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
Published Articles
Combined-cycle Design, Commissioning, and New Projects
The line blurs between small cogen plants and large combined cycles
Select Boiler Chemistry in the Design Phase of Project Life
Design Tomorrow’s Combined Cycle Power Plant Using Previous Lessons Learned
Could Dispute Resolution Boards Keep Combined Cycle Projects on Schedule?
War Stories from the ‘Dash to Gas’
Combined-Cycle O&M
Severe modulation in feedwater control valves
Coal Silo Failures Reveal the Need for NDE Inspection
New Damage Mechanism Identified in HRSG T-91
The Best Place to Sample HRSG Tubes
Duct-burner tips (of the trade)
The Missing Link in Combined-Cycle Efficiency Testing
Dissimilar-Metal Weld Is a Misnomer