Energy Reduction Through Improved Maintenance Practices

Title: Energy Reduction Through Improved Maintenance Practices
Author: Ken Bannister
ISBN: 0831130822 / 9780831130824
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 128
Publisher: Industrial Press
Year: 1999
Availability: In Stock

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This book focuses on the use of various predictive or condition-based maintenance tools and methods intended to highlight the loss of electrical energy in industry. Both practitioners and non-practitioners interested in internal cost reduction strategies, as well as energy managers and maintenance practitioners looking for new ways to save costs without large capital outlay will find this book an essential reference. The author has broad experience as a consultant to industry and is an editor for Plant Engineering magazine.

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  • Offers easy-to-read, practical guidelines on how to reduce energy costs by improving the maintenance process.
  • Examines how ineffective maintenance practices adversely affect energy consumption.
  • Suggests practical strategies and solutions to use in overcoming inefficiencies.
  • Calculates energy savings supported with actual case studies in each section.

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Foreword
Introduction

Chapter 1 : Lubrication
Chapter 2 : Compressed Air Systems
Chapter 3 : Electrical Connectivity
Chapter 4 : Mechanical Drive Systems
Chapter 5 : Waste Heat and Cooling Recovery
Chapter 6 : Housekeeping
Chapter 7 : P.M. Practices
Chapter 8 : Industrial Lighting
Chapter 9 : Steam Systems

Glossary
Bibliography
Table of Figures
Index