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Readings and References

 * Steam Plant Operation
 * Electricity
 * Energy
 * Fossil fuel
 * Turbine
 * Combustion
 * Coal
 * Mechanical fan
 * Industrial fan
 * Centrifugal pump
 * Electricity generation
 * Power station
 * Fossil fuel power station
 * Electric generator
 * Transformer
 * Boiler (power generation)
 * Steam turbine
 * Pulverizer
 * Dust collector
 * Feedwater heater
 * Electrostatic precipitator


 * Thermal Performance and Efficiency Losses
 * Condensation
 * Carnot cycle
 * Rankine cycle
 * Gas compressor
 * Evaporation
 * Latent heat
 * Joule–Thomson effect
 * Thermal efficiency


 * Alternative Technologies - Drivers and Context
 * Gas turbine
 * Greenhouse gas
 * Renewable energy
 * Global warming
 * Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change


 * Alternative Technologies - Plant and Equipment
 * Hydroelectricity
 * Pumped-storage hydroelectricity
 * Nuclear power plant
 * Hydrogen
 * Molten carbonate fuel cell
 * Solid oxide fuel cell
 * Biomass
 * Geothermal electricity
 * Combined cycle
 * Solar cell
 * Wind power
 * Carbon capture and storage
 * Syngas
 * Compressed air energy storage
 * Flywheel energy storage


 * Energy Networks and Markets
 * Electricity transmission
 * Load duration curve
 * International Energy Agency
 * Electric power transmission
 * Electric power distribution
 * Electricity retailing
 * Net metering
 * Feed-in tariffs in Australia
 * Thermal radiation
 * Base load power plant
 * Peaking power plant