Industrial Boilers

For designers and users, this British work treats combustion and heat transfer for the development of efficient and reliable boilers. Covers the evolution of steam and hot water boilers from their inception to the many variants now used in industry throughout the world. Safety, efficiency, and cost are discussed, as are auxilliaries, firing appliances, chimneys, controls, and instrumentation. Covers chemical and physical aspects of combustion, deposits and corrosions on combustion, and the chemical treatment of water used in steam and hot water boilers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR