Anthony L. Kohan - Boiler Operators Guide

Ray Wohlfarth is an international author and columnist on commercial and industrial boilers. He has written several other books on boilers, including two on steam systems for the microbrewery industry. His articles appear in Plumbing & Mechanical, Engineered Systems, PM Engineer, RSES, National Board Bulletin, and Master Brewers magazines.

Anthony L. Kohan was a consultant with more than 30 years of experience as a technician, tester, and inspector of boilers, pressure vessels, and machinery. He was the author or co-author of Standard Boiler Operators Questions and Answers; Standard Heating and Power Boiler Plant Questions and Answers; Pressure Vessel Systems; and Plant Services and Operations Handbook.

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T his book has been widely used by boiler personnel all over the world. From the classroom to the control room of any plant, it is an excellent reference for the boiler industry.

This fifth edition has been revised to include requirements of the latest codes of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, and other national professional organizations. In addition, recent technological developments in the boiler industry have been included. Among the boilers with new technology are condensing boilers, hybrid boilers, solar heating boilers, and solar power generation boilers.

A list of professional organizations related to the boiler industry has been added to the book. The organizations contact information is included.

The jurisdictions that have operating engineer licensing laws have been updated. Also, the jurisdictions that have boiler and pressure vessel inspection laws have been completely revised. The contact information for the boiler inspection departments of states and major cities of the United States and provinces and territories of Canada has been added.

Also included in this fifth edition is an appendix showing unit conversions, which will come in handy when performing math calculations.

Extreme care was taken in revising the book. It covers the complete life cycle of the boiler, from design to repair, irrespective of the size of the plant. One chapter has been devoted to nuclear power plant generators, which are also designed under the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

Boiler plant operation, maintenance, and inspection requires the services of trained technical people because of the growth and technological development in new materials, metallurgical principles on why materials fail, welding in joining boiler components and in repairs, sensor development which permits more automatic control, and finally the application of computers in tracking boiler operations and conditions.