Soviet steam generator technology: fossil fuel and nuclear power plants. [Glossary included]

Book · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5837441

Rosengaus, J

In the Soviet Union, particular operational requirements, coupled with a centralized planning system adopted in the 1920s, have led to a current technology which differs in significant ways from its counterparts elsewhere in the would and particularly in the United States. However, the monograph has a broader value in that it traces the development of steam generators in response to the industrial requirements of a major nation dealing with the global energy situation. Specifically, it shows how Soviet steam generator technology evolved as a result of changing industrial requirements, fuel availability, and national fuel utilization policy. The monograph begins with a brief technical introduction focusing on steam-turbine power plants, and includes a discussion of the Soviet Union's regional power supply (GRES) networks and heat and power plant (TETs) systems. TETs may be described as large central co-generating stations which, in addition to electricity, provide heat in the form of steam and hot water. Plants of this type are a common feature of the USSR today. The adoption of these cogeneration units as a matter of national policy has had a central influence on Soviet steam generator technology which can be traced throughout the monograph. The six chapters contain: a short history of steam generators in the USSR; steam generator design and manufacture in the USSR; boiler and furnace assemblies for fossil fuel-fired power stations; auxiliary components; steam generators in nuclear power plants; and the current status of the Soviet steam generator industry. Chapters have been abstracted separately. A glossary is included containing abbreviations and acronyms of USSR organizations. 26 references.

• OSTI ID: 5837441
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
STEAM GENERATORS
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER GENERATION
ENERGY POLICY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
USSR
AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
BOILERS
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
FUELS
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
LEADING ABSTRACT
MANUFACTURERS
SAFETY
ABSTRACTS
ASIA
DOCUMENT TYPES
EASTERN EUROPE
EUROPE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
VAPOR GENERATORS
200104* - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Components
220200 - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Components & Accessories
296000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Electric Power
290600 - Energy Planning & Policy- Nuclear Energy
293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy
Legislation
& Regulation