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This book describes the systems and equipment used for measuring and controlling boilers and heat-recovery steam-generators used in land and marine power plant and in process industries. It provides a practical guide to the design, installation, operation and maintenance of these systems.
List of contents
- Chapter 1: The basics of steam generation and use
- Chapter 2: The steam and water circuits
- Chapter 3: The fuel, air and flue-gas circuits
- Chapter 4: Setting the demand for the steam generator
- Chapter 5: Combustion and draught control
- Chapter 6: Feedwater control and instrumentation
- Chapter 7: Steam temperature control and measurement
- Chapter 8: Control equipment practice
- Chapter 9: Requirements definition and equipment nomenclature
- Chapter 10: Functional safety and associated reviews for boiler protection and control systems
- Chapter 11: Improving plant automation and operational flexibility
- Chapter 12: Upgrading and refurbishing systems
About the author
David Lindsley is a well-known consultant, providing engineering services to power and water companies worldwide. In a forty-year career as a systems engineer and later Director of Engineering for Bailey Meters and Controls he worked on projects in China, Japan, India, Africa, Europe and the USA. He is a Fellow of the IET and has an Honorary Fellowship at Kingston University.
Summary
This book describes the systems and equipment used for measuring and controlling boilers and heat-recovery steam-generators used in land and marine power plant and in process industries. It provides a practical guide to the design, installation, operation and maintenance of these systems.
