Boiler Operator's Exam Preparation Guide

✍ Scribed by Theodore Sauselein

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 334
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

If the exam is on boiler operation, this guide is your fast track to acing the test! It was written by a licensed professional engineer specifically for those who work with boilers and want to pass licensing exams. With this results-oriented review guide, you’ll save study time. The Boiler Operator’s Exam Preparation Guide focuses right in on exactly the kind of problems you will find on your exam. It’s packed with practice multiple choice, problem-solving, and essay questions to help you prepare—plus this guide shows you how to answer, step by step. Working at your own pace, you’ll polish up your problem-solving skills and build up your knowledge of the underlying theories of thermodynamics and mechanics. The Boiler Operator's Exam Preparation Guide is your one-stop source for acing any exam on boiler operation!

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 3
1. - Heat......Page 12
2. - Boilers......Page 26
3. - Boiler Trim......Page 55
4. - Combustion......Page 99
5. - Fuel-Burning Equipment......Page 118
6. - Fuel-Saving Equipment......Page 142
7. - Steam Traps and Pipes......Page 150
8. - Water Treatment......Page 160
9. - Turbines......Page 173
10 - Pumps and Motors......Page 187
11 - Bearings......Page 218
12. - Sample Choice Questions......Page 224
13. - Essay Questions......Page 257
14. - Answers to Multiple Choice Questions......Page 266
15. - Essay Answers......Page 268
Appendix - Various Steam Tables......Page 4
Glossary......Page 318
Back Cover......Page 334