Boiler Operation Engineering, Volume 1

A Hands-On Manual
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-963788-1
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 1583 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 279 mm

This book serves as a practical and authoritative guide on boiler operation engineering. Designed in a unique question-and-answer format, it provides professionals in the fields of boiler operation, design, supervision, inspection, and maintenance with immediate solutions to real-world challenges. With updated industry data and real-life examples, the content offers in-depth coverage of the design and upgrade processes for boilers and their components.

is split into two volumes—BOE-1 and BOE-2. Volume 1 focuses on the fundamentals of steam generation and boiler operation, offering detailed insights into topics such as steam-water circuits, burner designs, fuel combustion, and efficiency optimization. It also covers the important aspects of boiler components, their functions, and characteristics, as well as operational techniques to monitor and improve boiler performance.

BOE-1 is an essential resource for understanding the inner workings of steam generation plants (SGP) and the critical role of auxiliary equipment in ensuring a boiler’s efficient operation. It not only explores concepts such as temperature conditions, heat transfer, combustion control, load range and turndown capacity of a boiler, but also takes a deep look into flexing its impact on boiler components, boiler operation, and design modifications. The volume also provides insights into troubleshooting common boiler problems, ensuring safe and optimal performance, and how AI can be integrated into steam generation and control. The book will prove useful to professional engineers as well as researchers. Its unique format also makes it useful as a supplementary text for students of mechanical, industrial, chemical, and power plant engineering disciplines.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chattopadhyay, Parthasarathi

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik Fertigungstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Chemische Verfahrenstechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energieverteilung, Stromnetze

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Boilers.- High-Pressure Boilers.- Boiler Auxiliaries.- Boiler Mountings and Accessories.- Boiler Operations, Inspection and Maintenance.

Über Autor(innen)

Parthasarthi Chattopadhyay  has over twenty-three years of industrial experience as a senior engineer in boiler and chemical plants. He has been a full-time faculty in different engineering colleges for 16 years(Techno India College of Technology, Hoogly Institute of Technology, Om Dayal College of Engineering). He has been an author of 10 engineering books and 18 technical papers. He is a recipient of “Lifetime Satisfaction Guarantee” award for the book Boiler Operation Engineering, and  has participated as a delegate in several seminars—both national and international levels.