Power boiler design, inspection and maintenance - Interpretation of ASME standards

Author: Muhammad (USA)
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: This book is divided into 23 chapters and introduces the design, manufacturing, inspection, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of power boilers from an engineering practice perspective. The specific content includes water-tube boilers, fire-tube boilers, small boilers, electric boilers, and organic liquid evaporators, as well as peripheral systems such as fuel systems, control systems, and water treatment systems that ensure the economic and safe operation of boilers. The greatest feature of this book is its technical background based on the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), using numerous examples (calculations, inspections, structural and process treatments) to illustrate American standards and explain how to correctly apply ASME standards in the details of specific issues... This book is suitable for inspection personnel of power boilers and pressure vessels, as well as for power boiler designers, manufacturers, installers, operators, and maintenance personnel. It can also serve as a reference book for researchers and university students and faculty in related fields... This book is a simplified version of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, incorporating the author's decades of work experience. While its theoretical level may not be outstanding, its practical value is very high. Although it focuses on power boilers, most of the content is aimed at boilers outside of thermal power plants. The book consists of 23 chapters and 18 appendices, covering almost all fields related to boilers. The content involves both fundamental knowledge of boilers and comprehensive aspects from boiler raw materials, component design, processing to installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance, with each part forming an independent chapter. The concepts in the book are accurate, the organization is clear, and the writing is fluent, reflecting advanced global methods in boiler design, manufacturing, and maintenance.