Steam Its Generation and Use

by Babcock and Wilcox Company

1927. Published by the Babcock and Wilcox Company, this is considered to be the most comprehensive text on steam production it includes: steam fundamentals, thermodynamics, heat transfer, metallurgy and design; steam generation, sources of energy, combustion, oil and gas, coal pulverization, cyclones, stokers, fluidized beds, superheaters, economizers, performance calculations and boiler enclosures; applications of steam, electric power, waste heat recovery, wood and biomass, marine applications; environmental protection, particulate control, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide; specification, manufacturing and construction, equipment specification, economic and evaluation operation, pressure, temperature, steam quality and flow measurement, controls for fossil fuel-fired plants, water chemistry and treatment; maintenance and life extension; and also a section on nuclear energy steam generation, as well as SI units conversion factors.

Genres: Science

Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

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[Matthew Flannery · Rating 5 out of 5]

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