Rotating mechanical equipment share common principles of operation and common issues with regard to friction, wear and maintenance. This book will offer guidance in one concise volume to the major classes of rotating equipment, principally turbines, compressors, and pumps-and their basics of operation and common problems and modes of failure. It underscores best practices that ensure trouble-free, low-cost operation, with a strong emphasis on lubrication issues and regular monitoring and maintenance, as well as helpful trouble-shooting | Rotating Equipment by James M. Watterson, Paperback | Indigo Chapters