
Fuels, Furnaces and Refractories
International Series on Materials Science and Technology
- 1st Edition - December 23, 2013
- Author: J. D. Gilchrist
- Editor: R. W. Douglas
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 1 9 5 5 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 1 9 7 - 7
Fuels, Furnaces and Refractories focuses on the sources and efficient use of energy available to modern industry. This book begins with the classification, properties, tests, and… Read more

Preface
Introduction
Part I: Fuels
Chapter 1: Classification of Fuels
Publisher Summary
Chapter 2: Properties and Tests
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Chemical Composition
Calorific Value
Chapter 3: Coal
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Origins
Classification
Preparation
Storage
Uses
Chapter 4: Carbonization
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Types of Process
Products and Yields
Chapter 5: Coke
Publisher Summary
Classification
Properties and Tests
Chapter 6: Gaseous Fuels
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Classification
Production
Properties and Uses
Chapter 7: Liquid Fuels
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Classification
Production
Special Tests on Liquid Fuels
Properties and Uses
Oil Fuel for Transport
Chapter 8: Electrical Energy
Publisher Summary
Sources of Power
Nuclear Energy
Production
Distribution
Chapter 9: Trends in Fuel Utilization
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Reserves
Part II: Furnaces
Chapter 10: The Evolution of Heat
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Flame Temperature
Available Heat
The “Virtue” of Energy
Chapter 11: The Combustion of Fuel
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Solid Fuel Beds
Pulverized Fuel
Oil
Gas
Reactions in the Flame
Controlled Atmospheres
Chapter 12: The Conversion of Electrical Energy to Heat
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Chapter 13: Heat Transfer
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Conduction
Natural Convection
Forced Convection
Radiation
Chapter 14: Thermal Efficiency
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Waste Heat
Recuperators
Regenerators
Muffles
Heat Balances
Chapter 15: Furnace Aerodynamics
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Chapter 16: Furnace Construction
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Chapter 17: Classification of Furnaces
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Class 1—Crucible Furnaces
Class 2—Hearth Furnaces
Class 3—Shaft Furnaces
Class 4—Retorts
Class 5—Converters
Class 6—Sintering Machines
Class 7—Some Miscellaneous Furnaces
Class 8—Boiler Plant
Chapter 18: Laboratory Furnaces
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Part III: Refractories
Chapter 19: Classification of Refractories
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Chapter 20: Properties and Testing
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Chapter 21: Manufacture of Refractories
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Chapter 22: Alumino-Silicate Refractories
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The Alumina-silica System
Firebricks
Origins and Properties of Fireclays
Manufacture of Firebricks
Properties and Uses of Firebricks
High Alumina Bricks
Chapter 23: Silica Bricks
Publisher Summary
Allotropy in Silica
Manufacture
Properties and Uses
Chapter 24: Magnesite-Chromite Refractories
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Magnesite
Properties and Uses
Dolomite
Manufacture
Properties and Uses
Forsterite
Chromite
Properties and Uses
Chrome Magnesite and Magnesite Chrome
Chapter 25: Carbon
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Chapter 26: Insulating Refractories
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Chapter 27: Special Refractories
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Part IV: Instrumentation
Chapter 28: Pyrometry and Control
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Pyrometry
Gas Analysis
Fluid Flow Measurement
Control
Electronic Instrumentation
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 23, 2013
- Language: English