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Download or read book Steam, Its Generation and Use written by Babcock & Wilcox Company and published by Babcock & Wilcox Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STEAM/ITS GENERATION & USE, published by Babcock & Wilcox, is an accepted, authoritative text on steam & power generation. The new 40th edition, issued at the end of 1992, has been expanded by 60% and the material from the previous edition has been completely rewritten & reorganized to incorporate the many advances in power technology worldwide. Overall the book has increased from 36 to 57 chapters, & detailed appendices have been added. The book now totals 1064 pages with 950 illustrations. The focus of the new edition is to analyze & incorporate industry developments since the last edition, especially environmental protection, while looking well into the 21st century. STEAM provides comprehensive coverage of the steam power generation field from fundamentals, fuels, combustion & steam generation to boiler system components, energy systems, environmental control & nuclear systems. Application of systems is addressed with material covering manufacturing, construction, operation, maintenance & life extension. First issued in 1875, STEAM is the longest continuously published text in the world describing steam & power generation. To order contact: Babcock & Wilcox, Steam 40, P.O. Box 351, 20 S. Van Buren Ave., Barberton, OH 44203 or phone (216) 753-4511, FAX (216) 860-1886.