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    Process Plant Machinery
    Process Plant Machinery
    Process Plant Machinery
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    Process Plant Machinery

    By Heinz P Bloch and Claire Soares

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    Process Plant Machinery provides the mechanical, chemical or plant engineer with the information needed to choose equipment best suited for a particular process, to determine optimum efficiency, and to conduct basic troubleshooting and maintenance procedures.Process Plant Machinery is a unique single-source reference for engineers, managers and technical personnel who need to acquire an understanding of the machinery used in modern process plants: prime movers and power transmission machines; pumping equipment; gas compression machinery; and mixing, conveying, and separation equipment. Starting with an overview of each class, the book quickly leads the reader through practical applications and size considerations into profusely illustrated component descriptions. Where necessary, standard theory is expertly explained in shortcut formulas and graphs. Maintainability and vulnerability concerns are dealt with as well.

    Fully updated with all new equipment availableComprehensive CoverageMulti-industry relevance
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateDec 14, 1998
    ISBN9780080514949
    Process Plant Machinery
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    Heinz P Bloch

    Heinz P Bloch is the owner and principal of Process Machinery Consulting Co, and has been the reliability editor of Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine since 1990. He is the author or co-author of over 650 technical papers or articles, and 19 full text books. He was a founding member of Texas A&M University’s International Pump Users Symposium.

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