Plant Engineer's Reference Book

✍ Scribed by Eur Ing CEng, MIMechE, HonFSOE, HonFIPlantE, HonFIIPE Dennis A. Snow (Eds.)

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 858
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

• 'a perfect companion for plant engineers at all levels of technical expertise.' Society of Operations Engineers Bulletin, April 2002 ...an invaluable tool covering all areas of the profession. -Society of Operations Engineers
  

Content:
Forewords, Page v, Mark Hansford, David Cox JP
Preface to the second edition, Page vi, Dennis A Snow
Preface to the first edition, Page vii, Dennis A Snow
Contributors, Pages viii-ix
1 - Physical considerations in site selection, Pages 1-23, Ove Arup & Partners, Evan Davies
2 - Plant location, Pages 1-8, Barry Holmes, W.S. Atkins, Jon Brooking
3 - Industrial buildings, Pages 1-25, Dave Whittleton, Michael A Wood
4 - Industrial flooring, Pages 1-9, JDN Shaw
5 - Planning and plant layout, Pages 1-18, Rotand R Gibson
6 - Contract management, Pages 1-17, K Taylor
7 - Finance for the plant engineer, Pages 1-16, Leon Turrell, Thomas L. Adam
8 - Fire safety, Pages 1-21, Dennis A Snow
9 - Fire sprinkler systems, Pages 1-11, CS Yates
10 - Industrial boilers, Pages 1-28, E Walker, RJ Blaen
11 - Combustion equipment, Pages 1-18, Colin French
12 - Oil, Pages 1-12, Roland R. Gibson
13 - Gas, Pages 1-35, Peter F Fleming, Barrie J. Church
14 - Liquefied petroleum gas, Pages 1-14, RH Shipman
15 - Steam utilization, Pages 1-40, Paul Mayoh
16 - Heating, Pages 1-16, GE Pritchard
17 - Ventilation, Pages 1-18, PD Compton
18 - Air conditioning, Pages 1-23, J. Bevan, Michael Farrell
19 - Water and effluents, Pages 1-16, George Solt
20 - Pumps and pumping, Pages 1-32, Keith Turton
21 - Cooling towers, Pages 1-16, John Neller, Dennis A. Snow
22 - Electricity generation, Pages 1-33, IG Crow, K Shippen
23 - Electrical distribution and installation, Pages 1-21, IG Crow, R Robinson
24 - Electrical instrumentation, Pages 1-12, H. Barber, P Urwin
25 - Lighting, Pages 1-23, Hugh King
26 - Compressed air systems, Pages 1-13, British Compressed Air Society
27 - Noise and vibration, Pages 1-16, Evan Davies
28 - Air pollution, Pages 1-32, Evan Davies
29 - Dust and fume control, Pages 1-16, Brian Auger
30 - Insulation, Pages 1-18, Pilkington Insulation Ltd., John Willoughby
31 - Economizers, Pages 1-7, Colin French
32 - Heat exchangers, Pages 1-9, M Ahmed, B Lamb
33 - Corrosion, Pages 1-25, Michael J Schofield
34 - Paint coatings for the plant engineer, Pages 1-14, DA Bayliss
35 - Maintenance, Pages 1-16, George Pitblado
36 - Energy conservation, Pages 1-16, MG Burbage-Atter
37 - Inspection of plant and equipment, Pages 1-19, John Childs
38 - Insurance: Buildings and risks, Pages 1-18, Royal Insurance, Dennis A. Snow
39 - Health and safety, Pages 1-20, George Pitblado
40 - Lubrication, Pages 1-46, BP Oil UK Ltd, Eric Sloman
41 - Heat pumps and their applications, Pages 1-9, Andy Neave
42 - Solar water heating and the plant engineer, Pages 1-9, Tony Book
43 - Solar electricity: Photovoltaics, Pages 1-6, Mark Hammonds
44 - Wind energy and the plant engineer, Pages 1-7, Tony Book
45 - The engineer as an expert witness and the new civil procedure rules, Pages 1-7, Roland R Gibson, JP K Taylor
46 - Education and training, Pages 1-5, Dennis A Snow, Peter F Tye
47 - Waste management, Pages 1-7, Dennis A Snow
Index, Pages 1-13