This fifth volume in the series is the first comprehensive source on energy systems engineering for the process industries. As such, it combines key contributions from leading research groups to form a single source of vital information otherwise dispersed among specialized journals.
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Extensively revised and updated, this new edition of a classic resource provides powerplant engineers with a full range of information, from basic operations to leading-edge technologies, including steam generation, turbines and diesels, fuels and fuel handling, pollution control, plant electrical s[...]

Describes the technological and regulatory changes that have occurred in wastewater engineering. This book describes the fundamental understanding of many of the existing unit operations and processes used for wastewater treatment, especially those processes used for the biological removal of nutrie[...]