HRSG User's Group: Improving steam-plant reliability, durability and profitability
The Definitive Guide to HRSGs: The HRSG Users Handbook
ONLY THE HRSG USER’S GROUP could have put together such a wide-ranging, and easy-to-read handbook that captures our industry’s latest and best thinking. The authors are from the Group’s 1200-plus members—which include HRSG Users, designers, engineering consultants, and water-treatment specialists. At 512 pages, the HRSG Users Handbook is comprehensive, detailed and visually interesting.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 — SAFETY FIRST
Chapter 2 — HRSG DESIGN
2.1 The HRSG as an Operating System
2.2 Developing Design Specifications
2.3 Vertical HRSGs
2.4 Small HRSGs
Chapter 3 — COMMISSIONING & INITIAL STARTUP
3.1 Overview of a Successful Commissioning
3.2 Steam-System Cleaning
3.3 Initial Performance Testing
Chapter 4 — STEAM-SYSTEM OPERATION
4.1 ‘Best Practice’ Operating Procedures
4.2 Steam Bypass Systems
4.3 Duct Burner Operation
4.4 Attemperators
Chapter 5 — COMBINED-CYCLE PERFORMANCE
5.1 Real-World Performance Monitoring
5.2 Performance Monitoring of HRSGs
5.3 Perf Monitoring of Steam Turbines & Condensers
Chapter 6 — WATER TREATMENT
6.1 HRSG Failure Mechanisms
6.2 Makeup Water Treatment
6.3 Steam-Cycle Chemistry
6.4 HRSG Layup 6.5 Cooling-Water Treatment
6.6 Water-Chemistry Automation
Chapter 7 — ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
7.1 Emissions-Control Systems
7.2 Certifying a CEMS
Chapter 8 — THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
Chapter 9 — MAINTENANCE OF HRSGs
9.1 Standard Maintenance Practices to Avoid Substandard HRSG Life
9.2 Pinpointing & Repairing HRSG Tube Leaks
9.3 WeldingTube-to-Header Joints
9.4 NDE Tools for HRSG Users
9.5 Special Maintenance Practices
Chapter 10 — PIPING SYSTEMS
10.1 Piping Basics
10.2 Special Piping Considerations
Chapter 11 — VALVE MAINTENANCE
Chapter 12 — DUCTWORK, DAMPERS, & STACKS
Chapter 13 — MAINTENANCE OF DUCT BURNERS
Chapter 14 — INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROLS
Chapter 15 — PLANT STAFFING & ORGANIZATION
Chapter 16 — FAILURE ANALYSIS
16.1 Overview of Root-Cause Analysis
16.2 HRSG Tube-Failure Root-Cause Analysis
Chapter 17 — OUTAGE MANAGEMENT
Appendix A.Directory of Industry Suppliers
Appendix B.Presentations at Annual Conferences
Appendix C.Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations