Handbook of Condition Monitoring

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Preface :

The purpose of this handbook is to present the concept of component condition monitoring (CCM) and provide the appropriate parameters to monitor (and preferably trend) to discover a minor issue before it turns into an unplanned shutdown.

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The concept of CCM, as presented in this book, can be utilized for all types of rotating machinery, making this an all-encompassing tool even when presented with issues on machinery that the reader is unfamiliar with.Along with information on what and why to monitor, this book also includes spreadsheets with calculations to monitor each component for each type of machine. 

List of content :

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1. What Is CCM? 

2. Before Not After—Utilizing a Baseline and Trends to Notice a Component Condition Change Prior to Alarm Setpoint 

3. The Rotor 

4. Journal (Radial) Bearings 

5. Thrust Bearings 

6. Seals 

7. Auxiliary Systems 

8. Trust the Method 

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