K.S.
Venkateswarlu "Water Chemistry; Industrial and Power Station Water
Treatment"
New Age International (P) Ltd. | English | 1999 | ISBN: 8122408761 | 153 pages
| PDF | 6,1 MB
Study of
water and steam chemistry transcends the traditional barriers between
chemistry, engineering and physics. On account of its multi-disciplinary
nature, the study of water chemistry has become technologically significant.
This book is an attempt to bring to the attention of academic and professional
chemists, various facets of water chemistry.
It blends basic and applied knowledge in this field. The subject matter covered
includes properties of water at elevated temperatures, the characteristics of
natural and industrial cooling waters as well as purifications by ion exchange
and reverse osmosis. Several chapters are devoted to water and steam chemistry
in thermal and nuclear power stations and in the utilisation of geothermal
energy. Effluent treatment and water conservation have been dealt with briefly
to provide a better and comprehensive study of the subject.
About the Author(s):
Dr. K.S. Venkateswarlu
had his early education in Andhra Pradesh, India. He joined the Bhabha Atomic
Research Centre, Trombay, Bombay in 1955. He obtained a D.Sc. degree in 1961
for his work on, Chemical Consequences of Nuclear Transformations. During his
stay at the Argonne National Laboratory, USA, he worked on the chemistry of
transplutonium elements and radiation damage in graphite. Later his research
interests encompassed solvent extraction, ion exchange, metal complexes, super
conductivity and cold fusion. A large number of students have taken their Ph.
D. degrees under his supervision.
From 1970 onwards, Dr. Venkateswarlu was closely involved with the development
of water chemistry in all its aspects. He established a Division of Water
Chemistry in BARC with a specialised Water and Stream Chemistry Laboratory at
Kalpakkam near Madras. He was Chairman of the Committee on Steam and Water
Chemistry, Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India and was nominated to be the
Chief Scientific Investigator of the Coordinated Research Programme on Water
Chemistry in Nuclear Power Reactors conducted by the International Atomic Energy
Agency. He was also the Expert Coordinator for the study on Water Chemistry in
Thermal Power Stations carried out by the Central Board of Irrigation and
Power, New Delhi. He has attended a number of national and international
conferences in this field. Dr. Venkateswarlu is the author of over a 100
publications.
Contents:
Introduction
Physico
Chemical Characteristics of Natural Waters
Properties of Water at high Temperatures and Pressures
Water Chemistry, Material Compatibility and Corrosion
Treatment of Natural Waters for Industrial Cooling
Demineralisation by Ion Exchange
Water Chemistry in Fossil Fuel Fired Steam Generating Units
Steam Quality Requirements for High Pressure Turbines
Special Problems of Water Chemistry and Material Compatibility in Nuclear Power
Stations
Geothermal Power and Water Chemistry
Analytical Techniques for Water Chemistry Monitoring and Control
Desalination, Effluent, Treatment and Water Conservation
Index.
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