Book description
This is the most comprehensive dictionary of maintenance and
reliability terms ever compiled, covering the process, manufacturing,
and other related industries, every major area of engineering used in
industry, and more. The over 15,000 entries are all alphabetically
arranged and include special features to encourage usage and
understanding. They are supplemented by hundreds of figures and tables
that clearly demonstrate the principles & concepts behind
important process control, instrumentation, reliability, machinery,
asset management, lubrication, corrosion, and much much more.
Michael Holloway is the Director of Reliability and Technical
Development for the NCH Corporation, and he has experience with
high-profile companies in a wide array of industrial areas. He has
served as a contributing writer for Manufacturing. net,
Assembly magazine, Plant Services magazine, and
Lubrication & Fluid Power magazine. He holds a BA in
philosophy and a BS in chemistry from Salve Regina University and an
MS in polymer engineering from the University of Massachusetts. He is
a master black belt trained in Six Sigma, served as an adjunct
professor at the University of North Texas, and was managing editor
for Porsche Club of America's magazine, Slipstream.
Chikezie Nwaoha is a petroleum engineer specializing in process
engineering/equipment operations, natural gas processing/distribution,
and pipeline integrity. He is a contributing editor for a number of
trade magazines in the oil and gas industry and is also a guest member
of the Subsea Integrity Research Group, University of Aberdeen,
Scotland. He is a co-editor, with Michael Holloway, of the book
Process Plant Equipment: Operation, Control and Reliability
(Wiley).
