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Wind farms and other renewable energy sources are characterised by the high unpredictability of generated power as a function of time. When the wind velocity decreases, the power generation diminishes rapidly. To offset the loss of power in the energy system, thermal power plants should be designed for quick start-ups and shutdowns, i.e., the flexibility of thermal power units should be improved. The pressure and temperature of the working fluid in the boiler should be increased quickly, so as to shorten the start-up of the boiler. The subject of the book is inverse heat transfer problems occurring in the monitoring of thermal stress in pressurised thick-walled components. New methods of determining the optimum time variations of fluid temperature during heating and cooling of the pressure parts in thermal power plants are presented. A new technique for measuring the transient temperature of fluid flowing in the pipeline are also presented. Numerous examples that illustrate the practical application of theoretical methods developed are presented as well. The book is meant for engineers, researchers, and scientists. It can also benefit the students of technical universities. The book may be helpful to manufacturers of large power boilers and users of thermal power plants, both conventional and nuclear.

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Professor Jan Taler is the author or co-author of about 300 publications in scientific journals, including Energy, Fuel, Energy Conversion and Management, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Heat and Mass Transfer, Heat Transfer Engineering, International Journal of Energy Research, Transactions of the ASME - Journal Pressure Vessel Technology, Journal of Thermal Stresses, Forschung im Ingenieurwesen, and VGB Power-Tech. He is also author or co-author of 10 books and over 20 chapters in scientific monographs and entries in the Encyclopedia of Thermal Stresses. He conducts research in the field of heat transfer engineering and thermal power engineering, in particular, with the following issues: inverse heat conduction problems, measurement of heat flux and heat transfer coefficient, ash fouling and slagging in steam boilers, boiler dynamics of large steam boilers, thermal stresses, monitoring of power boilers, and remnant life of pressure elements of boilers working under creep conditions. He was a scholarship holder of DAAD and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He supervised 16 doctoral theses. He is a member of many scientific committees. Professor J. Taler participated in many research projects funded by industry and the Polish Committee for Scientific Research. Many of his innovative technical solutions have been implemented in power plants.

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