Boiler Operator's Handbook, 2nd Edition

Title: Boiler Operator's Handbook, 2nd Edition
Author: Kenneth E. Heselton
ISBN: 1482253895 / 9781482253894
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 488
Publisher: The Fairmont Press
Year: 2014
Availability: In Stock

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This book was written specifically for boiler plan operators and supervisors who want to learn how to lower plant operating costs, as well as how to operate plants of all types and sizes more wisely. It is newly revised with guidelines for HRSGs, combined cycle systems, and environmental effects of boiler operation. Also included is a new chapter on refrigeration systems that addresses the environmental effects of inadvertent and intentional discharges of refrigerants.

Going beyond the basics of "keeping the pressure up," the author explains in clear terms how to set effective priorities to ensure optimal plant operation, including ensuring safety and continuity of operations, preventing damage, managing environmental impact, training replacement plant operators, logging and preserving historical data, and operating the plant economically.

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Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Chapter 1 : Operating Wisely
Chapter 2 : Operations
Chapter 3 : What The Wise Operator Knows
Chapter 4 : Special Systems
Chapter 5 : Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Chapter 6 : Maintenance
Chapter 7 : Consumables
Chapter 8 : Water Treatment
Chapter 9 : Strength of Materials
Chapter 10 : Plants and Equipment
Chapter 11 : Controls
Chapter 12 : Why They Fail

Appendix A : Properties of Water and Steam
Appendix B : Water Pressure Per Foot Head
Appendix C : Nominal Capacities of Pipe
Appendix D : Properties of Pipe
Appendix E : Secondary Ratings
Appendix F : Pressure Ratings for Various Pipe Materials
Appendix G : Square Root Flow Curve
Appendix H : Square Root Graph Paper
Appendix I : Viscosity Conversions
Appendix J : Thermal Expansion of Materials
Appendix K : Valve Conversions
Appendix L : Combustion and Efficiency Calculation Sheets
Appendix M : Excess Air/O2 Curve
Appendix N : Properties of Dowtherm A
Appendix O : Properties of Dowtherm J
Appendix P : Chemical Tank Mixing Table
Appendix Q : Suggested Mnemonic Abbreviations
Appendix R : Specific Heats of Some Common Materials
Appendix S : Design Temperatures and Degree Days
Appendix T : Code Symbol Stamps
Index