If bringing this book to the Hydraulic System Design for Service Assurance course, you may deduct the price of the book from the course registration fee. Proactive Maintenance for Mechanical Systems by Dr. E.C. Fitch Completed in the Spring of 1992, this book is rapidly increasing in popularity as more readers recognize that with proactive maintenance, failure avoidance, and a world-class maintenance program can truly be achieved. The book contains over 327 double-column pages which include 380 figures and tables, a comprehensive bibliography, and index. The first of its kind, this book is destined to change the way people think about machine maintenance and will open up new areas of technological discovery that will lead to World-Class Maintenance Programs. This hard bound book provides a comprehensive perspective of fluid contamination control.
Contaminants are unwanted influences that can destroy the integrity of fluid systems.
Unless these contaminants are controlled, few if any, fluid systems ever achieve their intended purpose, let alone attain their expected service life. The objective of the book is to serve as a reference and guide to practicing engineers, technicians, and operators who must design, maintain, and operate fluid-dependent systems. With this purpose in mind, the organization of the book reflects a logical development of facts and concepts, moving from contaminant identification, analysis, exclusion, and removal to component contaminant sensitivity and compatibility. In addition, literally hundreds of illustrations help the reader grasp the subject. Instead of mathematical formulae, nomographs and coordinate charts are used to enhance the reader's ability to capture the concepts discussed and apply the information to practical problems.