Kharchenko – Individual Solar Power Systems Kharchenko’s book, *Individual Solar Installations*, provides a detailed description of the principles behind converting solar radiation into heat and electricity, and presents practical schematics and designs for autonomous solar systems. Solar energy can be converted into thermal, mechanical, and electrical energy, and utilized in ...

Boyko – Thermal Power Plants Tutorial – Calculation and Design of Recuperative Heat Exchangers for Thermal Power Plants Boyko’s book, “Thermal Power Plants: A Study Guide,” examines the design of recuperative heat exchangers from the perspective of modern understanding of the physical processes occurring in heaters, taking into account design ...

Dolgovsky – Thermal power plants and heating networks Dolgovsky’s book, Thermal Power Plants and Heating Networks, provides information necessary for studying the thermal power plant’s thermal components in accordance with the curricula of power engineering technical schools. It also covers the fundamental principles of thermal power plant design and the ...

Geltman, Budnyatsky – Large-capacity block condensing power plants The book by Geltman and Budnyatsky, “Large-Capacity Modular Condensing Power Plants,” addresses issues related to the selection of key parameters and characteristics of the primary thermal-mechanical equipment of large-capacity modular condensing power plants (CPPs), including unit capacities, initial and final steam parameters, ...

Sharov – Thermal Power Plant Equipment – Problems and Prospects. Study Guide Sharov’s book, “Thermal Power Plant Equipment – Problems and Prospects,” examines development trends in the global thermal power industry. It presents schemes for the use of natural and synthetic fuels. Environmental issues are also addressed. Electricity at thermal ...