Basic Principles of Combustion Science--What is combustion?--Perfect combustion--Combustion of practical fuels--Industrial Process Fuels--Chemical constituents of fuels--Properties of solid fuels--Properties of liquid fuels--Properties of gaseous fuels--Interchangeability of fuels--Comparative costs of fuels--Combustion Analysis--Combustion air requirements--Products of combustion--Flue gas analyses--Combustion efficiency--Heat recovery--Oxygen enrichment--Heat Transfer--Modes of heat transfer--Factors affecting heat transfer rates--Practical heat transfer problems--Fluid Flow--Interchangeability of pressure and velocity--Effect of various changes upon flow rate and pressure drop--Pressure losses--Blowers--Blower selection--Flow of flue gases--Fuel-Burning Equipment--Burner characteristics--Burner components--Gas burners--Oil burners--Combination gas and oil burners--Combustion noise--Combustion Control--Control valves--Fuel/Air ratio controls--Pressure controls--Safety controls--Combustion Systems--Burner installation--General piping practice--Oil handling systems--Ratio control systems--Orifice balancing and metering systems--Typical piping arrangements--Combustion system noise