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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- About the Authors -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Steam and Its Importance -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Use of Steam -- 1.3 The Steam-Plant Cycle -- 1.4 The Power Plant -- 1.5 Utility Boilers for Electric Power -- 1.6 Industrial and Small Power Plants -- 1.7 Solar Power -- 1.8 Wind Power -- 1.9 Power Plant Costs -- 1.10 Summary -- Questions and Problems -- 2 Boilers -- 2.1 The Boiler -- 2.2 Fundamentals of Steam Generation -- 2.3 Fire-Tube Boilers -- 2.4 Water-Tube Boilers -- 2.5 Steam-Water Separation -- 2.6 Principles of Heat Transfer -- 2.7 Superheaters -- 2.8 Superheat Steam Temperature Control -- 2.9 Heat-Recovery Equipment -- 2.10 Furnace Design Considerations -- 2.11 Furnace Construction -- 2.12 Industrial and Utility Boilers -- 2.13 Considerations for Coal Firing -- 2.14 Pressurized versus Balanced-Draft Boiler Designs -- 2.15 Fluidized Bed Boilers -- 2.16 Boiler Applications for Biomass Fuels -- 2.17 Modern Coal-Fired Plants?Summary -- 2.18 Process Steam and Its Application -- 2.19 Combined Cycle and Cogeneration Systems -- 2.20 Nuclear Steam Generation -- Questions and Problems -- 3 Design and Construction of Boilers -- 3.1 Materials Used in Boiler Construction -- 3.2 Stresses in Tubes and Drums -- 3.3 Drum Construction -- 3.4 Welded Construction -- 3.5 Structural Support Components -- 3.6 Manholes, Handholes, and Fittings -- 3.7 Boiler Assembly -- 3.8 Heating Surface and Capacity -- 3.9 Boiler Capacity Calculation -- Questions and Problems -- 4 Combustion of Fuels -- 4.1 The Combustion Process -- 4.2 The Theory of Combustion -- 4.3 The Air Supply -- 4.4 Coal -- 4.5 Fuel Oil -- 4.6 Gas -- 4.7 By-Product Fuels -- 4.8 Control of the Combustion Process -- Questions and Problems -- 5 Boiler Settings, Combustion Systems, and Auxiliary Equipment -- 5.1 Boiler Settings -- 5.2 Hand Firing -- 5.3 Stokers -- 5.4 Pulverized Coal -- 5.5 Fuel Oil -- 5.6 Gas -- 5.7 Oil- and Gas-Firing Safety Precautions -- 5.8 Automatic Operation of Boilers -- 5.9 Stacks -- 5.10 Mechanical Draft: Fans -- 5.11 Steam and Air Jets -- 5.12 Flues and Ducts -- 5.13 Ash Handling Systems -- Questions and Problems -- 6 Boiler Accessories -- 6.1 Water Columns -- 6.2 Pressure Measurement -- 6.3 Temperature Measurement -- 6.4 Feedwater Control System -- 6.5 Safety Valves -- 6.6 Blowdown Equipment -- 6.7 Nonreturn Valves -- 6.8 Steam Piping -- 6.9 Sootblowers -- 6.10 Valves -- 6.11 Instruments and Power Plant Automation -- Questions and Problems -- 7 Operation and Maintenance of Boilers -- 7.1 Boiler Startup -- 7.2 Normal Operation -- 7.3 Operating Characteristics of Fluidized Bed Boilers -- 7.4 Abnormal Operation -- 7.5 Idle Boilers -- 7.6 Maintenance -- 7.7 Boiler Internal Inspection -- 7.8 Evaluating the Condition of a Boiler.
7.9 Making Repairs -- 7.10 Inspection and Maintenance Requirements of Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) -- Questions and Problems -- 8 Pumps -- 8.1 Pumps -- 8.2 Injectors -- 8.3 Duplex Pumps -- 8.4 Power Pumps -- 8.5 Vacuum Pumps -- 8.6 Rotary Pumps -- 8.7 Centrifugal Pumps -- 8.8 Facts about Fluids and Pumping -- 8.9 Factors Affecting Pump Operation -- 8.10 Considerations for Pump Selection -- 8.11 Pump Installation and Operation -- 8.12 Pump Testing and Calculations -- 8.13 Pump Maintenance -- Questions and Problems -- 9 Steam Turbines, Condensers, and Cooling Towers -- 9.1 Steam Turbines -- 9.2 Turbine Design and Construction -- 9.3 Electric Generators -- 9.4 Condensers -- 9.5 Cooling Towers -- 9.6 Condenser Auxiliaries -- Questions and Problems -- 10 Operating and Maintaining Steam Turbines, Condensers, Cooling Towers, and Auxiliaries -- 10.1 Turbines -- 10.2 Condensers -- 10.3 Cooling Towers -- 10.4 Auxiliaries -- Questions and Problems -- 11 Auxiliary Steam Plant Equipment -- 11.1 Condensate System -- 11.2 Feedwater Heaters -- 11.3 Condensate Polishing Systems -- 11.4 Raw Water Treatment -- 11.5 Boiler Blowdown -- 11.6 Piping System -- 11.7 Steam Traps -- 11.8 Pipeline Separators and Strainers -- 11.9 Lubricants and Lubricating Devices -- Questions and Problems -- 12 Environmental Control Systems -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Environmental Considerations -- 12.3 Sources of Plant Emissions -- 12.4 Available Technologies for the Control of Emissions -- 12.5 Regulatory Requirements -- 12.6 Particulate and Sulfur Dioxide Removal Requirements -- 12.7 Equipment for Particulate Emission Control -- 12.8 Equipment for Sulfur Dioxide Scrubber Systems -- 12.9 Systems for Control of Nitrogen Oxides -- Questions and Problems -- 13 Waste-to-Energy Plants -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Waste Disposal?A Worldwide Problem -- 13.3 Potential Energy from MSW -- 13.4 Landfills -- 13.5 Solid Waste Composition -- 13.6 Types of Energy-Recovery Technologies -- 13.7 Mass Burning -- 13.8 Refuse-Derived Fuel Burning -- 13.9 Operation and Maintenance of Refuse Boilers -- 13.10 Recycling -- 13.11 Material Recovery Facilities -- 13.12 Waste-to-Energy Plants and Recycling -- Questions and Problems -- A Unit Conversions -- B Geometric Formulas -- C Steam Tables and Charts -- D Answers to Problems -- Glossary -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Everett B. Woodruff, Herbert B. Lammers, Thomas F. Lammers.
Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill, 2017. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.