Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2008. - 427 р. ISBN:
978-3-540-77714-4, e-ISBN: 978-3-540-77715-1.
The content of this book originates from 35 years of teaching "steam generators" to graduate students at the Politecnico of Milan, Milan, Italy, and from 45 years of professional activity in this area - first in industry and then as founder of a design and consulting company. The textbook is divided into three sections. In the first section, the different types of generators are described from a structural and functional point of view by examining them globally and then considering their various components. The different fuels being used are discussed as well. The second section is dedicated to design issues and focuses on combustion, heat transfer, generator efficiency, and fluid dynamics. Finally, the third section discusses more advanced topics and includes an Appendix. The author particularly focuses on three fundamental design issues, that is, the physical characteristics of air and flue gas, the heat transfer in its entirety, and the computation of natural circulation. The author introduces original computation methods for these topics; this simplifies calculations and is especially useful for the development of programs, such as the ones written by the author.
The content of this book originates from 35 years of teaching "steam generators" to graduate students at the Politecnico of Milan, Milan, Italy, and from 45 years of professional activity in this area - first in industry and then as founder of a design and consulting company. The textbook is divided into three sections. In the first section, the different types of generators are described from a structural and functional point of view by examining them globally and then considering their various components. The different fuels being used are discussed as well. The second section is dedicated to design issues and focuses on combustion, heat transfer, generator efficiency, and fluid dynamics. Finally, the third section discusses more advanced topics and includes an Appendix. The author particularly focuses on three fundamental design issues, that is, the physical characteristics of air and flue gas, the heat transfer in its entirety, and the computation of natural circulation. The author introduces original computation methods for these topics; this simplifies calculations and is especially useful for the development of programs, such as the ones written by the author.