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E-raamat: Process Steam Systems - A Practical Guide for Operators, Maintainers, and Designers: A Practical Guide for Operators, Maintainers, and Designers [Wiley Online]

  • Formaat: 336 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 27-Oct-2015
  • Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1119085454
  • ISBN-13: 9781119085454
  • Wiley Online
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  • Formaat: 336 pages
  • Ilmumisaeg: 27-Oct-2015
  • Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1119085454
  • ISBN-13: 9781119085454

This book provides a practical guide covering all aspects of the system that can be used to ensure the steam system is operated and maintained properly and efficiently. It provides guidance that relates a process steam system reliability to design as well as preventative maintenance practices for operations and maintenance personnel responsible for modifying their systems.

Topics include: The Concept of Boiling and Condensing; The Importance of Heat Transfer; Steam Quality: It Matters; Process Steam Applications; Boiler Room Considerations; Steam Generator Types; The Packaged Boiler Concept, The Steam Delivery System, The Condensate Recovery System, The Feed Water System, Steam System Chemistry Control, Steam System Efficiency Upgrades, Start up, Shut down, Inspection and Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Commissioning, Commissioning and Troubleshooting the Steam Generator, Commissioning and Troubleshooting the Steam Delivery System, Commissioning and Troubleshooting the Condensate and Feed water System, Commissioning and Troubleshooting the Water Treatment Equipment

Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
List of Examples
xv
List of Tables
xvii
1 Steam: A Heat Transfer Fluid
1(8)
What is Steam?
1(2)
Steam Is Safe and Flexible
2(1)
Steam Is Easy to Control
2(1)
Steam System Types
3(3)
The Process Steam System
6(3)
2 Steam Formation, Accumulation, and Condensation
9(14)
The Formation of Steam; Boiling
9(4)
Pressure and Boiling
11(1)
The Ideal Gas Law
11(2)
The Boiling Process
13(3)
Steaming
14(2)
Latent and Sensible Heat versus Pressure
16(1)
The Formation of Flash Steam
16(2)
Steam Accumulation and Storage
18(2)
Condensation of Steam
20(3)
3 Understanding Heat Transfer
23(16)
Radiation Type Heat Transfer
23(3)
Conduction Type Heat Transfer
26(3)
Convection-Type Heat Transfer
29(8)
The Heat Transfer Equations
31(1)
The Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient (U)
31(2)
Mean Temperature Difference (ΔTm)
33(1)
ΔTm for a Steam Boiler
34(1)
ΔTm for a Steam to Process Fluid Heat Exchanger
35(1)
Surface A rea (m)
35(2)
Heat Flux
37(2)
4 Steam Quality: It Matters
39(10)
Why Steam Quality is Important
40(1)
Poor Steam Quality Cause and Cures
40(3)
Steam Classifications
43(2)
Measuring Steam Quality
45(1)
Superheated Steam
46(3)
5 Boiler Room Considerations
49(18)
Steam Generator Selection
49(4)
Codes and Standards
49(4)
Steam System Performance Considerations
53(2)
Environmental Considerations
55(5)
Boiler Room Utilities
60(7)
6 The Steam Generator
67(16)
The Ideal Steam Generator
68(2)
Steam Generator Types
70(1)
Fossil Fuel-Fired Boilers
70(6)
Solid Fuel-Fired Boilers
76(2)
Electric Boilers
78(3)
Unfired Steam Generators
81(2)
7 Boiler Trim, Fuel Delivery, and Combustion Control System
83(20)
The Packaged Boiler Concept
83(8)
Fuel Delivery and Combustion Systems
91(7)
Low Emissions
98(5)
8 The Steam Delivery System
103(28)
Steam Flow
103(1)
Steam Distribution Piping
104(11)
Control Valves
115(6)
Steam Accumulators
121(3)
Steam Filtration
124(2)
Sensing Equipment
126(1)
Stop and Safety Valves
127(4)
9 The Condensate Recovery System
131(24)
Condensate Line Sizing
133(3)
Steam Trap Applications
136(8)
Thermostatic Group
136(1)
Mechanical Group
136(1)
Thermodynamic Group
136(1)
Thermostatic Steam Trap Group
136(2)
Mechanical Group
138(3)
Thermodynamic Group
141(3)
Flash Steam Utilization
144(3)
How to Size Flash Tanks and Vent Lines
145(2)
Condensate Collection
147(6)
Electric Condensate Return System
148(2)
Pressure Motive Condensate Pump
150(1)
Pressure Motive Pump Installation Requirements
150(3)
Pumped Condensate Return Line Installation
153(1)
Surge Tank Application
153(2)
10 The Feed Water System
155(16)
Feed Water Deaeration
155(3)
The Elimination of Dissolved Gases
156(2)
Feed Water Tanks
158(4)
Feed Water Tank Sizing
160(2)
Feed Water Pumps
162(5)
Feed Water Pump Sizing
166(1)
Feed Water Piping
167(4)
11 Steam System Chemistry Control
171(16)
Basic Water Chemistry
171(1)
Scale Control
172(4)
Fouling Control
176(1)
Corrosion Control
177(3)
Boiler Blowdown (BD)
180(3)
Best Operating Practices for Boiler BD
181(1)
Automatic versus Manual BD Controls
181(1)
Determining BD Rate
181(2)
Chemical Feed Systems
183(3)
Chemistry Limits
186(1)
12 Steam System Applications
187(18)
High-Pressure Steam with High Condensate Returns
189(1)
Low-Pressure Steam with High Condensate Returns
190(2)
High- or Low-Pressure Steam with Little or No Returns
192(3)
High-Pressure or Superheated Steam with Condensate Returns
195(1)
Multiple Boiler Installations
195(2)
Specialized Steam Equipment
197(8)
Back Pressure Turbine or BPT
197(1)
Steam Hydro Heater
198(2)
Steam Superheaters
200(2)
Steam Discharge Mufflers
202(3)
13 Steam System Efficiency
205(18)
The System Heat Balance
205(2)
Boiler Heat Balance
207(1)
Boiler Efficiency
207(6)
Steam System Efficiency
213(10)
Boiler Internal Cleanliness
216(1)
Steam Delivery System Efficiency
217(1)
Condensate and Feed Water System Efficiency
217(2)
Biomass Fuel Water Content Reduction
219(4)
14 Shutdown, Startup, Inspection, and Maintenance
223(12)
Shutdown and Startup Practices
223(2)
Boiler Safety Checks
225(2)
Maintenance and Inspection Practices
227(4)
Inspections
228(3)
Boil Out and Layup Practices
231(4)
15 Troubleshooting and Commissioning Basics
235(4)
Startup versus Commissioning
235(1)
Approach to Troubleshooting
236(1)
Don't Play the Blame Game
236(1)
Precommissioning
237(2)
16 Commissioning and Troubleshooting the Steam Generator
239(14)
Determining Boiler Input, Output, and Efficiency
239(2)
Boiler Performance Test
241(2)
Commissioning the Boiler/Burner Controls
243(1)
Commissioning the Boiler Pressure Control System
243(1)
Commissioning the Boiler Level Control System
244(1)
Commissioning the Boiler Blowdown Controls
244(1)
Steam Boiler Troubleshooting
244(9)
17 Commissioning and Troubleshooting the Steam Delivery System
253(4)
Steam Distribution Piping
253(1)
Control Valves
254(1)
Steam Piping Venting
255(1)
Condensate Trapping/Draining
255(1)
Troubleshooting the Steam Delivery System
255(2)
18 Commissioning and Troubleshooting the Condensate and Feed Water System
257(6)
Condensate Collection
257(1)
Feed Water System
258(1)
Troubleshooting the Condensate and Feed Water Systems
259(4)
19 Commissioning and Troubleshooting the Water Treatment Equipment
263(4)
Setting Up the Water Treatment Systems
263(1)
Troubleshooting Water Treatment System Problems
264(3)
Appendix A References and Reference Information 267(16)
Appendix B Operations, Maintenance, and Inspection Guidance 283(10)
Appendix C Steam System Design and Commissioning Guidance 293(8)
Index 301
Carey Merritt has over 25 years experience designing, operating and maintaining process steam systems. He has designed over 200 process steam systems for almost every imaginable industry. He has traveled to Europe, Australia, Canada, Central America and China to oversee the installation of these steam systems and train system operators Other notable achievements include Certified Energy Manager, CEM, Association of Energy Engineers, since 2008 and Certified Trainer in Steam System Design for Professional Engineers, The Practicing Institute for Professional Engineers, since 2007.