Marine BoilersMarine Boilers, Third Edition provides practical information about boilers and other relevant equipment used at sea on steam and motor vessels. The coverage of the book includes auxiliary boilers, water tube boilers, and boiler mountings. The text also covers stresses in boiler shells; combustion of fuel in boilers; and boiler operation. The book will be of great use to marine engineers, mechanics, and technicians who primarily deals with marine-related machineries. |
Contents
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CHAPTER 3 Water Tube Boilers | 27 |
CHAPTER 4 Superheaters and Uptake Heat Exchangers | 49 |
CHAPTER 5 Boiler Mountings | 67 |
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air heater air registers allow amount attemperator auxiliary bell-mouthed blow boiler pressure boiler shell burner cleaning closed combustion air combustion chamber consists de-superheater deposits diameter tubes drain economiser end plates engine exhaust gases ensure feed water fitted flame fuel oil furnace gas stream gauge glass headers heat exchange heat exchange surface high pressure inlet internal joint kN/m low pressure lower main engine manhole mild steel multi-loop oil fired operating orifice plates overheating passes placed plug prevent pump radiant heat reduce refractory material riveted rotating safety valve saturated steam Scotch boiler screen tubes shown in Fig shut Sketch and describe smoke tubes soot blowers steam and water steam drum steam temperature stress suitable superheat temperature superheater tubes supply thickness tube plate type safety uptake vertical waste heat water cocks water cooled water drum water level gauge water tube boiler water wall welded