| Steam: Its Generation and Use Contributor(s): Babcock and Wilcox Company (Author) |
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ISBN: 1432617974 ISBN-13: 9781432617974 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $48.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2005 Annotation: 1927. Published by the Babcock and Wilcox Company, this is considered to be the most comprehensive text on steam production it includes: steam fundamentals, thermodynamics, heat transfer, metallurgy and design; steam generation, sources of energy, combustion, oil and gas, coal pulverization, cyclones, stokers, fluidized beds, superheaters, economizers, performance calculations and boiler enclosures; applications of steam, electric power, waste heat recovery, wood and biomass, marine applications; environmental protection, particulate control, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide; specification, manufacturing and construction, equipment specification, economic and evaluation operation, pressure, temperature, steam quality and flow measurement, controls for fossil fuel-fired plants, water chemistry and treatment; maintenance and life extension; and also a section on nuclear energy steam generation, as well as SI units conversion factors. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Mechanical - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General |
| Dewey: 621.18 |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.3" W x 9.24" (1.63 lbs) 396 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |