Natarajan Manivasakam
PARTIAL CONTENTS - PART - I. BOILER BASICS - Chapter 1. Boiler - An Introduction -Chapter 2. Classification of Boilers -Chapter 3. Common Terms and Explanation -PART - II. BOILER WATER TROUBLES -Chapter 4. Impurities in Water and Their Effects -Chapter 5. Boiler Water Troubles - A Prelude -Chapter 6. Scale Formation -Chapter 7. Silica Carryover -Chapter 8. Scale Formation in Economizers -Chapter 9. Super Heater and Turbine Deposits -Chapter 10. Corrosion - Basic Information -Chapter 11. General Corrosion (Overall Corrosion / Acidic Corrosion) -Chapter 12. Dissolved Oxygen Corrosion (Pitting Corrosion) -Chapter 13. Carbondioxide Corrosion -Chapter 14. Corrosion caused by Unstable Salts -Chapter 15. Corrosion caused by Other Substances -Chapter 16. Corrosion caused by Chelants (Chelant Corrosion) -Chapter 17. Caustic Embrittlement and Caustic Gouging -Chapter 18. Hydrogen Embrittlement -Chapter 19. Condensate Corrosion -Chapter 20. Preboiler Corrosion -Chapter 21. Economizer Corrosion -Chapter 22. Super Heater and Turbine Corrosion -Chapter 23. Foaming, Priming & Carryover -PART - III. WATER QUALITY REQUIREMENTS AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS -Chapter 24. Quality Requirements for Feed Water and Boiler Water -Chapter 25. Objectives of Boiler Water Treatment -Chapter 26. External Treatment and Internal Treatment -Chapter 27. Water Treatment programs - Guidelines -PART - IV. EXTERNAL TREATMENT -Chapter 28. External Treatment - A Prelude -Chapter 29. Coagulation (Removal of Color, Turbidity and Suspended Matter) -Chapter 30. Filtration -Chapter 31. Softening by Chemical Method (Lime - Soda Softening) -Chapter 32. Ion Exchange Resins and Treatment Methods -Chapter 33. Softening by Ion-Exchange Method -Chapter 34. Dealkalization -Chapter 35. Demineralization (Deionization) -Chapter 36. Mixed Bed Deionization -Chapter 37. Reverse Osmosis -Chapter 38. Evaporation -Chapter 39. Silica Removal -Chapter 40. Oil Removal -Chapter 41. Condensate Treatment (Condensate Polishing) -Chapter 42. Deaeration (Mechanical Removal of Oxygen) -PART - V. INTERNAL TREATMENT -Chapter 43. Internal Boiler Water Treatment - A Prelude -Chapter 44. Organic Polymers and Their Role as Scale Inhibitors, Dispersants and Sludge Conditioners in Boiler Water Treatment -Chapter 45. Internal Treatment - Chemical Feeding -Chapter 46. Prevention of Scale Formation -Chapter 47. Sludge Conditioning -Chapter 48. Prevention of Corrosion - An Introduction -Chapter 49. Prevention of Corrosion Due to Low pH -Chapter 50. Prevention of Pitting Corrosion Using Oxygen Scavengers(Chemical Removal of Oxygen) -Chapter 51. Prevention of Caustic Embrittlement and Caustic Gouging -Chapter 52. Prevention of Chelant Corrosion -Chapter 53. Prevention of Condensate Corrosion -Chapter 54. Prevention of Pre-Boiler Corrosion -Chapter 55. Prevention of Economizer Corrosion -Chapter 56. Prevention of Foaming, Priming & Carryover -Chapter 57. Prevention of Silica Carryover -Chapter 58. Boiler Blow Down -PART - VI. BOILER WATER TREATMENT - IMPORTANT CALCULATIONS -Chapter 59. Basic Conversion Factors -Chapter 60. Water Softening - Calculations -Chapter 61. Cycles of Concentration, Blowdown, Feed Water and Makeup Water - Calculations -Chapter 62. Determination of Dosage of Chemicals -PART - VII. BOILER START UP, CLEANING, LAY UP AND MAINTENANCE -Chapter 63. Boiler Startup (Pre-operational Cleaning) -Chapter 64. Descaling and Boiler Cleaning -Chapter 65. Boiler LayUp -Chapter 66. Boiler Maintenance -PART - VIII. CHEMICALS HANDLING, SOLUTION PREPARATION AND FEEDERS -Chapter 67. Chemicals Handling and Storage -Chapter 68. Preparation of Solutions and Suspensions -Chapter 69. Chemical Feeders -PART - IX. ANALYSIS OF WATER AND STEAM -See Website for full TOC