TY - BOOK AU - Potter, Philip J. TI - Power plant theory and design SN - 9713006291 AV - TJ 164 .P68 1959 PY - 1959/// CY - New York PB - Ronald Press Company KW - STEAM POWER PLANTS -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION N1 - Includes index; 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 N2 - This book presents the fundamentals of engineering as applied to power plant design, which are essential to a thorough college training in mechanical engineering ER -