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Fuels, Furnaces and Refractories
International Series on Materials Science and Technology
- 1st Edition - October 22, 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
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Request a sales quoteFuels, 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 different kinds of fuels, as well as trends in fuel utilization. This text also tackles the generation and distribution of electricity from both chemical and nuclear energy sources. Subsequent chapters focus on the thermodynamics, physics, chemistry, and kinetics of combustion of fuels; the burner design; the heat transfer and flow of gases through furnaces and flues; and ways of controlling energy supply rates and temperatures. The refractory materials, which are heat-resisting substances, are also described.
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Fuels
Chapter 1: Classification of Fuels
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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
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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
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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
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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
- No. of pages: 368
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483119557
- eBook ISBN: 9781483151977
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