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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalThis book, “Industrial Maintenance Process” Volume-2, [Electrical, Instrumentation & Control], is intended to meet the requirements of all categories of professional starting from technician to engineers (Electrical & Instrumentation & Control) on the maintenance field to endow them with indispensable information, maintenance processes to work in the industries.
This book provides a thorough understanding of basics of electrical and control & instrument, basic laws involved in Electrical and instruments. Main electrical equipments like generator, transformer and power distribution. Basic maintenance processes and maintenance philosophy of entire plant are explained to accomplish the E&I maintenance programme.
To have a link between the institutional knowledge and industrial practices most related theories and relations have been added which would facilitate the fresh engineers to grab the maintenance philosophy. Some National & International standards have been referred which are commonly followed to maintain the global maintenance standard.
The knowledge gained by going through this book would help the readers in solving the elementary and the difficult problems faced while working in the industries.
This book is written on the basis of “Hand on Experience, Standard Maintenance Processes & Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (OEM’s) Instruction” and in depth knowledge gained by the authors while working in this field.
The maintenance processes have been explained in a lucid language using maximum related figures for easy understanding of all categories of professionals.
P.K. Das, A.K. Das
P.K. Das, FIE
A grass root process and Power plant Engineer. He acquired Engineering Qualification from The Institution of Engineers (I), Kolkata both in Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering in the year 1981 & 1988 respectively. He also possesses Boiler Operation Engineering (BOE) proficiency certificate from the Directorate of Boilers, Kolkata. He also completed Graduate Diploma in Materials Management in the year 1989. Subsequently he became Fellow from The Institution of Engineers (I) in the year 2003.
Mr. P.K. Das acquired vast experience and profound knowledge in Chemical Process Plant and Power Plants for over 17 years in Government sectors and 23 years in private sector. During such long career he has gained experience in Project Execution, Commissioning, Operation & Maintenance of Process Plants and Power plants.
He was associated with the renowned companies like Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd, Indian Charge Chrome Ltd, Dishergarh Power Supply Company Ltd, General Electric, DLF Industries Ltd and Thermax limited.
Mr. Das was involved in commissioning of FCI- Talcher, HFC- Haldia, and HFC- Durgapur (CPP). He commissioned over twenty Power Plants in captive Range from 4MW to 150MW comprise of all type of boiler having fuel of all kinds. Mentioned worthy achievement is that he was involved in commissioning and O&M of the biggest solar thermal Plant in India of 100MW at Pokhran, Rajasthan.
He has prepared O&M manual for steam turbine of Skoda Make and developed extensive SOP & SMP of power and other industries which are in use in power industries. Presently he is the Head of O&M in Ayoki Fabricon Pvt. Ltd to look after Operation & Maintenance business which is spreaded globally and he has also authored the book, “An Introduction To Thermal Power Plant Engineering &Operation”.
Dr. A.K. Das:
Dr. A.K. Das is a Professor at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (Formerly West Bengal University of Technology), West Bengal. Before joining the University, he was the Registrar at MCKV Institute of Engineering, Howrah (WB), Professor & Dean (Academic & Planning) at Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management, Durgapur, WB for more than 10 years. Prior joining in Academic Institutes, he was associated in various Multinational and Government Organizations in different Managerial positions for more than 24 years.
Dr. Das passed B Sc (Hons) in Chemistry (1981), B Tech (1984) and M Tech (1987) in Chemical Engineering from Calcutta University. He obtained PhD (Tech) degree in the year 2006 from the same University.
He has published many research papers in International and National journals. He is the research guide for PhD students in NIT, Durgapur and Calcutta University, WB. He is a consultant of Fly ash Utilization and Management.
A member of various professional societies such as the Institution of Engineers (India), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) and Coal Ash Institute of India, Dr. Das is a Chartered Engineer and authored a book on ‘An Introduction to Thermal Power Plant Engineering and Operation’.
