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- English
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Forsthoffer's Best Practice Handbook for Rotating Machinery
About this book
Optimize plant asset safety and reliability while minimizing operating costs with this invaluable guide to the engineering, operation and maintenance of rotating equipment
Based upon his multi-volume Rotating Equipment Handbooks, Forsthoffer's Best Practice Handbook for Rotating Machinery summarises, expands and updates the content from these previous books in a convenient all-in-one volume. Offering comprehensive technical coverage and insider information on best practices derived from lessons learned in the engineering, operation and maintenance of a wide array of rotating equipment, this new title presents:
- A unique "Best Practice" and "Lessons Learned" chapter framework, providing bite-sized, troubleshooting instruction on complex operation and maintenance issues across a wide array of industrial rotating machinery.
- Five chapters of completely new material combined with updated material from earlier volumes, making this the most comprehensive and up-to-date handbook for rotary equipment currently available.
Intended for maintenance, engineering, operation and management, Forsthoffer's Best Practice Handbook for Rotating Machinery is a one-stop resource, packed with a lifetime's rotating machinery experience, to help you improve efficiency, safety, reliability and cost.
- A unique "Lessons Learned/Best Practices" component opens and acts as a framework for each chapter. Readers not only become familiar with a wide array of industrial rotating machinery; they learn how to operate and maintain it by adopting the troubleshooting perspective that the book provides
- Five chapters of completely new material combined with totally updated material from earlier volumes of Forsthoffer's Handbook make this the most comprehensive and up-to-date handbook for rotary equipment currently
- Users of Forsthoffer's multi-volume Rotating Equipment Handbooks now have an updated set, with expanded coverage, all in one convenient, reasonably-priced volume
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Yes, you can access Forsthoffer's Best Practice Handbook for Rotating Machinery by William E. Forsthoffer in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Mechanical Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- How to use this Book
- List of Best Practices
- List of Lessons Learned
- 1. Project Best Practices
- 2. Pump Best Practices
- 3. Compressor Best Practices
- 4. Gear and Coupling Best Practices
- 5. Steam Turbine Best Practices
- 6. Gas Turbine Best Practices
- 7. Lube, Seal and Control Oil System Best Practices
- 8. Pump Mechanical Seal Flush Best Practices
- Chapter 9. Dry Gas Seal Best Practices
- Chapter 10. The Post-Shipment Phase
- 11. Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Best Practices
- Chapter 12. Implementation and Communication Best Practices
- Index