Maintenance fundamentals /

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, transporta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mobley, R. Keith, 1943
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; Boston :
Publication Dates: 2004.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Plant engineering maintenance series
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750677981
Summary: 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 inspectio
Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (v, 418 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN: 1417544287
9781417544288
1592783252
9781592783250
9780750677981
0750677988
0080478980
9780080478982
Index Number: TS192
CLC: TB492
Contents: Impact of maintenance -- Fundamental requirements of effective preventive maintenance -- Designing a preventive maintenance program -- Planning and scheduling -- Scheduled preventive maintenance -- Maintenance engineering roles and responsibilities -- Shaft alignment -- Rotor balancing -- Bearings -- Couplings -- Gears and gearboxes -- Compressors -- Control valves -- Conveyors -- Fans, blowers, and fluidizers -- Dust collectors -- Pumps -- Steam traps -- Performance measurement and management.