by Ralph L. Vandagriff
This book covers the fundamentals of boiler systems and gathers hard-to-find facts and
observations for designing, constructing, and operating industrial power plants in the
United States and overseas.
Practical Guide to Industrial Boiler Systems is a first-rate reference for
mechanical, design, operating, plant, power, industrial, manufacturing, and
heating/refrigeration/air-conditioning engineers, upper-level undergraduate and graduate
students in these disciplines, and others.
Features
- Provides Spreadsheets With Formulas for Saturated and Superheated Steam and the
Combustion of Biomass Fuels
- Outlines Boiler House Energy Losses and Recovery Methods
- Examines Compressed Air System Problems and Cures
- Discusses Various Causes of Boiler Smoke and Steam Drum Water Level Shrink and Swell
- Analyzes Deaerator Types and Specifications
- Highlights Minimum Auto Ignition Temperatures
- Explains the Consequences of Water in Fuel
- Offers Design Notes From Actual Boiler Jobs
- and more!
Contents
- Tables and Spreadsheets
- Experience
- General Data
- Gas and Oil Fuels
- Solid Fuels
- Steam Boiler Feedwater
- Boiler Feedwater Pumps
- Stack Gases
- Flows
- Energy Saving
- Electricity Generation and Cogeneration
Appendices
Index
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