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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457060803321

Autore

Smith Ricky

Titolo

Industrial machinery repair [[electronic resource] ] : best maintenance practices pocket guide / / Ricky Smith and R. Keith Mobley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, MA, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003

ISBN

1-281-05202-7

9786611052027

0-08-047847-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (555 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MobleyR. Keith <1943->

Disciplina

621.8/16

Soggetti

Machinery - Maintenance and repair

Industrial equipment - Maintenance and repair

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Introduction: Why Use Best Maintenance Repair Practices?; ?Only Permanent Repairs Made HereŽ; Preventive and Predictive Maintenance ( PPM); 2 Fundamental Requirements of Effective Preventive/Predictive Maintenance; Fundamental Requirements of Effective Maintenance; 3 Maintenance Skills Assessment; Introduction 3; Definition of a Skills Assessment; Knowledge Assessment; Knowledge Area: Safety; Knowledge Area: Lubrication; Knowledge Area: Bearings; Knowledge Area: Chain Drives; Knowledge Area: Belt Drives; Knowledge Area: Hydraulics; Knowledge Area: Couplings

4 Safety First, Safety AlwaysIntroduction 4; The Risk: Performing a Risk Assessment ( the Preventive Management Tool); Lockout/Tagout/Tryout; Manual Lifting Rules; Power-Actuated Tools; Machine Guarding; 5 Rotor Balancing; Sources of Vibration due to Mechanical Imbalance; Theory of Imbalance; Balancing; 6 Bearings; Types of Movement; Commonly Used Bearing Types; Bearing Materials; Lubrication; Installation and General Handling Precautions; Bearing Failures, Deficiencies, and Their Causes; 7 Chain Drives; ?Only Permanent Repairs Made HereŽ 7; Chain Drives; Chain Selection; Chain



Installation

Power Train FormulasChain Length; Multiple Sprockets; Chain Speed; Preventive Maintenance Procedures; 8 Compressors; Centrifugal; Performance; Positive Displacement; Reciprocating; Troubleshooting 8; 9 Control Valves; Process; Fluid Power; Troubleshooting 9; 10 Conveyors; Pneumatic; Mechanical; 11 Couplings; Coupling Types; Coupling Selection; Installation; Lubrication and Maintenance; Keys, Keyways, and Keyseats; Determining Keyway Depth and Width; Keyway Manufacturing Tolerances; Key Stress Calculations; Shaft Stress Calculations; 12 Dust Collectors; Baghouses; Cyclone Separators

Troubleshooting 1213 Fans, Blowers, and Fluidizers; Centrifugal Fans; Blowers; Fluidizers; Troubleshooting Fans, Blowers, and Fluidizers; Centrifugal Fans; Blowers or Positive-Displacement Fans; Start/stop Operation; 14 Gears and Gearboxes; Spur Gears; Pitch Diameter and Center Distance; Circular Pitch; Diametrical Pitch and Measurement; Pitch Calculations; Tooth Proportions; Backlash; Other Gear Types; Troubleshooting 14; 15 Hydraulics; ?Only Permanent Repairs Made HereŽ 15; Hydraulic Troubleshooter; General Maintenance Person; Best Maintenance Hydraulic Repair Practices

Root Cause Failure AnalysisPreventive Maintenance; Measuring Success; Recommended Maintenance Modifications; 16 Lubrication; ?The Foundation of Equipment MaintainabilityŽ; Lubrication Theory; Properties of Oil; Best Maintenance Lubrication Practices; 17 Machinery Installation; ?Installed to SpecificationŽ; Foundation; Leveling and Elevation; Before Mounting; Machinery Mounts; 18 Mixers and Agitators; Configuration; Performance; Installation; Operating Methods; Troubleshooting 18; 19 Packing and Seals; Fundamentals; Mechanical Seal Designs; Installation Procedures; Troubleshooting 19

20 Precision Measurement

Sommario/riassunto

Industrial Machinery Repair provides a practical reference for practicing plant engineers, maintenance supervisors, physical plant supervisors and mechanical maintenance technicians. It focuses on the skills needed to select, install and maintain electro-mechanical equipment in a typical industrial plant or facility.The authors focuses on ""Best Maintenance Repair Practices"" necessary for maintenance personnel to keep equipment operating at peak reliability and companies functioning more profitably through reduced maintenance costs and increased productivity and capacity.A num



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787001803321

Autore

Golunov Serghei

Titolo

The elephant in the room : corruption and cheating in Russian universities / / Serghei Golunov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stuttgart, Germany : , : ibidem-Verlag, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-8382-6670-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 p.)

Collana

Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, , 1614-3515

Disciplina

378.1958

Soggetti

Cheating (Education)

Education, Higher - Russia (Federation)

Cheating (Education) - Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1. The problem; 1.2. Existing works on the topic; 1.3. The approach; 1.4. Book structure; 2 VULNERABILITIES OF THE RUSSIAN HIGHEREDUCATION SYSTEM; 2.1. Russian higher education system at a glance; 2.2. Some key system trends of the post-Soviet period; 2.3. Influence of environment; 2.4. Conclusion; 3 CORRUPTION AND CHEATING PRACTICES; 3.1. Conceptualisations; 3.2. Corruption; 3.3. Cheating; 3.4. Consequences; 3.5. Conclusion; 4 COUNTERACTION EFFORTS; 4.1. Strategies and best practices; 4.2. Official efforts

4.3. Academic and student activism4.4. International impact; 4.5. Conclusion; 5 CONCLUSIONS; 5.1. Roots and relative importance of malpractices; 5.2. Damage from malpractice; 5.3. Efficiency of counteraction measures; 5.4. Recommendations; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a long overdue account of the wide range of corruption and cheating practices in Russian higher education, including bribery, financial fraud, clientelism, plagiarism, exam cheating, and much more. Serghei Golunov ruthlessly uncovers the recent social trends that have created a favourable ground for such malpractices and evaluates the efficiency of measures taken against



corruption and fraud by various actors. Although corruption and cheating are so wide-spread in most Russian universities that the real value of their diplomas is very questionable, these problems are prioritiz