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Nuclear Steam Generators and Waste Heat Boilers

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This lecture describes the principal types of unfired modern steam raiser, concentrating on land-based units in service in the power and process chemical industries; the methods used for the thermal design of the various types; and the common problems encountered during the operation of steam raising equipment.

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  1. United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 11 Charles II Street, London, SW1Y 4QP, UK

    J. G. Collier (Chairman)

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA

    Sadik Kakaç

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA

    Arthur E. Bergles

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Porto, Porto Codex, Portugal

    E. Oliveira Fernandes

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Collier, J.G. (1988). Nuclear Steam Generators and Waste Heat Boilers. In: Kakaç, S., Bergles, A.E., Fernandes, E.O. (eds) Two-Phase Flow Heat Exchangers. NATO ASI Series, vol 143. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2790-2_22

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