Charles F. Bowman, P.E., is the President of Chuck Bowman Associates, Inc. (CBA), an engineering consulting firm serving the electric power industry since 1994. Chuck Bowman Associates, Inc. specializes in thermal performance analysis of electric power generating cycles and related fields, including the design and analysis of heat exchangers, cooling towers, spray ponds, cooling water systems, etc. Seth N. Bowman is the Manager of the Issues Management organization at the Y-12 National Security Complex, managed and operated by Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC.

"The book has been well-developed to give a thorough understanding of the fundamental thermal design characteristics of the Balance of Plant associated with a typical commercial nuclear power plant."Christopher M. D’Angelo, Zachry Nuclear Engineering, USA"The book is a helpful collection of routine practical problems that may be encountered by mechanical design, system, and maintenance engineers during the nuclear power plant operation. The most valuable topics for readers are power plant cooling (Ch. 10-14) that ensure the plant reliability, waste heat utilization (Ch. 15), and heat exchangers (Ch. 16-18) for plant performance efficiency improvement."Yaroslav Chudnovsky, Gas Technology Institute, USA

• Chapter 1 Thermodynamics of Balance-of-Plant Systems Chapter 2 Nuclear Boilers Chapter 3 High-Pressure Turbines Chapter 4 Moisture Separator Reheaters Chapter 5 Low-Pressure Turbines Chapter 6 Main Condensers Chapter 7 Feedwater Heaters Chapter 8 Cycle Isolation and the Mass Balance Chapter 9 Heat Rejection Systems Chapter 10 Cooling Towers Chapter 11 Cooling Lakes Chapter 12 Spray Pond Designs and Testing Chapter 13 Oriented Spray Cooling System Chapter 14 Oriented Spray-Assisted Cooling Tower Chapter 15 Waste Heat Utilization Chapter 16 Heat Exchanger Analysis and Testing Chapter 17 Air-to-Water Heat Exchangers Chapter 18 Plate Heat Exchangers Chapter 19 Testing of Containment and Reactor Building Air Coolers Chapter 20 Nuclear Power Uprate