Shaft Alignment Handbook, 3rd Edition

The third edition of this acclaimed bestseller was reorganized, updated, and expanded to be more convenient, intuitive, and to reflect the latest developments in the area. The basics of modeling, each of the five basic alignment methods, and electro-optic measurement methods are now treated in individual chapters. Significant new material reflects recent findings in such areas as offline to running machinery movements while entirely new chapters explore bore and parallel alignment.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Author

Chapter 1 : Introduction to Shaft Alignment
Chapter 2 : Detecting Misalignment on Rotating Machinery
Chapter 3 : Foundations, Baseplates, Installations and Piping Strain
Chapter 4 : Flexible and Rigid Couplings
Chapter 5 : Prelimnary Alignment Checks
Chapter 6 : Shaft Alignment Measuring Tools
Chapter 7 : Correcting Misalignment
Chapter 8 : Alignment Modeling Basics
Chapter 9 : Defining Misalignment: Alignment and Coupling Tolerances
Chapter 10 : Reverse Indicator Method
Chapter 11 : Face and Rim Methods
Chapter 12 : Double Radial Method
Chapter 13 : Shaft to Coupling Spool Method
Chapter 14 : Face-Face Method
Chapter 15 : Electronic and Electro-Optical Shaft Alignment Systems
Chapter 16 : Measuring and Compensating for Off-Line to Running Machinery Movement
Chapter 17 : Aligning Multiple-Element Drive Systems
Chapter 18 : Aligning V-Belt Drives
Chapter 19 : Bore Alignment
Chapter 20 : Parallel Alignment
Chapter 21 : Alignment Considerations for Specific Types of Machinery
Chapter 22 : The History of Machinery Alignment

Appendices
Index