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Steam-plant operation / Everett B. Woodruff, Herbert B. Lammers, and Thomas F. Lammers.

By: Woodruff, Everett B [author]Contributor(s): Lammers, Herbert B [co-author] | Lammers, Thomas F [co-author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1992Edition: Sixth editionDescription: xiii, 640 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 9780070361096Subject(s): STEAM POWER PLANTS | STEAM-BOILERS | RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES s | STEAM | STEAM ENGINEERING | STEAM POWER PLANTS -- ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS | STEAM POWER PLANTS -- EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES | STEAM-BOILERS -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONLOC classification: TJ 405 .W66 1992

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Main	National University - Manila	Mechanical Engineering	General Circulation	GC TJ 405 .W66 1992 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000015554

Includes bibliography.

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.

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