Are you responsible for your plant's industrial machines? Is My Machine OK? is a compact and handy reference on the potential risks of machine failure and safe machinery operation. Authors Robert Perez and Andre Conkey, aided by several contributors, provide 225 pages in this hardcover guide. It foms a solid basis for reliable and safe machine operations. The authors employ their extensive background to combine the most commonly used assessment tools in a single source.Developed sp...

Why is it that when a mid-level employee makes a mistake, they are immediately fired and lose their livelihood, but when a CEO drives a multi-billion-dollar corporation into total bankruptcy, they are terminated with a guaranteed fifty-million-dollar severance package? This infuriating paradox is fueled by the corporate legal structure of the "Golden Parachute." Originally designed in the 1970s to protect executives in the event of a hostile takeover, these lucrative contractual clauses ha...

Every operator who is responsible for monitoring critical rotating equipment will greatly benefit from this handy reference book. The goal of this book is to present proven techniques that will enable rookie and veteran operators alike to detect problems early and, we hope, eliminate major outages and/or maintenance costs. To achieve this goal we shall explain the basics of lubrication systems, bearings, drivers, seals and sealing systems, for centrifugal and positive displacement pumps as...

Choosing a centrifugal pump from the countless options available can be daunting, but someone has to make the decision. Many factors -such as the required flow, differential pressure, suction conditions, etc.- must be weighed against the capital costs and cost of energy for the pumps considered. To determine the right pump, you must consider the overall cost of ownership, which includes capital cost, operating costs, and maintenance cost. What good is a low cost pump if it is inefficient o...

A biography of a Polish immigrant who rose to the top of Wall Street in the Roaring Twenties and abandoned it after the Crash.

Many readers have found Operator's Guide to Centrifugal Pumps (Xlibris, 2008) to be a valuable training resource for process operators. Volume 2 provides additional training material in the form of student challenge exams and additional exposure to reliability topics.Volume 2 has two goals: The first goal is to continue to build on the general theme of pump reliability in process facilitates. The second goal is to provide student challenge exams for those wanting to master the mate...

The perfect primer for anyone responsible for operating or maintaining process gas compressors.Gas compressors tend to be the largest, most costly, and most critical machines employed in chemical and gas transfer processes. Since they tend to have the greatest effect on the reliability of processes they power, compressors typically receive the most scrutiny of all the machinery among the general population of processing equipment. To prevent unwanted compressor fai...

When installed and operated properly, general purpose steam turbines are reliable and tend to be forgotten, i.e., out of sound and out of mind. But, they can be sleeping giants that can result in major headaches if ignored. Three real steam turbine undesirable consequences that immediately come to mind are:Injury and secondary damage due to an overspeed failure. An overspeed failure on a big steam or gas turbine is one of the most frightening of industrial accidents.

Maintenance, Reliability and Troubleshooting in ROTATING MACHINERYThis broad collection of current rotating machinery topics, written by industry experts, is a must-have for rotating equipment engineers, maintenance personnel, students, and anyone else wanting to stay abreast with current rotating machinery concepts and technology.Rotating machinery represents a broad category of equipment, which includes pumps, compressors, fans, gas turbi...

Process machines are critical to the profitability of processes. Safe, efficient and reliable machines are required to maintain dependable manufacturing processes that can create saleable, on-spec product on time, and at the desired production rate. As the wards of process machinery, we wish to keep our equipment in serviceable condition.One of the most challenging aspects of a machinery professional or operator's job is deciding whether an operating machine should be shut down due...

Pump WisdomExplore key facets of centrifugal pump ownership, installation, operation, and troubleshootingThe Second Edition of Pump Wisdom: Essential Centrifugal Pump Knowledge for Operators and Specialists delivers a concise explanation of how pumps function, the design specifications that must be considered before purchasing a pump, and current best practices in lubrication and mechanical seals.Readers will encounter new ...

When I obtained my PhD in 1978, I acquired the confidence to write this book. We are a family of first generation Americans who have contributed positively to the making of this country. Three brothers fought during WWII. An additional two of us also served during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Four nephews saw action in Vietnam and in the Gulf War. None of us entered military service because we are gung ho and patriotic, we did it because we are contributors to this country we love and...