Maintenance Fundamentals / Edition 2

by R. Keith Mobley President and CEO of Integrated Systems, Inc.

Overview

No matter which industry a company is a part of, its profitability, like its products, is driven by the reliability and performance of its plant(s). The fundamentals for maintenance found in this volume are applicable to a multitude of industries: power, process, materials, manufacturing, transportation, communication, and many others. This book shows the engineer how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot critical plant machinery, equipment, and systems.

NEW to this edition: New material includes a chapter on inspections, providing practical guidelines for effective visual inspections, the key to effective preventive maintenance. Also included in the revision will be multiple chapters on equipment, such as pumps, compressors, and fans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750677981
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	07/26/2004
Series:	Plant Engineering
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mr. Mobley is president and CEO of Integrated Systems Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn. He has written numerous publications on such topics as plant performance, maintenance engineering, maintenance management, and predictive maintenance. He is also a contributing editor for Plant Services magazine.

Table of Contents

Shaft Alignment; Rotor Balancing; Lubrication; Bearings; Couplings and Clutches; Packing and Seals; Flexible Intermediate Drives; Gears and Gear Drives; Centrifugal Pumps; Positive-Displacement Pumps; Centrifugal Fans; Centrifugal Compressors; Positive-Displacement Compressors; Mixers and Agitators

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

World-renowned Maintenance engineering expert shows engineers how to reduce downtime, cut costs, and improve performance in their facilities

Editorial Reviews

"...a practical collection of information intended for those individuals who operate and maintain plant equipment. It contains the information needed to allow engineers and technicians to apply their education to the work of keeping plants running. The main audience for this book is the people who actually plan and do plant maintenance. Libraries serving technical colleges and universities with engineering programs should also find this book useful." —E-Streams, Volume 8, Number 4, April 2005

"This text would interest the plant engineer or mechanical engineer who needs to maintain machinery or plant equipment or to those who want to learn how to adjust machinery." —IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, October 2005

From the Publisher

Provides practical knowledge about plant machinery, equipment, and systems, covering a wide array of topics, from shaft alignment and bearings to rotor balancing and flexible intermediate drives. Explains how to select, install, maintain, and troubleshoot critical plant machinery and systems, with material on couplings and clutches, gears and gear drives, lubrication, and packing and seals. Useful for industrial, plant, and maintenance engineers and operators wanting to increase their own knowledge and skills or plan and provide training. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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