Compressed Air Operations Manual [Hardcover]

Brian Elliott (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071475265 | ISBN-13: 978-0071475266 | Publication Date: May 9, 2006 | Edition: 1

Compressed air systems are the third most important utility to industry and are commonly the most misunderstood. Written to appeal to operators, mechanics and junior engineers, this manual is designed to provide a solid understanding of common compression systems and operations techniques. Using this book, the users learn tips and techniques for: creating a baseline of system performance, determining the impact of different compressors and compressor control types for the job at hand, and learning basic approaches to general maintenance.

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From the Back Cover

Effectively Specify, Install, Maintain, Operate, and Improve Compressed Air Systems

This manual is essential reading for anyone requiring a concise working knowledge of compressed air systems, support equipment, and pneumatic applications. A must read for those responsible for specifying a new system, maintaining or improving an existing one, or using delivered air for a given application, Compressed Air Operations Manual delivers the background information necessary to make informed, dollar-smart decisions regarding compressed air requirements.

Extensively illustrated and easy to understand, Compressed Air Operations Manual covers such key topics as:

• Compressed air applications
• Compressor types
• The conservation of energy as it applies to compressed air, compression systems, and compressed air dryers
• Designing or specifying compression systems
• Evaluating existing systems

The author includes two compressed air projects that provide valuable hands-on experience along with tips and techniques that can be applied to both new and existing systems.

The Content You Need to Fully Understand Compressed Air Systems:
Compressed Air History * Pneumatic Applications * Compressor Types * Compressed Air Sources * Compressed Air Dryers * Support Components * Pneumatic Controls * Electrical Controls * System Maintenance * Energy Management * System Models * Specifying a System * Air Audits

About the Author

Brian S. Elliott is Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing at Air-Options, Inc. With more than thirty years of experience, he is responsible for managing all engineering, manufacturing, field operations, and sales efforts within the company. Brian also oversees all product engineering specifications, R&D, prototyping, testing, and production design activities on all new products.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 407 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (May 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071475265
• ISBN-13: 978-0071475266
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #783,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality book on compressed air operations, September 29, 2006

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Tim Johnson (College Station, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compressed Air Operations Manual (Hardcover)

This book has been a great help to me in my work place and in my home workshop. I use compressed air for several systems at work and projects at home and have had problems in the past understanding just what is going wrong. This book helped me fix and understand what the problems spots were and fix the trouble points. I would recommend this book to be on every book shelf where a compressed air system is in use.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compressed air for the "non expert", October 24, 2006

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Jeff E (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compressed Air Operations Manual (Hardcover)

A great book for anyone working with, or who wants to learn about compressed air. It covers a wide range of topics from compressed air components to full systems in a practical, easy to read manner. Very little theaory and lots of real world examples and illustrations.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand with lots of illustrations, charts and worksheets, October 3, 2006

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R. Hill (TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compressed Air Operations Manual (Hardcover)

I knew nothing about compressed air when I started working for a company that sells compressed air equipment. This book has been such great help, it isn't a dry text for engineers, it reads like someone talking to you and has illustrations for everything so you can follow along easily. It also has charts, lists and worksheets for just about anything you need to know about air compressors, accessories and even the connectors that are used with them. The best part is that I don't have to learn all this stuff, I just need to keep the book handy and the information is all right there. I recommend this book to anyone who works with, maintains, specifies or even places the orders for compressed air systems. You don't have to read it cover to cover, just keep it on your shelf and pull it down when something goes wrong, needs replacing or whatever.