Chapter 1　Introduction
　1.1　Status of energy utilization
　1.2　Boiler and its role playing in national economy
　1.3　Basic components and general working processes of a boiler
Chapter 2　Classification, Conditions and Specification
　2.1　Classifications and types of boilers
　2.2　Capacity, conditions and models
　2.3　Brief history of boiler
　2.4　Technical economic indices
Chapter 3　Fuels
　3.1　Classifications and constituents of fuels
　3.2　Solid fuels　
　3.3　Liquid fuels
　3.4　Gaseous fuels
Chapter 4　Balances of Material and Heat
　4.1　Air requirement for combustion
　4.2　Combustion products and their calculations
　4.3　Combustion temperature and flue gas enthalpy
　4.4　Heat balance
Chapter 5　Firing Methods and Equipment
　5.1　Fundamentals of combustion
　5.2　Grate firing
　5.3　Space firing
　5.4　Fluidized bed combustion
　5.5　Cyclone firing
Chapter 6　Fuel Preparation
　6.1　Pulverized coal and characteristics
　6.2　Pulverizers
　6.3　Pulverizing system
Chapter 7　Heat Transfer Components
　7.1　Water-cooled wall, slag screen and convective bank
　7.2　Superheater and reheater
　7.3　Economizers and air heaters
Chapter 8　Heat Transfer Calculations
　8.1　transfer of radiant surfaces
　8.2　Heat transfer calculations of convective heating surfaces
Chapter 9　Arrangements of Heating Surfaces and Thermal Performance Calculations
　9.1　Heat distribution system of a boiler
　9.2　Determination of basic parameters
　9.3　Arrangement of heating surfaces and thermal calculations
Chapter 10　External Fouling, Corrosion and Erosion of Heating Surfaces
　10.1　Slagging and fouling
　10.2　External corrosion of heating surfaces
Chapter 11　Hydrodynamics of Natural Circulation Boiler
　11.1　Fundamentais of hydrodynamics of boiler
　11.2　Principles of natural circulation
　11.3　Hydrodynamic calculations of natural circulation
　11.4　Reliability of natural circulation
Chapter 12　Hydrodynamics of Forced Flow Boiler
　12.1　Hydrodynamic characteristics of once-through boiler evaporating tube
　12.2　Thermal maldistribution of parallel tubes
　12.3　Fluid flow oscillation in evaporating tube
　12.4　Forced circulation and combined circulation boilers
Chapter 13　Heat Transfer inside Tube
　13.1　The regimes of heat transfer
　13.2　The critical heat flux condition in forced convection boiling
　13.3　Determinations of Heat Transfer Coefficients in Various Regions
Chapter 14　Water Treatment and Steam Purification
　14.1　Water conditions and treatment
　14.2　Steam purification
Chapter 15　Boiler Draft
　15.1　Principles of draft calculation
　15.2　Draft calculations of gas ductwork and air ductwork
　15.3　Boiler Chimney and draft devices
Chapter 16　Operation of Boiler
　16.1　Basic operating principles
　16.2　Initial commissioning
　16.3　Variable pressure operation
　16.4　Operation of drum type boilers
　16.5　Operation of once-through boilers
　16.6　Operation of fluidized bed boilers
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