Boiler Operator's Handbook, Second Edition

P.E. Heselton

• Publisher: River Publishers
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9788770223188
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Industrial Management
• Index: Business

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• 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—Value 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