Steam Its Generation and Use
Babcock and Wilcox, 1978 39th ed.
Hardback in good+ condition, Dust Jacket fair
Text clean and unmarked, binding tight,
Cover fair with chips, dings and nicks, book slightly cocked.
Wilcox first produced Steam in 1875. In 1881 he joined with Babcock to form the B&W Company. This issue deals with quality assurance, improvements in the use of steam, stream generation, nuclear fuels as a source of energy for the production of steam and other issues dealing with the use of stream. Sections are: Fundamentals of steam generation and use, Steam generation from chemical energy, Steam generation from nuclear energy, Application of steam, Metallurgy and structural design, Manufacturing and construction, Operation and maintenance. As well as tables of measurements, Glossary/symbols and abbreviations and super index
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