Front Cover -- Plant Engineer's Reference Book -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface to the Second edition -- Preface to the First edition -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. Physical considerations in site selection -- 1.1 Environmental considerations of valley or hillside sites -- 1.2 Road, rail, sea and air access to industrial sites -- 1.3 Discharge of effluent and general site drainage -- 1.4 Natural water supplies, water authority supplies and the appropriate negotiating methods and contracts -- 1.5 Water storage, settling wells and draw-off regulations -- 1.6 Problem areas associated with on-site sewage treatment for isolated areas -- 1.7 Landscaping on industrial and reclaimed land -- 1.8 Legislation on contaminated land of concern to the plant engineer -- Further reading -- Chapter 2. Plant location -- 2.1 Selecting the location -- 2.2 Services -- 2.3 Ecology and pollution -- Chapter 3. Industrial buildings -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Specifying an industrial building -- 3.3 Security -- 3.4 Leases -- 3.5 Obtaining approval to build -- 3.6 Extending existing buildings -- 3.7 Fire protection, detection and suppression -- 3.8 Cost comparisons and contract procedure -- 3.9 Structural and services supports -- 3.10 Natural ventilation -- 3.11 Building durability -- 3.12 Building maintenance -- 3.13 Building repairs -- 3.14 Domestic facilities -- 3.15 Lifts -- 3.16 Site health and safety -- 3.17 Sub-ground pits and basements -- 3.18 Internal and external decoration -- 3.19 Industrial ground floors -- 3.20 Ground considerations -- References -- Chapter 4. Industrial flooring -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Selection of appropriate flooring material -- 4.3 Requirements of concrete substrate -- 4.4 Special finishes -- 4.5 Comparative applied costs -- 4.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Planning and plant layout -- 5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Technological development and its effect upon plant layout -- 5.3 Layout planning concepts -- 5.4 Plant data -- 5.5 Process/site layout modelling -- 5.6 Design synthesis -- 5.7 Site layout realization -- 5.8 Internal layouts of buildings -- 5.9 Selling the concept -- 5.10 Implementation -- 5.11 Consultants -- References -- Chapter 6. Contract management -- 6.1 Contracts -- 6.2 Approaching the contract -- 6.3 Types and forms of contract -- 6.4 The specification and drawings -- 6.5 Estimates and bills of quantities and estimates -- 6.6 Specific sums stated in tender documents -- 6.7 Tender documents -- 6.8 Direct and bulk purchasing contracts -- 6.9 Programme of works -- 6.10 Selection of tenderers -- 6.11 Inviting tenders -- 6.12 Analysing tenders -- 6.13 Selection of the contractor -- 6.14 Making a contract -- 6.15 Relationships between contractor and other parties -- 6.16 Site meetings -- 6.17 Progress and control -- 6.18 Quality control -- 6.19 Interim payments -- 6.20 Budget control and variations -- 6.21 The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1974 -- 6.22 Safety on site and legal action -- 6.23 Delays and determination -- 6.24 Liquidated damages and loss and/or expense -- 6.25 Practical and final certificates -- 6.26 Disputes and arbitration -- 6.27 Hearings -- 6.28 Mediation -- 6.29 Common problems and solutions -- Chapter 7. Finance for the plant engineer -- 7.1 Accounting -- 7.2 Types of organization -- 7.3 Definitions -- 7.4 Budgetary control -- 7.5 Capital expenditure - appraisal methods -- 7.6 Control of capital expenditure -- 7.7 Standards and standard costing -- 7.8 Capital -- 7.9 Value added tax -- 7.10 Break-even charts -- 7.11 Supply of steam, power, water, etc. to other departments -- 7.12 Charges for effluent and environmental services -- Chapter 8. Fire safety -- 8.1 Introduction.

8.2 Means of escape in case of fire -- 8.3 The legal requirement -- 8.4 To summarise -- 8.5 Risk assessment -- 8.6 How does a fire start? -- 8.7 What should happen if a fire starts? Who can be harmed? -- 8.8 How does a fire spread? -- 8.9 Reducing sources of ignition -- 8.10 Minimizing the potential fuel for a fire -- 8.11 Reducing sources of oxygen -- 8.12 Provide detection and warning system -- 8.13 Means of escape in case of fire -- 8.14 Escape checklist -- 8.15 Fire fighting -- 8.16 Maintenance and testing of fire-fighting equipment and systems -- 8.17 Fire training and operating procedures -- 8.18 Making provision for disabled people -- 8.19 Management considerations -- 8.20 Housekeeping -- 8.21 Security -- 8.22 Fire safety checks -- 8.23 Plant emergency plan -- 8.24 Training the employees -- 8.25 Maintenance of plant and equipment -- 8.26 Storage and use of flammable materials -- 8.27 Storage of flammable liquids -- 8.28 Hot working activities in areas near flammable liquids -- 8.29 Electrical equipment -- 8.30 Heating appliances -- 8.31 Smoking and the provision for smokers -- 8.32 Building and maintenance work -- 8.33 Fire detection and fire warning -- 8.34 Number and width of doorways -- 8.35 Corridors and passageways -- 8.36 Stairways -- 8.37 Items prohibited on an escape route -- 8.38 Fire fighting equipment -- 8.39 Types of portable fire extinguishers -- 8.40 Installation, maintenance and testing of fire precautions and equipment -- 8.41 Recommended further reading and reference on fire safety Acknowledgements -- Chapter 9. Fire sprinkler systems -- 9.1 Sprinkler systems -- 9.2 Why are sprinklers installed? -- 9.3 Insurance premium costs -- 9.4 Safety -- 9.5 Statutory requirements -- 9.6 The risks -- 9.7 Types of installation -- 9.8 Specifying a sprinkler installation -- 9.9 Making the decision -- 9.10 Materials.

