The Control of Boilers by Sam G. Dukelow

The intent of this book is to emphasize the basic ideas involved in boiler control. Boiler control is a broad subject that includes the total start-up and shutdown procedures, as well as safety interlocks and the on-line operation of the boiler.

This edition includes coverage of boiler basics, on-line operations, start-up, shutdown, flame monitoring, and safety interlock systems.

The book content is distributed the following way:

Introduction.
Boiler basics and the steaming process.
Performance and input-output relationships.
Basic control loops and their system interconection.
Combustion of fuel, excess air, and products of combustion.
Efficiency calculations.
The steam supply system.
Firing rate demand for industrial boiler.
Firing rate demand for utility boilers.
Main steam and reheat steam of temperature control.
Boiler and unit interlocks.
Feedwater supply and boiler water circulation systems.
Feedwater control systems.
Boiler draft systems.
Measurement and control of furnace draft.
Measurement and control of combustion air flow plus related functions.
Fuel gas analysis trimming of combustion control systems.
Fluid fuel burners for oil,gas, and coal.
Solid fuel burning systems.
Burner management and flame safety interlocks for gas and fluid-fired boilers.
Combustion control for liquid and gaseous fuel boilers.
Pulverized coal and cyclone coal burner ystems.
Combustion control for cyclone and pulverized coal-fired boilers.
Combustion control for stoker-fired boilers.
Atmospheric fluidized-bed boilers.
Control system complexity and future directions for boiler control.

This book will be a valuable reference for anyone involved with the control and safety systems of boilers. I am an industrial practitioner that has been working for the last 16 years as an Instrumentation, Automation, Process Safety, and Process Control Engineer for the Oil & Gas Industry. This book is always on my shelf and has been useful many times during my career