本书是普通高等教育“十一五”规划教材。本书包含了热能与动力工程专业的基础知识和专业知识的主要内容，介绍了近年来该领域的新发展和新技术。书中正文和阅读材料来源广泛，涉及的专业英语词汇量多，专业特点突出，内容丰富。可作为高等学校热能与动力工程及相关专业本科生的专业英语教材，还可供工作在这一专业领域内的工程技术人员和管理人员阅读参考。

本书包含了热能与动力工程专业的基础知识和专业知识的主要内容，介绍了近年来该领域的新发展和新技术。书中正文和阅读材料来源广泛，涉及的专业英语词汇量多，专业特点突出，内容丰富。

全书共分十二章，除第一章为热能与动力工程专业的基础知识外，其余十一章分别介绍了锅炉、汽轮机、火力发电厂、热工自动化、发电厂集控运行、内燃机、燃气轮机与联合循环、水力工程、制冷与空调、核能与新能源、环境工程等内容。各章后的阅读材料包括科技写作、专利申请、技术转让、技术规范、投标程序、国际行业标准与规范介绍、项目经营与管理、签证申请、国外大学研究生入学申请、专业人员简历、招聘、单位及转换和常用电力网址等。

本书可作为高等学校热能与动力工程及相关专业本科生的专业英语教材，还可供工作在这一专业领域内的工程技术人员和管理人员阅读参考。

前言

第一版前言

Chapter 1 Thermal and Fluids Engineering

  1.1 Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics

  1.2 Fundamentals of Heat Transfer

  1.3 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

  Exercises

  Reading Materials: Tendering Procedure

  Words and Expressions

Chapter 2 Boiler

  2.1 Introduction

  2.2 Fuel

  2.3 System Arrangement and Key Components

  2.4 Mechanical Design

  2.5 Fuel Ash Corrosion

  2.6 On-load Cleaning of Boilers

  2.7 Energy Balance

  Exercises

  Reading Materials:

  1. Codes and Standards

  2. Development of Maintenance Procedures

  3. Properties of China Coal

  Words and Expressions

Chapter 3 Steam Turbine

  3.1 Introduction

  3.2 Casing Construction

  3.3 Turbine Rotors and Couplings

  3.4 Turbine Blading

  3.5 Condenser

  Exercises

  Reading Materials:

  1. Introduction to Shajiao Power Plant

  2. Project Management

  Words and Expressions

Chapter 4 Thermal Power Plant

  4.1 Introduction

  4.2 Modern Steam Power Plant

  4.3 Heaters and Its Arrangements

  Exercises

  Reading Materials

  1. The BOT Concept

  2. Units and Conversions

  Words and Expressions

Chapter 5 Instrumentation and Control in Thermal Power Station

  5.1 Introduction

  5.2 Basic Control Theory

  5.3 Application of Automatic Control in Thermal Power Station

  5.4 Logic Control and Protection Systems in Thermal Power Station

  Exercises

  Reading Materials:

  1. Resume

  2. Graduate Admissions and Records

  Words and Expressions

Chapter 6 Unit Operation

  6.1 Unit Operation--Start- up and Loading

  6.2 Unit Operation--De- loading and Shutdown

  Exercises

  Reading Materials:

  1. Patent Application

  2. Letter of Authority of Know- How

  3. Certificate for The Transfer of Know- How

  Words and Expressions

Chapter 7 Internal Combustion Engine

  7.1 Introduction

  7.2 Principle of Internal Combustion Engine

  7.3 Applications of Internal Combustion Engine

  Exercises

  Reading Materials:

  1. Wasa Pilot Power Plant, Finland

  2. Writing of Abstract

  3. Introduction to ISO 9000

  Words and Expressions

Chapter 8 Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Power Plant

  8.1 Gas Turbine

  8.2 Combined Cycle Power Plant

  Exercises

  for Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Power Generating Project

 Words and Expressions

Chapter 9 Hydropower

  9.1 Introduction

  9.2 Hydropower Plant

  9.3 Hydraulic Turbines

  9.4 Pumped Storage Plants

  Exercises

  Reading Materials: The Three Gorges Project

  Words and Expressions

Chapter 10 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

  10. 1 Air Conditioning

  10. 2 Refrigeration

  Exercises

  Reading Materials: Samples of Job Opportunities

  Words and Expressions

Chapter 11 Nuclear and Renewable Energy

  11.1 Nuclear Energy

  11.2 Renewable Energy

  Exercises

  Reading Materials

  1. What is Vision 21?

  2. Application for A Temporary Resident Visa

  3. Selected Websites in Power Engineering

  Words and Expressions

Chapter 12 Environmental Control at Thermal Power Plant

  12.1 Introduction

  12.2 Ash Collection

  12.3 Reducing Sulphurate Oxides Emission

  12.4 Reducing Nitric Oxides Emission

  Exercises

  Reading Materials: Technical Writing for Industry

  Words and Expressions

References