Potter, Philip J. <br/><br/>
Power plant theory and design / 
Philip J. Potter 
 - Second Edition 
 - New York :  Ronald Press Company,  c1959 
 - x, 703 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Chapter 1. Introduction -- 2. Flow of fluids -- 3. Pumps -- 4. Theory of combustion -- 5. Fuels and combustion -- 6. Steam generations -- 7. Steam generator auxiliary -- 8. Heat exchanges -- 9. Steam turbines -- 10. Steam engines -- 11. Heat balance -- 12. Gas turbines -- 13. Diesel plants -- 14. Nuclear plants -- 15. Economic of power plants -- 16. Hydroelectric power plants. 
<br/><br/> This book presents the fundamentals of engineering as applied to power plant design, which are essential to a thorough college training in mechanical engineering. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9713006291 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>STEAM POWER PLANTS -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TJ 164 .P68 1959