Plant engineer's handbook /
Plant engineers are responsible for a wide range of industrial activities, and may work in any industry. This means that breadth of knowledge required by such professionals is so wide that previous books addressing plant engineering have either been limited to only certain subjects or cursory in the...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
[2001]
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Table of Contents:
- Definition and Organization of the Plant Engineering Function; Plant Engineering in Britain; The Role of the Plant Engineer; Physical Considerations in Site Selection; Plant Location; Industrial Buildings; Planning and Plant Layout; Contracts and Specifications; Industrial Flooring; Lighting; Insulation; Paint Coatings for the Plant Engineer; Insurance: Plant and Equipment; Insurance: Buildings and Risks; Electricity Generation; Electrical Distribution and Installation; Electrical Instrumentation; Oil; Gas; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Coal and Ash; Steam Utilization; Industrial Boilers; Combustion Equipment; Economizers; Heat Exchangers; Heating; Ventilation; Air Conditioning; Energy Conservation; Water and Effluents; Pumps and Pumping; Centrifugal Pump Installation; Cooling Towers; Compressed Air Systems; Compressors; Fans and Blowers; Mixers and Agitators; Gears and Gearboxes; Hydraulic Fundamentals; Pneumatic Fundamentals; Noise and Vibration; Vibration Fundamentals; Vibration Monitoring and Analysis; Air Pollution; Dust and Fume Control; Dust Collection Systems; Maintenance Management in UK; Effective Maintenance Management; Predictive Maintenance; Planning and Scheduling Outages; Lubrication; Corrosion; Shaft Alignment; Rotor Balancing; Packing and Seals; Gears and Gear Drives; Flexible Intermediate Drives; Couplings and Clutches; Bearings; Finance for the Plant Engineer; Statistical Approaches in Machinery Problem Solving; Health and Safety in the UK; Regulatory Compliance Issues in the US; Index.