部門設立30周年記念出版Vol. 2火力発電

ボイラ技術の史的展開－我々は次世代に何を残すべきか

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Steam power has been continuously a leading technology since the beginning of the 18th century. The development of steam power has been closely related to advancements in societal factors such as industries, economy and trading, together with the development in iron and steel technology, construction, and machine tools, as well as the scientific knowledge. The present book of Vol. 2 in “JSME Series in Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation,” is dedicated to describing the history of boiler development and the state of the art in the boiler technology. The existing conventional power boilers are being successively replaced by the USC (Ultra-Supercritical) technology, and the development of even more efficient A-USC (Advanced Ultra-Supercritical) boilers is currently underway. In Japan, the new technology referred to as IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle) shows promising potential for clean coal usage and is progressing successfully.