Marine Boilers

G T H FLANAGAN (Author)

9780750618212, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 2 July 1990

128 pages
22.5 x 14.9 x 1 cm, 0.18 kg

This book provides the information on boilers and the associated equipment, as used at sea, required by marine engineers taking the Steam Paper, Class Two, for the Department of Transport's Certificate of Competency for Marine Engineer Officers. Much of the information is given in the form of comprehensive answers to typical examination questions, with supporting diagrams that help the reader to understand and remember important machinery details. In this new edition the book has been updated throughout with new material on welded boilers, various types of water tube boiler, rotary air heater, water level alarm, consolidated type safety valve, hydraulic testing and various aspects of survey, maintenance and operational problems.

Stresses in boiler shells
Auxiliary boilers
Water tube boilers
Superheaters and uptake heat exchangers
Boiler mountings
Combustion of fuel in boilers
Boiler operation
Index.

Subject Areas: Marine engineering [TTS], Shipbuilding technology, engineering & trades [TRL]