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Author:   Jerry F. Gilman (ISA)
Publisher:   ISA
Imprint:   ISA
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.395kg
ISBN:  

9781936007202

ISBN 10:   1936007207
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   20 April 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Boiler Fundamentals 1 Basic Boilers 1 Boiler Components 2 Furnace 2 Fans 2 Windbox 2 Flue Gas Heat Exchangers 2 Combustion Air Preheater 5 Economizer 5 Superheater 6 Boiler Drums 6 Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs) 7 Design Basis Check List 8 Chapter 2 Control of Boilers 11 Control Strategies 11 Bumpless Transfer 11 Simple Feedback Control 11 Feedforward plus Feedback Control 12 Cascade Control 13 Ratio Control 14 Feedforward Control 14 Controller Tuning 15 Determining Gain, Reset, and Derivative 17 Gain vs Proportional Band (PB) 19 Controller Actions 19 Controller Actions Setup 22 The Effects on Tuning 22 Calibration Effect on Gain 22 Transmitters 22 Redundancy 23 Interlock Circuitry 23 Final Control Elements 24 Chapter 3 Furnace Draft 25 Pressure Fired Boilers 25 Balanced Draft Boiler Fans 26 Furnace Pressure Control 26 Summer 30 Chapter 4 Feedwater 35 Once-Through Boilers 35 Drum Level Feedwater Control 36 Transmitters 41 Shrink and Swell 42 Single Element Level Control 44 Two Element Level Control 44 Three Element Level Control 48 Control System Configuration 48 Summer 48 Chapter 5 Coal Fired Boilers 51 Pulverized Coal Fired Boilers 51 Raw Coal and Feeder 54 Stoker Boilers 56 Cyclone Boiler 56 Graphics: Pulverizer Coal Boiler 59 Chapter 6 Fuel and Air Control 67 Fuel and Air Control Gas Oil 72 Fuel and Air Control Characterization 74 Excess Air to Oxygen 76 Multiple Fuel Control 77 Oxygen (O2) Trim Control 78 Multiple Boilers 80 Chapter 7 Steam Temperature 81 Three Element Level Control 83 Chapter 8 Burner Management Systems 91 Burner Management System (BMS) Control 91 NFPA 85 Code 2007 91 Boiler Control and Operating Documentation 92 Combustion Control 92 Purge Control 93 Requirement for Independence of Control (Hardware/Software) 94 Flame Detection 95 Flame Monitoring and Tripping System (Multiple Burner Boilers) 96 Flame Tripping Validation 97 Examples of Permissive Starting Logic and Protective Tripping Logic 109 Chapter 9 Environment 111 NOx and NOx Control 111 Excess Air to Oxygen 113 Boiler Efficiency Computations 115 Input/Output Example 115 Chapter 10 Control Valve Sizing 117 Valve Characteristics 117 Valve Characteristic Graph 118 Recommended Velocities 118 Valve Sizing for Different Control Media 119 Control Valve Sizing Calculations 119 Gas Valve Sizing 120 Chapter 11 Steam Temperature Control 123 Purpose 123 Introduction 123 Principles and Methods of Transient Superheat Steam 124 Temperature Control NOx Control 126 Redundancy 126 Reset Windup Prevention 126 Advanced Steam Temperature Control 127 Acronyms 129 Appendix A 131 Appendix B 141 Appendix C 179 Appendix D 181 Bibliography 187 References 189 Kraft Pulp Mill 195 Index 197

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Jerry Gilman's career has spanned more than 37 years with Procter & Gamble (P&G), and its subsidiaries. As a process control systems engineer for P&G, Gilman was dedicated to improving control systems and implementing new technology in numerous product areas at P&G in the US and foreign countries. One of his areas of expertise has been with boiler control systems engineering: improving efficiency, conserving energy, and working as a primary troubleshooter on boilers and other combustion systems. A licensed professional engineer, Jerry Gilman currently provides training for ISA (International Society of Automation) and consulting to utility plants, industrial power plants and engineering contractors. This includes performing startups, tuning, and troubleshooting more than a hundred boilers and combustion systems such as dryers, roasters, and ovens. Gilman's expertise in fuels and combustion control ranges from finding solutions for new unit applications to retrofitting existing installations in order to save fuel, change fuels, or improve overall control. He has applied his experience in combustion testing and energy utilization to help simplify boiler performance monitoring techniques and methods. His approaches are easy to understand and use effectively. Jerry Gilman is the developer of the ""ISA Boiler Control Systems Engineering"" and ""ISA Burner Management Systems Engineering"" training courses. He has been a guest speaker on boiler control, burner management, and boiler safety issues at various ISA section meetings and other user groups and seminars. Additionally, he was a technical advisor for ""Win Boiler Sim,"" a PC-based boiler training program developed by Len Klochek and sold through ISA. Jerry Gilman is an active member on the following ISA Standards Committees: ISA84 Programmable Electronic Systems (PES) for Use in Safety Applications; ISA84 Burner Management System Working Group; and ISA77 Fossil Fuel Power Plant Standards.

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