Steam-plant Operation

adjusted amount bearing blowoff boiler horsepower burner burning carbon dioxide carbon monoxide cent closed coal cock combustion condensing crank crosshead cutoff cylinder dashpot determined diameter discharge drain drum eccentric economizer efficiency energy enters equipment excess air exhaust steam expansion fahr feed feedwater fire fire-tube boiler flow flywheel frequently fuel bed furnace fusible plug gage gases governor grates heater heating surface high-pressure horsepower increase indicator diagram inspection installed joint leakage load located lubrication mean effective pressure mechanism metal nonreturn nozzles operating oxygen packing pipe piston rod plant plate poppet valve port prevent reduced removed rings rivets rotating safety valve shaft shell shown in Fig slide valve speed square inch steam valve steel stoker stroke superheater supply surface condensers temperature throttle tubes turbine usually velocity water column water hammer water level water-tube boiler