Steam: Its Generation and Use

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes

CONTENTS
The Early History of the Generation and Use of Steam
Brief History of Water-tube Boilers
Requirements of Steam Boilers
Evolution of the Babcock & Wilcox Water-tube Boiler
The Babcock & Wilcox Boiler
Advantages of the Babcock & Wilcox Boiler
Heat and its Measurement
The Theory of Steam Making
Properties of Water
Boiler Feed Water
Feed Water Heating and Methods of Feeding
Steam
Moisture in Steam
Superheated Steam
Properties of Air
Combustion
Analysis of Flue Gases
Classification of Fuels
The Determination of Heating Values of Fuels
Combustion of Coal
Solid Fuels other than Coal and their Combustion
Liquid Fuels and their Combustion
Gaseous Fuels and their Combustion
Utilization of Waste Heat
Chimneys and Draft
Efficiency and Capacity of Boilers
The Selection of Boilers with a Consideration of the Factors Determining such Selection
Operation and Care of Boilers
Brickwork Boiler Settings
Boiler Room Piping
Flow of Steam through Pipes and Orifices
Heat Transfer