Forsthoffer’s Component Condition Monitoring

Forsthoffer's Component Conditioning Monitoring Handbook is dedicated to the condition monitoring of all rotating equipment. It describes the Forsthoffer Associates method of Component Condition Monitoring (CCM), and gives the reader detailed instructions for what to monitor for each component type. The author’s easy and approachable style makes this a very practical reference for readers with any level of technical background.  There is no other book focused on rotating equipment component condition monitoring, and this comprehensive guide is the only one you need to fulfil this function.

Forsthoffer's Component Conditioning Monitoring Handbook is the latest addition to a set. The other volumes are: 1. Fundamentals of Rotating Equipment; 2. Pumps; 3. Compressors; 4. Auxiliary Systems; 5. Reliability Optimization through Component Condition Monitoring and Root Cause Analysis'.

Has separate chapters addressing each of the 5 major components of all rotating machineryWhat parameters must be monitored when action is required to prevent unplanned shutdownDescribes how to use specific spreadsheets for condition monitoring tasks, and these can be downloaded from publisher’s website

1. What is CCM? 2. Before Not After 3. Rotor 4. Journal Bearings 5. Thrust Bearings 6. Seals 7. Auxiliary Systems 8. Trust the Method