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Plant Engineer's Handbook

  • 1st Edition
  • May 14, 2001
  • R. Keith Mobley
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 3 9 0 4 - 1
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 their treatment of topics. The Plant Engineering Handbook offers comprehensive coverage of an enormous range of subjects which are of vital interest to the plant engineer and anyone connected with industrial operations or maintenance.This handbook is packed with indispensable information, from defining just what a Plant Engineer actually does, through selection of a suitable site for a factory and provision of basic facilities (including boilers, electrical systems, water, HVAC systems, pumping systems and floors and finishes) to issues such as lubrication, corrosion, energy conservation, maintenance and materials handling as well as environmental considerations, insurance matters and financial concerns. One of the major features of this volume is its comprehensive treatment of the maintenance management function; in addition to chapters which outline the operation of the various plant equipment there is specialist advice on how to get the most out of that equipment and its operators. This will enable the reader to reap the rewards of more efficient operations, more effective employee contributions and in turn more profitable performance from the plant and the business to which it contributes.The Editor, Keith Mobley and the team of expert contributors, have practiced at the highest levels in leading corporations across the USA, Europe and the rest of the world. Produced in association with Plant Engineering magazine, this book will be a source of information for plant engineers in any industry worldwide.

Writing for Science and Engineering: Papers, Presentations and Reports

  • 1st Edition
  • October 11, 2000
  • Heather Silyn-Roberts
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 2 3 2 4 - 8
Are you a post-graduate student in Engineering, Science or Technology who needs to know how to:Prepare abstracts, theses and journal papersPresent your work orallyPresent a progress report to your funding bodyWould you like some guidance aimed specifically at your subject area? ... This is the book for you; a practical guide to all aspects of post-graduate documentation for Engineering, Science and Technology students, which will prove indispensable to readers.Writing for Science and Engineering will prove invaluable in all areas of research and writing due its clear, concise style. The practical advice contained within the pages alongside numerous examples to aid learning will make the preparation of documentation much easier for all students.

Project Management: Getting It Right

  • 1st Edition
  • August 9, 1999
  • A Reid
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 1 - 8 5 5 7 3 - 4 2 0 - 3
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 5 6 9 - 8 9 0 - 4
The author brings to this book many years of essentially practical, real life experience in setting up and running very large offshore profjects. He outlines in detail the tools, techniques and processes necessary for understanding and effectively controlling the myriad factors which contribute to bringing any project, not only offshore, in at the budget figure. The book will be essential reading for any manager whether student or practising.

Root Cause Failure Analysis

  • 1st Edition
  • June 16, 1999
  • R. Keith Mobley
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 1 6 4 2 - 4
Root Cause Failure Analysis provides the concepts needed to effectively perform industrial troubleshooting investigations. It describes the methodology to perform Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), one of the hottest topics currently in maintenance engineering. It also includes detailed equipment design and troubleshooting guidelines, which are needed to perform RCFA on machinery found in most production facilities.This is the latest book in a new series published by Butterworth-Heinemann in association with PLANT ENGINEERING magazine. PLANT ENGINEERING fills a unique information need for the men and women who operate and maintain industrial plants. It bridges the information gap between engineering education and practical application. As technology advances at increasingly faster rates, this information service is becoming more and more important. Since its first issue in 1947, PLANT ENGINEERING has stood as the leading problem-solving information source for America's industrial plant engineers, and this book series will effectively contribute to that resource and reputation.

Total Plant Performance Management:

  • 1st Edition
  • January 12, 1999
  • R. Keith Mobley
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 1 9 3 5 - 7
Total Plant Performance Management (TPPM) is an unparalleled continuous-improvement program that integrates all plant functions into a single focused effort. The fundamental premise is that all corporate functions, from the boardroom to the shipping department, must share a common vision and effectively work together. This book details TPPM's proven method of implementing continuous improvement throughout your total corporation, not just in certain departments. It shows you how to promote, implement, and maintain continuous improvement; effectively involve all employees; train people the right way; measure equipment reliability and improve maintenance; design and select machines; organize employees within the TPPM plant; avoid plan failure; and analyze the operating dynamics of critical process systems.

Advances in Heat Transfer

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 30
  • May 18, 1998
  • James P. Hartnett + 3 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 7 5 8 4 - 1

Engineering Contracts

  • 1st Edition
  • January 2, 1997
  • ROBERT RIBEIRO
  • English
  • eBook
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Engineering Contracts is intended for those who wish to acquire skills in drafting, negotiating and working with commercial and engineering contracts. It aims to bring a different approach to the subject; combining the traditional legal perspective of the law of contract with the needs of the commercial manager or engineer who is seeking solutions to technical and commercial problems.The context within which these matters are examined is as wide as possible; for the purposes of illustration cases are drawn from the fields of mechanical, electrical, chemical, electronic and civil engineering, as well as from construction and building contracts. In many cases the important points are common to all disciplines, for instance the importance of ensuring that what has been specified is what is delivered by a supplier, and that any such delivery or indeed any event critical to the timely conclusion of a project takes place when arranged.There is advice on how to the concepts broached relate to real-life requirements and the reader will benefit from the helpful 'Legal Questions Answered' section that is included in most chapters. In addition there is a summary guide to drafting an engineering contract, a section on the relevant statutes and other legislation in force, and a list of the engineering institutions and their standard forms of contract. Case-studies of genuine and practical origin from the author's wide-ranging experience in industrial practice complete this comprehensive treatment of the subject matter.