Steam-plant operation /
Woodruff, Everett B.
Steam-plant operation / Everett B. Woodruff, Herbert B. Lammers, and Thomas F. Lammers. - Sixth edition . - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1992 - xiii, 640 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Boilers; design and construction of boilers; combustion of fuels; settings, combustion equipment, and heating surfaces; boiler accessories; operation and maintenance of steam boilers; pumps; reciprocating steam engines; valve-operating mechanisms; operation and maintenance of steam engines; steam turbines and auxiliaries; auxiliary steam-plant equipment; environmental control systems; waste-to-energy plants.
For more than 55 years, Steam-Plant Operation has been the "bible" for engineers and operators involved with steam plant equipment in heat, power, and process plants. Now, extensively revised and updated, the book covers not only the principles of combustion and the basic design, construction, and operation of boilers, but includes extensive treatments of the fundamentals of power plant equipment, including pumps, reciprocating steam engines, valve-operating mechanisms, turbines, and environmental control systems. Written in clear, straightforward language, this essential reference also contains a wealth of manufacturers' illustrations, plus sample calculations, and examples.
9780070361096
STEAM POWER PLANTS
TJ 405 .W66 1992
Steam-plant operation / Everett B. Woodruff, Herbert B. Lammers, and Thomas F. Lammers. - Sixth edition . - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1992 - xiii, 640 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Boilers; design and construction of boilers; combustion of fuels; settings, combustion equipment, and heating surfaces; boiler accessories; operation and maintenance of steam boilers; pumps; reciprocating steam engines; valve-operating mechanisms; operation and maintenance of steam engines; steam turbines and auxiliaries; auxiliary steam-plant equipment; environmental control systems; waste-to-energy plants.
For more than 55 years, Steam-Plant Operation has been the "bible" for engineers and operators involved with steam plant equipment in heat, power, and process plants. Now, extensively revised and updated, the book covers not only the principles of combustion and the basic design, construction, and operation of boilers, but includes extensive treatments of the fundamentals of power plant equipment, including pumps, reciprocating steam engines, valve-operating mechanisms, turbines, and environmental control systems. Written in clear, straightforward language, this essential reference also contains a wealth of manufacturers' illustrations, plus sample calculations, and examples.
9780070361096
STEAM POWER PLANTS
TJ 405 .W66 1992