Major Process Equipment Maintenance and Repair
Major Process Equipment Maintenance and Repair

Author: Heinz P. Bloch

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1997-01-10

Total Pages: 718

ISBN-13: 0080479006

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This updated edition is an invaluable source of practical cost-effective maintenance, repair, installation, and field verification procedures for machinery engineers. It is filled with step-by-step instructions and quick-reference checklists that describe preventive and predictive maintenance for major process units such as vertical, horizontal, reciprocating, and liquid ring vacuum pumps, fans and blowers, compressors, turboexpanders, turbines, and more. Also included are sections on machinery protection, storage, lubrication, and periodic monitoring. A new section examines centrifugal pumps and explains how and why they continue to fail. More new information focuses on maintenance for aircraft derivative gas turbines. This revised edition gives special attention throughout to maintenance and repair procedures needed to ensure efficiency, performance, and long life.

Gas Turbine Powerhouse
Gas Turbine Powerhouse

Author: Dietrich Eckardt

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2013-12-20

Total Pages: 509

ISBN-13: 3486769685

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This book tells the story of the power generation gas turbine from the perspective of one of the leading companies in the field over a period of nearly 100 years, written by an engineer. Especially in times of imminent global economic crises it appears to be worthwhile to reflect on real economic values based on engineering ingenuity and enduring management of technological leadership. Though the book is primarily designed as a technical history of the BBC/ABB/Alstom power generation gas turbines, its scope is sufficiently broad to cover general development trends, including parallel competitor activities. A special benefit is the historical breakdown to the gas turbine component level, so that the book actually outlines the development of axial compressors from early beginnings, the progress in combustion technology towards extraordinary low emission values and that of axial turbines with special emphasis on early turbine cooling innovations. The sheer length of certain engineering developments over several decades allows interesting historic observations and deductions on inherent business mechanisms, the effects of technology preparations and organisational consequences. A look into the mirror of the past provides revelations on the impact of far-reaching business decisions.

Facilities
Facilities

Author: United States. Interagency Task Force on Facilities

Publisher:

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 652

ISBN-13:

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This report contains the final technical analysis of the Project Independence Interagency Facilities Task Force chaired by the Department of the Interior. The task force was formed in April 1974 to provide estimates for the Project Independence Blueprint of the potential production capabilities of the facilities industry and the resources necessary to achieve these levels of production. The task force evaluated two alternative strategies. The first was "business-as-usual," which assumed the continuation of all current policies that could affect levels of facilities production. The second strategy, "accelerated demand," assumed selected changes in policies or practices that would permit a greater expansion of potential production. The data support from the Facilities Task Force, together with estimates of resource availability, conservation and demand forecasts served as input into the Project Independence Blueprint analysis