'a perfect companion for plant engineers at all levels of technical expertise.' Society of Operations Engineers Bulletin, April 2002 ...an invaluable tool covering all areas of the profession. -Society of Operations Engineers Content: Forewords, Page v, Mark Hansford, David Cox JPPreface to the second edition, Page vi, Dennis A SnowPreface to the first edition, Page vii, Dennis A SnowContributors, Pages viii-ix1 - Physical considerations in site selection, Pages 1-23, Ove Arup & Partners, Evan Davies2 - Plant location, Pages 1-8, Barry Holmes, W.S. Atkins, Jon Brooking3 - Industrial buildings, Pages 1-25, Dave Whittleton, Michael A Wood4 - Industrial flooring, Pages 1-9, JDN Shaw5 - Planning and plant layout, Pages 1-18, Rotand R Gibson6 - Contract management, Pages 1-17, K Taylor7 - Finance for the plant engineer, Pages 1-16, Leon Turrell, Thomas L. Adam8 - Fire safety, Pages 1-21, Dennis A Snow9 - Fire sprinkler systems, Pages 1-11, CS Yates10 - Industrial boilers, Pages 1-28, E Walker, RJ Blaen11 - Combustion equipment, Pages 1-18, Colin French12 - Oil, Pages 1-12, Roland R. Gibson13 - Gas, Pages 1-35, Peter F Fleming, Barrie J. Church14 - Liquefied petroleum gas, Pages 1-14, RH Shipman15 - Steam utilization, Pages 1-40, Paul Mayoh16 - Heating, Pages 1-16, GE Pritchard17 - Ventilation, Pages 1-18, PD Compton18 - Air conditioning, Pages 1-23, J. Bevan, Michael Farrell19 - Water and effluents, Pages 1-16, George Solt20 - Pumps and pumping, Pages 1-32, Keith Turton21 - Cooling towers, Pages 1-16, John Neller, Dennis A. Snow22 - Electricity generation, Pages 1-33, IG Crow, K Shippen23 - Electrical distribution and installation, Pages 1-21, IG Crow, R Robinson24 - Electrical instrumentation, Pages 1-12, H. Barber, P Urwin25 - Lighting, Pages 1-23, Hugh King26 - Compressed air systems, Pages 1-13, British Compressed Air Society27 - Noise and vibration, Pages 1-16, Evan Davies28 - Air pollution, Pages 1-32, Evan Davies29 - Dust and fume control, Pages 1-16, Brian Auger30 - Insulation, Pages 1-18, Pilkington Insulation Ltd., John Willoughby31 - Economizers, Pages 1-7, Colin French32 - Heat exchangers, Pages 1-9, M Ahmed, B Lamb33 - Corrosion, Pages 1-25, Michael J Schofield34 - Paint coatings for the plant engineer, Pages 1-14, DA Bayliss35 - Maintenance, Pages 1-16, George Pitblado36 - Energy conservation, Pages 1-16, MG Burbage-Atter37 - Inspection of plant and equipment, Pages 1-19, John Childs38 - Insurance: Buildings and risks, Pages 1-18, Royal Insurance, Dennis A. Snow39 - Health and safety, Pages 1-20, George Pitblado40 - Lubrication, Pages 1-46, BP Oil UK Ltd, Eric Sloman41 - Heat pumps and their applications, Pages 1-9, Andy Neave42 - Solar water heating and the plant engineer, Pages 1-9, Tony Book43 - Solar electricity: Photovoltaics, Pages 1-6, Mark Hammonds44 - Wind energy and the plant engineer, Pages 1-7, Tony Book45 - The engineer as an expert witness and the new civil procedure rules, Pages 1-7, Roland R Gibson, JP K Taylor46 - Education and training, Pages 1-5, Dennis A Snow, Peter F Tye47 - Waste management, Pages 1-7, Dennis A SnowIndex, Pages 1-13