This book explains the modelling and simulation of thermal power plants, and introduces readers to the equations needed to model a wide range of industrial energy processes. Also featuring a wealth of illustrative, real-world examples, it covers all types of power plants, including nuclear, fossil-fuel, solar and biomass. 

The book is based on the authors’ expertise and experience in the theory of power plant modelling and simulation, developed over many years of service with EDF. In more than forty examples, they demonstrate the component elements involved in a broad range of energy production systems, with detailed test cases for each chemical, thermodynamic and thermo-hydraulic model. Each of the test cases includes the following information: 

•   component description and parameterization data; 

•   modelling hypotheses and simulation results; 

•   fundamental equations and correlations, with their validity domains; 

•   model validation, and in some cases, experimental validation; and 

•   single-phase flow and two-phase flow modelling equations, which cover all water and steam phases.