.2 Fans 6.3 Electrostatic Precipitator 6.4 Sulfur Dioxide Wet Scrubber System 6.5 Condensers 6.6 The Feed Pumps Chapter 7 Operation of Boiler and Turbine 7.1 Boiler Start-Up 7.2 Boiler Normal Operation 7.3 Boiler Shutdown 7.4 Turbine Operation Chapter 8 Heat Exchanger 8.1 Classification o{ Heat Exchangers 8.2 An Overview of Heat Exchanger Design Methodology 8.3 Selection of Heat Exchangers and Their Components 8.4 Heat Exchangers in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants Chapter 9 New Energy 9.1 The Future of Energy 9.2 Typical Solar Energy Utilization Systems 9.3 Nonwood Bioenergy 9.4 Wind Energy 9.5 Tidal Energy Chapter 10 Internal Combustion Engine 10.1 Thermodynamic Cycle for Internalcombustion 10.2 Free-Piston Engine Basics 10.3 Direct-Injection Hydrogen-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine Chapter 11 Air Conditioning and Ventilation 11.1 Human Comfort 11.2 Air Conditioning Systems 11.3 Ventilation and Air Handling Systems Chapter 12 Instrumentation and Control in Coal-fired Power Plants 12.1 Introduction to Control Theory 12.2 Fundamentals of Process Control 12.3 Distributed Control Systems 12.4 Typical Control Loops in Coal-fired Power Plants References