Author: G T H FLANAGAN
Published: July 1990
This book provides the information on boilers and the associated equipment, as used at sea, required by marine engineers taking the Steam Paper, Class Two, for the Department of Transport's Certificate of Competency for Marine Engineer Officers. Much of the information is given in the form of comprehensive answers to typical examination questions, with supporting diagrams that help the reader to understand and remember important machinery details. In this new edition the book has been updated throughout with new material on welded boilers, various types of water tube boiler, rotary air heater, water level alarm, consolidated type safety valve, hydraulic testing and various aspects of survey, maintenance and operational problems.
Table of ContentsStresses in boiler shells; Auxiliary boilers; Water tube boilers; Superheaters and uptake heat exchangers; Boiler mountings; Combustion of fuel in boilers; Boiler operation; Index.
