'Plant Maintenance and Reliability Engineering provides both theoretical and practical knowledge together with the latest technological concepts and research in the field. The topics covered in this book are an integral part of the syllabi in most of the universities in India and meet the requirements of the course plant maintenance and reliability engineering taught in mechanical engineering and all allied branches. This book aims at providing the readers an insight into the working and maintenance of plant equipment and machinery. The text substantially deals with the emerging issues faced by plant engineers on a day-to-day basis and discusses the measures to address such issues. This book emphasises on the safety of workplace and workers and discusses the increasing role of plant managers in the corporate management. This text is precise, systematic, and uses an easy-to-understand language and is enriched with several illustrative examples.
'* Covers topics in an organised and systematic manner * Includes rich pedagogical features such as practice examples, end-of-chapter exercises, case studies, and exercises and questions to test the learners? understanding of the topics discussed * Incorporates a multitude of neatly labeled and visually appealing illustrations * Includes bustles/activities to encourage hands-on and practical exposure * Incorporates sufficient number of solved numerical problems
'1. Maintenance Management?A Conceptual Framework 2. Maintenance Planning 3. Maintenance Strategies 4. Maintenance Scheduling 5. Spare Parts Management 6. Facility Planning and Plant Layout 7. Replacement Analysis 8. Failure Mode, Effect, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) 9. Diagnostic Maintenance 10. Condition Monitoring 11. Trend Analysis 12. Reliability Oriented Maintenance Models 13. Reliability Oriented Maintenance Systems and Evaluation 14. Total Productive Maintenance and Kaizen 15. Industrial Safety * Bibliography * Index
'N.V.S. Raju, Associate Professor-Mechanical Engineering Department, JNTUH College of Engineering, Nachupally (Kondagattu), Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar
