Practical Machinery; Major Process Equipment Maintenance And Repair

Heinz P. Bloch; Fred K Geitner

ISBN 10: 0872014541 / ISBN 13: 9780872014541

Published by Gulf Publishing, 1985

About this Item

ISBN 9780872014541. Hardback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No dustjacket; bound in dark blue boards with white and orange lettering. Previous owner name on front pastedown and endpaper. Slight wear to corners and edges; minor dustsoiling to page edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practical Machinery; Major Process Equipment Maintenance And Repair
• Publisher: Gulf Publishing
• Publication Date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0872014541
• ISBN 13: 9780872014541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Later Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket
• Signed: No Signature
• Seller catalogs:
  • Machinery

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

A consulting engineer residing in Montgomery, texas, Heinz. P. Bloch has held machinery-oriented staff and line positions with Exxon affiliates in the United States, Italy, Spain, England, The Netherlands, and Japan. His career spanned several decades prior to his 1986 retirement as Exxon Chemical's regional machinery specialist for the USA. Since his retirement from Exxon, he has been in demand throughout the world as a consultant and trainer in the areas of failure avoidance, root cause failure identification, and reliability improvement. Mr. Bloch is the author/co-author of thirteen books and over 200 other publications on subjects related to machinery reliability and failure avoidance. He is the Reliability and Equipment Editor of Hydrocarbon Processing magazine and has served as chair of the annual conference program for Hydrocarbon Processing's Process Plant Reliability Conference for a number of years.

Fred K. Geitner is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, Canada, engaged in process machinery consulting. He retired from Imperial Oil with 20 years of service as an engineer.