Handbook of Low Pressure Boilers : A Practical Guide to Safe Operation, Water Treatment, and Code Compliance
Language: English
Published by Independently Published Sep 2026, 2026
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- Title
- Handbook of Low Pressure Boilers : A Practical Guide to Safe Operation, Water Treatment, and Code Compliance
- Author
- Kenneth V. Long
- Publisher
- Independently Published Sep 2026
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- Neu
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- Taschenbuch
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798173225849
- Item weight
- 813 grams
- Dimensions
- 279x216x19 mm
Understand the System. Operate with Confidence. Build Better Boiler-Room Practices.
Working with low-pressure boilers requires more than knowing which valve to open or which gauge to watch. Effective operation comes from understanding how the entire system works together—and why its controls, water chemistry, combustion equipment, safety devices, and operating procedures matter.
Handbook of Low Pressure Boilers is a practical technical reference designed to turn complex boiler principles into clear, usable knowledge.
From boiler construction and steam fundamentals to combustion, feedwater, water treatment, instrumentation, safety controls, inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting, this handbook connects operating theory with the equipment and conditions encountered in real boiler plants. The manuscript also places strong emphasis on established codes, standards, jurisdictional requirements, and disciplined operating practices.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
- Understand fire-tube and water-tube boiler construction, pressure parts, design pressure, MAWP, nameplates, and essential boiler-system principles
- Navigate the roles of ASME Sections I and IV, the NBIC, OSHA, NFPA, jurisdictional authorities, and Authorized Inspectors within the broader regulatory framework
- Understand fuels, combustion chemistry, excess air, burners, draft systems, firing controls, and combustion efficiency
- Manage boiler-water chemistry, including hardness, dissolved oxygen, silica, scale, corrosion, internal treatment, cycles of concentration, and blowdown
- Understand feedwater systems, condensate return, deaerators, pumps, NPSH, and associated operating considerations
- Work confidently with pressure, level, temperature, and flow instrumentation, along with PLC/DCS control concepts and alarm management
- Understand critical protective equipment, including safety and relief valves, low-water fuel cutoffs, flame safeguards, purge logic, ignition sequences, and flame proving
- Follow the principles behind pre-commissioning inspections, hydrostatic testing, chemical cleaning, boilout, initial firing, and startup verification
- Strengthen normal operating practices through proper startup, shutdown, routine monitoring, operator rounds, log keeping, and efficiency evaluation
- Recognize abnormal conditions involving water level, flame failure, pressure excursions, power loss, fire, and other boiler emergencies
The handbook includes worked calculations and technical explanations throughout, supported by reference material covering steam tables, unit conversions, key formulas, water-chemistry limits, operator checklists, emergency quick-reference procedures, and applicable codes and standards.
Rather than treating the boiler as an isolated machine, the book develops an understanding of the complete steam-generation system—from fuel and combustion air through steam distribution, condensate recovery, water treatment, deaeration, and feedwater return.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FORWhether you're a boiler operator, operator trainee, maintenance technician, facilities professional, plant engineer, or reliability professional, this handbook provides a structured reference for developing stronger technical understanding and more disciplined boiler-room practices. The manuscript specifically identifies operators, trainees preparing toward jurisdictional licensing or endorsements, plant and facility engineers, and maintenance and reliability personnel among its intended readers.
Get your copy of the Handbook of Low Pressure Boilers and build practical boiler knowledge you can return to again and again.
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