Elsevier Advances in Power Boilers (JSME Series in Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation)

Advances in Power Boilers is the second volume in the JSME Series on Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation. The volume provides the fundamentals of thermal power generation by firstly analysing different fuel options for thermal power generation and then also by tracing the development process of power boilers in about 300 years. The design principles and methodologies as well as the construction, operation and control of power boilers are explained in detail together with practical data making this a valuable guide for post-graduate students, researchers, engineers and regulators developing knowledge and skill of thermal power generation systems. Combining their wealth of experience and knowledge, the author team presents recent advanced technologies to the reader to enable them to further research and development in various systems, notably combined cycles, USC and A-USC, as well as PFBC and IGCC. The most recent best practices for material development for advanced power system as well as future scope of this important field of technology are clearly presented, and environment, maintenance, regulations and standards are considered throughout. The inclusion of photographs and drawings make this a unique reference for all those working and researching in the thermal engineering fields. The book is directed to professional engineers, researchers and post-graduate students of thermal engineering in industrial and academic field, as well as plant operators and regulators. Review Develops a deeper understanding of thermal and nuclear power generation technologies and analyses the construction, operation and control of generation systems through global examples and case studies About the Author Mamoru Ozawa is a professor emeritus and a senior researcher of Research Center for Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University, Japan. He received his doctoral degree from Osaka University in 1977. His research interests include boiling heat transfer, two-phase flow dynamics, combustion system, boiler, and safety in industrial systems. He has authored and coauthored more than 150 refereed journals, more than 150 conference papers, several handbooks, and many books related to thermal hydraulics in steam power. Among his edited books the most recently published Science of Societal Safety has been chapter-downloaded more than 60,000 times. He served the Board of Directors and the President of Heat Transfer Society of Japan and the Chairman of the Power and Energy Systems Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME). He was awarded several times from the Visualization Society of Japan, the Heat Transfer Society of Japan, and the JSME. Hitoshi Asano is a professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University, Japan. He received his doctoral degree from the Kobe University in 2000. His research interests include boiling and condensation heat transfer, two-phase flow dynamics in energy conversion systems, compact heat exchangers for HVAC systems, and two-phase flow cooling systems for electric and power equipment. He has authored and coauthored more than 100 refereed journals and more than 130 conference papers. He is a member of the Scientific Council of International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer and is a fellow of the JSME. He received the Asian Academic Award from the Japan Society of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea, and the Chinese Association of Refrigeration in 2018.