Process Steam Systems E-Book

Carey Merritt

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 487

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

Comprehensively describes the equipment used in process steam systems, good operational and maintenance practices, and techniques used to troubleshoot system problems * Explains how an entire steam system should be properly designed, operated and maintained * Includes chapters on commissioning and troubleshooting various process systems and problems * Presents basic thermodynamics and heat transfer principles as they apply to good process steam system design * Covers Steam System Efficiency Upgrades; useful for operations and maintenance personnel responsible for modifying their systems

Leseprobe

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER

TITLE PAGE

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

LIST OF EXAMPLES

LIST OF TABLES

1 STEAM: A HEAT TRANSFER FLUID

WHAT IS STEAM?

STEAM SYSTEM TYPES

THE PROCESS STEAM SYSTEM

2 STEAM FORMATION, ACCUMULATION, AND CONDENSATION

THE FORMATION OF STEAM; BOILING

THE BOILING PROCESS

THE FORMATION OF FLASH STEAM

STEAM ACCUMULATION AND STORAGE

CONDENSATION OF STEAM

3 UNDERSTANDING HEAT TRANSFER

RADIATION TYPE HEAT TRANSFER

CONDUCTION TYPE HEAT TRANSFER

CONVECTION TYPE HEAT TRANSFER

HEAT FLUX

4 STEAM QUALITY

WHY STEAM QUALITY IS IMPORTANT

POOR STEAM QUALITY CAUSE AND CURES

STEAM CLASSIFICATIONS

MEASURING STEAM QUALITY

SUPERHEATED STEAM

5 BOILER ROOM CONSIDERATIONS

STEAM GENERATOR SELECTION

STEAM SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

BOILER ROOM UTILITIES

6 THE STEAM GENERATOR

THE IDEAL STEAM GENERATOR

FOSSIL FUEL-FIRED BOILERS

SOLID FUEL-FIRED BOILERS

ELECTRIC BOILERS

UNFIRED STEAM GENERATORS

7 BOILER TRIM, FUEL DELIVERY, AND COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM

THE PACKAGED BOILER CONCEPT

FUEL DELIVERY AND COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

LOW EMISSIONS

8 THE STEAM DELIVERY SYSTEM

STEAM FLOW

STEAM DISTRIBUTION PIPING

CONTROL VALVES

STEAM ACCUMULATORS

STEAM FILTRATION

SENSING EQUIPMENT

STOP AND SAFETY VALVES

9 THE CONDENSATE RECOVERY SYSTEM

CONDENSATE LINE SIZING

STEAM TRAP APPLICATIONS

FLASH STEAM UTILIZATION

CONDENSATE COLLECTION

SURGE TANK APPLICATION

10 THE FEED WATER SYSTEM

FEED WATER DEAERATION

FEED WATER TANKS

FEED WATER PUMPS

FEED WATER PIPING

11 STEAM SYSTEM CHEMISTRY CONTROL

BASIC WATER CHEMISTRY

SCALE CONTROL

FOULING CONTROL

CORROSION CONTROL

BOILER BLOWDOWN (bd)

CHEMICAL FEED SYSTEMS

CHEMISTRY LIMITS

12 STEAM SYSTEM APPLICATIONS

HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM WITH HIGH CONDENSATE RETURNS

LOW-PRESSURE STEAM WITH HIGH CONDENSATE RETURNS

HIGH- OR LOW-PRESSURE STEAM WITH LITTLE OR NO RETURNS

HIGH-PRESSURE OR SUPERHEATED STEAM WITH CONDENSATE RETURNS

MULTIPLE BOILER INSTALLATIONS

SPECIALIZED STEAM EQUIPMENT

13 STEAM SYSTEM EFFICIENCY

THE SYSTEM HEAT BALANCE

BOILER EFFICIENCY

STEAM SYSTEM EFFICIENCY

14 SHUTDOWN, STARTUP, INSPECTION, AND MAINTENANCE

SHUTDOWN AND STARTUP PRACTICES

BOILER SAFETY CHECKS (Figure 14.2)

MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PRACTICES

BOIL OUT AND LAYUP PRACTICES

15 TROUBLESHOOTING AND COMMISSIONING BASICS