Rotating Machineries: Aspects of Operation and Maintenance

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This book discusses the maintenance aspect of rotating machines, which it addresses through a collection of contributions. Sharing the “hands-on” views of experienced engineers on the aspect of maintenance for rotating machines, it offers a valuable reference guide for practicing engineers in the related industries, providing them a glimpse of some of the most common problems associated with rotating machines and equipment in the field, and helping them achieve maximum performance efficiency and high machine availability. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Condition Monitoring and Assessment for Rotating Machinery (Sundralingam Muthanandan, Khairul Anwar B. M. Nor)....Pages 1-22 Turnaround Activities of Rotating Machinery for Mechanical Engineers (M. B. Baharom, M. Azrul Nizam B. M. Zahir)....Pages 23-42 Localization of Gas Turbine Maintenance by Malaysian Gas Turbine Owners and Operators (Mohd Amin Abd Majid, Ismady Ismail)....Pages 43-51 Probabilistic Life Cycle Costing: A Case Study of Centrifugal Pumps (Ainul Akmar Mokhtar, Freselam Mulubran, Masdi Muhammad)....Pages 53-71 CFD Analysis of Fouling Effects on Aerodynamics Performance of Turbine Blades (A. T. Baheta, K. P. Leong, Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman, A. D. Fentaye)....Pages 73-84 Electrohydrodynamic Pumps for Dielectric Liquid Application (Mohammad Shakir Nasif)....Pages 85-92 Experimental Study on Electrical Power Generation from a 1-kW Engine Using Simulated Biogas Fuel (Suhaimi Hassan, Hamdan Ya)....Pages 93-104