Steam Power Engineering
Thermal and Hydraulic Design Principles

This 1999 book examines the important advances in steam power in the fifteen years leading up to its publication.

Seikan Ishigai (Edited by)

9780521135184, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 4 March 2010

412 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.55 kg

"This is a useful book for people who work in the areas of power plant or boiler design. There is a mix of theory and examples from industry and practice." A.M. Strauss, Choice

Originally published in 1999, this book takes a probing and specialist look at the many important advances which occurred in steam power in the fifteen years leading up to its publication. Large power plants as well as small-capacity boilers became more efficient and reliable, and their design and operation were enhanced by the application of modern computational techniques. This book provides a comprehensive review of such developments in steam power engineering. It discusses thermohydraulic principles and processes, with an emphasis on practical problems of steam power plant design and operation. Among topics covered are historical analysis, cycle design, thermal and hydraulic design of heating surfaces, pollutant control, and flow instability, from which are deduced strategies for further development. Originally intended for both students and engineers, the book treats realistic problems and offers a wealth of valuable insight into the design of large and small steam power plants.

Preface
1. Historical development of strategy for steam power Seikan Ishigai
2. Thermodynamic design of the steam power plant cycle Shigeyasu Nakanishi and Terushige Fujii
3. General planning of boiler gas-side heat transfer surface Eiichi Nishikawa
4. Thermal and hydraulic design of steam generating systems Koji Akagawa
5. Flow instability problems in steam generating tubes Mamoru Ozawa
Appendix.

Subject Areas: Engines & power transmission [TGBN], Engineering graphics & technical drawing [TBG]