Energieumwandlung in Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen

The purpose of this established textbook is to provide students from all technical fields with a comprehensive and easily understandable account of the processes in thermal and hydraulic power and working machines. It takes into account the constructive and operational fundamentals and specifics.

In a simplified form, it offers insights into the physical principles of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. The technical processes in piston and flow machines are explained, with a particular emphasis on clarity and the physically accurate representation of energy conversion processes. Additional information on the design and operation of the machines completes the content.

Readers will acquire engineering-level knowledge about the fundamental functioning, calculation, and assessment of the most important types of power plants, enabling them to participate in current discussions on the energy transition based on solid knowledge.

In the 12th edition, chapters 5 to 8 have been completely revised:

• the interaction of power plants as electricity producers in the European interconnected grid
• the current technical status of power generation plants (including combined heat and power) in Germany
• the integration of renewable energy plants and their volatile contribution to electricity generation
• particularly low-emission gas and steam turbine power plants (with regard to a future hydrogen infrastructure)
• detailed thermal circuit diagrams for all types of power plants discussed
• calculation equations for determining output, fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, mass flow of working media, etc., for all types of power plants.