This book illustrates operation and maintenance practices/guidelines
for economic generation and managing health of a thermal power generator beyond
its regulatory life. The book provides knowledge for professionals managing power
station operations, through its unique approach to chemical analysis of water, steam,
oil etc. to identify malfunctioning/defects in equipment/systems much before the
physical manifestation of the problem. The book also contains a detailed procedure
for conducting performance evaluation tests on different equipment, and for analyzing
test results for predicting maintenance requirements, which has lent a new dimension
to power systems operation and maintenance practices. A number of real life case
studies also enrich the book. This book will prove particularly useful to power
systems operations professionals in the developing economies, and also to researchers
and students involved in studying power systems operations and control.