February 2020
Beginner to intermediate
672 pages
19h 12m
English
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Acknowledgments
The book was initially prepared for lectures for students at the University of Electrical Engineering, Zagreb, Croatia. Thank you Dean Prof. Mislav Grgic and ProDean Prof. Marko Delimar.
This author thanks all the contributors, mainly other engineers who helped in creation of this book, either directly or through discussions and suggestions.
I thank SNC Lavalin for sending me on interesting projects and assignments to share experience with knowledgeable engineers from the various equipment suppliers, owners' engineers and project managers, some of who insisted on me to write this book.
Eddie Fung of SNC Lavalin for major contributions in all parts of the book.
Wes Yale of TNC Power Systems for grammar and technical edits and contributions to Chapter 12.
Jose Galindo of Galmea Consultants, Spain for their contribution on the use of Waste Heat, Chapter 20.
University Professor Martin Jadric for contributions to Chapters 14 and 15.
Ken Thomson, P.Eng of SNC Lavalin for the exchange of ideas.
Nancy Walczak of SNC Lavalin who taught me how to put the illustrations together.
GrafikaPlus.hr for preparations of the illustrations.
Khusrau Baghaei of SNC Lavalin for contribution to Chapter 17.
Sorin Segal. P. Eng. Technical editing.
Bob McNair, P. Eng. Technical editing.
Michael McBurnie, P. Eng. Technical editing on Chapter 15 and 23.
Mohd Akram, Abdullah, Eng. TNB, Malaysia, Power plant commissioning and managing
Sumit Verma, CV Shahin Kumar and Dhaneesh Kc of Alstom ...
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