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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalMr. Kameshwar Upadhyay was born and brought up at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in a farmer's family. He had post-graduated in mechanical engineering from NIT (Jamshedpur). He has worked for more than 25 years in Tata Steel in various divisions and positions. Subsequently, he used his expertise in green field project co-coordination, planning, commissioning, and plant operation & maintenance, to establish ten thermal power plants. The Tata Steel had utilised his expertise in the field of NDT, vibration analysis, predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, and dynamic balancing to resolve seveRead More...
Mr. Kameshwar Upadhyay was born and brought up at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in a farmer's family. He had post-graduated in mechanical engineering from NIT (Jamshedpur). He has worked for more than 25 years in Tata Steel in various divisions and positions. Subsequently, he used his expertise in green field project co-coordination, planning, commissioning, and plant operation & maintenance, to establish ten thermal power plants.
The Tata Steel had utilised his expertise in the field of NDT, vibration analysis, predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, and dynamic balancing to resolve several acute problems. His other books, published by Notion Press (Chennai), include
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Fundamental principles and theoretical aspect of turbine operation are presented first to provide a basic knowledge of working principle of turbine; followed by other principal divisions - turbines construction, installation, governing system, lubrication & controls, operation and maintenances for ease of understanding. The book is divided in twelve chapters dealing with basics of turbine, cycles of operation, theory of turbine, construction of turbine, in
Fundamental principles and theoretical aspect of turbine operation are presented first to provide a basic knowledge of working principle of turbine; followed by other principal divisions - turbines construction, installation, governing system, lubrication & controls, operation and maintenances for ease of understanding. The book is divided in twelve chapters dealing with basics of turbine, cycles of operation, theory of turbine, construction of turbine, installation, metallurgy of steam turbine, governing system, lubrication and controls, operation, maintenance, condition monitoring by performance, and electrical systems.
Author has tried his best to cover all important aspects of various disciplines in power plant to accomplish a single complementing book for engineers working in power plant. The book is formatted as work book, dealing precisely with the help of sketches, tables, graphs and troubleshooting charts to enable readers to use it as practical reference book in their work area. The readers may get acquainted to adopt the standard operating procedures, installation, predictive & predictive maintenance practices to operate STG at full capacity and optimum thermal efficiency. The book familiarizes from erection to commissioning activities and subsequent operation and maintenance of steam turbo-generators and auxiliaries.
Some aspects related to STG e.g. DCS, Centrifugal pumps, Cooling Towers are not covered in this book as these parts are described in details in other publications of author.
The book aims to impart basic knowledge of vibration and its effects on the process, functions and life of industrial machinery and acceptable limits of vibration, derived from different international standards. It highlights characteristics of vibration amplitude (displacement, velocity and acceleration), frequency and phase.
It explains the basics of vibration theories of free & forced, single and double degree, damped and un-damped vibration syst
The book aims to impart basic knowledge of vibration and its effects on the process, functions and life of industrial machinery and acceptable limits of vibration, derived from different international standards. It highlights characteristics of vibration amplitude (displacement, velocity and acceleration), frequency and phase.
It explains the basics of vibration theories of free & forced, single and double degree, damped and un-damped vibration systems, mode shapes, critical speeds of rotor and presents solution of complex vibrations in simplified mathematical models. Vibration measurement techniques, various types of transducers and their applications are also illustrated briefly.
The book elaborates fault diagnosis & condition analysis techniques through simplified tabular charts for machines and mechanical modelling solution of vibration on complex bodies. Condition analysis by machine performance like efficiency, water rate, fuel consumption, or output and specific functional deviation(s) in machine is elaborated specially for setting alarms at suitable parameter of vibration.
The static and dynamic balancing techniques are explored for single plane balancing, using only amplitude, amplitude and phase, or only phase for practical applications. In situ two-plane balancing by graphical, mathematical and computerized techniques are described in a simplified manner to achieve acceptable value of unbalance (reference international standards for different types of machines). The case studies of single or multi-degree freedom, damped or un-damped, torsional, and translational vibration are described for understanding, trouble diagnosis and their remedial actions to resolve the problems.
There are many different types of cooling towers but majority of them are working on principle of evaporative cooling and dry cooling for industrial applications. However, some special cooling towers, utilised in industries for specific applications are also dealt briefly.
The book has coverage of different type of cooling towers in aspect of construction, theoretical concepts, thermal design and installation, operation and maintenance, trouble investiga
There are many different types of cooling towers but majority of them are working on principle of evaporative cooling and dry cooling for industrial applications. However, some special cooling towers, utilised in industries for specific applications are also dealt briefly.
The book has coverage of different type of cooling towers in aspect of construction, theoretical concepts, thermal design and installation, operation and maintenance, trouble investigation & situation analysis of cooling towers trouble spots. Effort has been made to make the book practical oriented for engineers working in power and process plants.