9.11 Storage of materials -- 9.12 Pumping systems and control -- 9.13 Maintenance of a sprinkler system -- 9.14 The fire service -- 9.15 Seeking advice -- 9.16 Codes of practice for contractors -- 9.17 Recognition and acceptability -- 9.18 Value for money -- Chapter 10. Industrial boilers -- 10.1 Terminology -- 10.2 Heat transfer in industrial boilers -- 10.3 Types of boiler -- 10.4 Application and selection -- 10.5 Superheaters -- 10.6 Economizers -- 10.7 Water-level control -- 10.8 Efficiency -- 10.9 Boiler installation -- 10.10 Boiler house pipework -- 10.11 Feedwater requirements -- 10.12 Feedwater supply and tanks -- 10.13 Blowdown requirements, control and tanks -- 10.14 Clean Air Act requirement for chimneys and flue designs -- 10.15 Steam storage -- 10.16 Automatic controls on boilers -- 10.17 Automatic boiler start -- 10.18 The automatic boiler house -- 10.19 Safe operation of automatic boiler plant -- 10.20 Energy conservation -- 10.21 Noise and the boiler house -- 10.22 Running costs -- 10.23 Management and operation -- 10.24 Fuel conversion of boilers -- Chapter 11. Combustion equipment -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Aspects of selection -- 11.3 Air pollution and emissions -- 11.4 Gas burners -- 11.5 Oil burners -- 11.6 Supplementary and auxiliary firing systems -- 11.7 Controls -- 11.8 Fuel handling systems -- 11.9 Solid fuel firing -- Chapter 12. Oil -- 12.1 Distribution and delivery -- 12.2 Storage tanks -- 12.3 Location of tanks -- 12.4 Pipework systems -- Chapter 13. Gas -- 13.1 Selection and use of gas as a fuel -- 13.2 Theoretical and practical burning and heat transfer -- 13.3 Pressure available to user -- 13.4 Energy conservation -- 13.5 Emissions -- 13.6 Chimney requirements: codes of practice and environmental considerations -- 13.7 Health and safety in the use of gas -- 13.8 Pressure control.

13.9 Gas specifification and analysis -- 13.10 Control of efficiency -- 13.11 Automation -- 13.12 Fire and explosion hazards -- 13.13 Maintenance -- 13.14 Statutory requirements -- 13.15 Testing -- 13.16 The gas grid system and distribution networks -- 13.17 Emergency procedures -- 13.18 Pipework -- 13.19 Flow charts for use with gas -- 13.20 Conversion factors -- Chapter 14. Liquefied petroleum gas -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Composition -- 14.3 Requirements -- 14.4 Typical properties of commercial LPG -- 14.5 Transport and storage -- 14.6 Cylinder storage -- 14.7 Safety in storage -- 14.8 Uses of gaseous fuels -- 14.9 Safety and legislation -- 14.10 British standards -- 14.11 Codes of practice and guidance notes -- Chapter 15. Steam utilization -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 What is steam? -- 15.3 The steam load -- 15.4 Draining steam lines -- 15.5 Low-pressure systems -- 15.6 Flash steam -- 15.7 Condensate return systems -- 15.8 Proposed pressure systems and transportable gas containers regulations -- Chapter 16. Heating -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Statutory regulations -- 16.3 Building regulations -- 16.4 Estimation of heat losses from buildings -- 16.5 Allowance for height of space -- 16.6 Characteristics of heat emitters -- 16.7 Central plant size -- 16.8 Selective systems -- 16.9 Multiple-boiler installations -- 16.10 Heating systems -- 16.11 Heating equipment - attributes and applications Acknowledgement -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter 17. Ventilation -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Ventilation systems and controls -- 17.3 Powered ventilation equipment -- 17.4 Natural ventilation equipment -- 17.5 System design -- 17.6 Legislation and codes of practice -- 17.7 After installation -- References -- Chapter 18. Air conditioning -- 18.1 Basic principles and terms -- 18.2 The air quantity required -- 18.3 Heat losses and gains.

18.4 Air conditioning for computers.