Boiler Control Systems Engineering, Second Edition

by G.F. (Jerry) Gilman

Overview

This book is for anyone who works with boilers: utilities managers, power plant managers, control systems engineers, maintenance technicians or operators. The information deals primarily with water tube boilers with Induced Draft (ID) and Forced Draft (FD) fan(s) or boilers containing only FD fans. It can also apply to any fuel-fired steam generator.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937560379
Publisher:	International Society of Automation
Publication date:	08/20/2012
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	198
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Jerry Gilman's career has spanned more than 37 years with Procter & Gamble (P&G),and itssubsidiaries.As a process control systems engineer for P&G,Gilman was dedicated to improvingcontrol systems and implementing new technology in numerous product areas at P&G in theUS and foreign countries.One of his areas of expertise has been with boiler control systemsengineering:improving efficiency,conserving energy,and working as a primary troubleshooteron boilers and other combustion systems.

A licensed professional engineer,Jerry Gilman currently provides training for ISA (Interna-tional Society of Automation) and consulting to utility plants,industrial power plants andengineering contractors.This includes performing startups,tuning,and troubleshooting morethan a hundred boilers and combustion systems such as dryers,roasters,and ovens.Gilman'sexpertise in fuels and combustion control ranges from finding solutions for new unit applica-tions to retrofitting existing installations in order to save fuel,change fuels,or improve overallcontrol.He has applied his experience in combustion testing and energy utilization to helpsimplify boiler performance monitoring techniques and methods.His approaches are easy tounderstand and use effectively.

Jerry Gilman is the developer of the "ISA Boiler Control Systems Engineering"and "ISABurner Management Systems Engineering"training courses.He has been a guest speaker onboiler control,burner management,and boiler safety issues at various ISA section meetings andother 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.