Closed Feedwater Heaters for Power Generation : A Working Guide

Best practices for using closed feedwater heaters in power generation plants

Based on the authors’ decades of industry experience, this book explains how to improve cycle efficiency and reduce the cost of fuel used to produce electricity using closed feedwater heaters. This practical guide describes the steam cycle and contains detailed information on how manufacturers build feedwater heaters.

Closed Feedwater Heaters for Power Generation illustrates how to control the liquid level of the condensed extraction steam and offers recommendations for what to include in procurement specifications. Expert advice for evaluating manufacturers’ technical proposals for new and replacement feedwater heaters is provided. This comprehensive resource also discusses inspection, maintenance, and repair of closed feedwater heaters as well as failures and their causes.

Preface

Chapter 1 : The Steam Cycle
Chapter 2 : Channel Design and Construction
Chapter 3 : Tubing
Chapter 4 : Tubesheets
Chapter 5 : Tube-to-Tubesheet Joints
Chapter 6 : Tube Bundle Construction
Chapter 7 : Shell Construction
Chapter 8 : Assembly of Tube Bundles and Shells
Chapter 9 : Examining and Testing Feedwater Heaters
Chapter 10 : Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Chapter 11 : Level Control of Feedwater Heaters
Chapter 12 : Preparing Procurement Specifications
Chapter 13 : Evaluating Technical Proposals
Chapter 14 : Drawing Reviews
Chapter 15 : Inspection, Tests, Maintenance, and Repairs
Chapter 16 : Feedwater Autopsies
Chapter 17 : Acronyms, Definitions, and Language

Appendix
Index