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Jean-Marie MONTEIL: Engineer from the EDF-GDF school - DPE Engineer - Mastère grade - Engineer, Thermal and Nuclear Studies and Projects Department
INTRODUCTION
All the components that may be required to make up a combined-cycle power plant are described in this article. The combustion turbine, itself made up of a number of components, is the subject of an overall presentation, which is also detailed by presenting the said components. The presentation extends to the composition of the heat sink of such a plant.
The complete study of the subject includes the articles :
— "Combined-cycle power plant. Theory, performance, modularity";
— BE 8 906 "Combined-cycle power plant. Potential components" (this article) ;
"Combined-cycle power plant. Functioning, operation, examples".
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