The book has wide coverage about classifications, constructional features & tower characteristics, material of construction of important components, orientation of towers for optimum effectiveness and efficiency.
The Air Cooled Cooling towers (ACC) being the demand of the day is dealt briefly in reference to design, selection, construction, characteristics, operation and maintenance. Trouble diagnosis and trouble shootings are presented in tabulated form for easy understanding.
Water conditioning and control being a critical activity in maintaining high reliability cooling tower operation has been discussed separately. Mechanical, Electrical and instruments related maintenance activities for cooling towers are discussed in chapter Maintenance.
Numerous developments have taken place in centrifugal pumps to transfer liquids for different applications in efficient manner. A safe, cost effective & efficient operation at rated capacity, efficiency and high reliability is the basic requirement of pumps. To meet the objective, the book deals with basic concept of theory added working principle, different type of pump & their application, constructional features, design guide lines & rotor dyn
Numerous developments have taken place in centrifugal pumps to transfer liquids for different applications in efficient manner. A safe, cost effective & efficient operation at rated capacity, efficiency and high reliability is the basic requirement of pumps. To meet the objective, the book deals with basic concept of theory added working principle, different type of pump & their application, constructional features, design guide lines & rotor dynamics, selection, erection, trouble diagnosis & remedial actions in abnormal situations.
The metallurgical requirements and developments for pump components had been discussed briefly for acquaintance of plant engineers to help in selection &, procurement. Concept of NPSH, specific speed, sealing system and Characteristic curves of pump with the help of graphs, theoretical formulae, sketches and examples may promote understanding in field applications.
Operation and Maintenance philosophy is presented to cover wide domain of pumping system The systematic and predictive maintenance programs & their applications are discussed related to centrifugal pumps. A brief out line discussions are presented on electric system involved in pump installation and maintenance.
Since, alignment of pump, especially the multi stage pumps with driver (motor or steam turbine) plays a vital role in smooth operation and machine life, author has dealt separately the alignment methods and practices with illustrative practical examples.
The book is formatted in the form of Work Book to help the working engineers as reference at any stage of their task performance.
Various developments have taken place in the field of water treatment and boiler metallurgy, in the past few decades. The basic requirements of boiler operation and maintenance are optimal capacity, efficiency, safety, and high reliability in mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation aspects.
Hands on Boiler and Auxs Operation Maintenance deals with imparting basic knowledge about different type of boilers and
Various developments have taken place in the field of water treatment and boiler metallurgy, in the past few decades. The basic requirements of boiler operation and maintenance are optimal capacity, efficiency, safety, and high reliability in mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation aspects.
Hands on Boiler and Auxs Operation Maintenance deals with imparting basic knowledge about different type of boilers and auxiliary equipment—their design, erection, trouble diagnosis, and remedial action. The metallurgical requirements to attain high thermal efficiency in plants are elucidated.
Maintenance philosophy with regard to pressure parts, combustion systems, different auxiliary equipment, boiler metal loss, deposits or loss of efficiency, operating and maintenance problems are elaborated extensively.
This workbook will serve as a practically helpful reference to power plant engineers at all stages of their tasks.
Water circulation in power plant has isonomy to blood circulation in human body
The chemistry of water in nature is a vast and complex subject which requires understanding of treatment and conditioning for industrial usage. Water quality and its applications in power plants, and resolving water related problems in boilers and associated fields, have become important features of engineering and management. This book will be helpful to water anal
Water circulation in power plant has isonomy to blood circulation in human body
The chemistry of water in nature is a vast and complex subject which requires understanding of treatment and conditioning for industrial usage. Water quality and its applications in power plants, and resolving water related problems in boilers and associated fields, have become important features of engineering and management. This book will be helpful to water analysts and power plant engineers to conceive the concept of water treatment & control in-process chemistry and troubleshoot boiler operations. This book can be utilized to bridge the gap between applied chemistry of water and power plant operations.Data tabulation and graphical presentations make the subject clear and easy to understand.
Various analytical techniques have been discussed to troubleshoot the process problems arising during operation. The presentations are made in the format of a workbook, as a ready reference for operating engineers of power plant. Effort is made to explain water chemistry with examples, and chemical reactions related to treatment and effect of impurities in process water, along with treatment programs.
The book deals with:
Effect of water on quality of steam
Boiler metal corrosion
Loss of efficiency while scaling/ deposits
Allowable corrosion and deposits
Operational and maintenance problems and remedial action plans
Standardization and tolerances of water parameters in power plants.
Spectrum of water properties
Effects of water quality on process parameters
Corrosion and deposits in steam generators,
Remedial treatment & controls applied to water in process and technique to ascertain parameters to minimize the ill effect in process.
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