本书旨在为所有必须设计海水冷却系统的工程师提供实用指南，涵盖所有常见合金和非金属材料的腐蚀和性能，并包含有关焊接和连接的信息。为了帮助读者避免在交付到网站的材料中出现代价高昂的错误，作者就如何选择和指定材料提供了建议。该指南还涵盖了海水系统中的许多常见问题及其解决方案。此外，还有一个专门章节，介绍在所有三种类型的海水淡化装置中处理海水和盐水的材料。

Designed as a practical guide for all engineers who have to design seawater cooling systems, this book covers the corrosion and performance of all the common alloys and non-metallics, and includes information on welding and joining. Aiming to help the reader avoid costly errors involving materials delivered to the site, the author offers advice on how to select and specify materials. The guide also covers many common problems in seawater systems and their solutions. There is also a specialist chapter on materials for handling seawater and brines in all three types of desalination plant.