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Preface

The author has had a long association with the machines In the academic world the derivation of a formula from
described in this book. The book is the result of this fundamentals is regarded as most important. In practice,
experience and the overwhelming help and support this formula matters more rather than its origin. But for
extended to him by his colleagues, friends and business those who wish to know more of the reasoning and the
associates over the last twelve years. background, care is taken that such subjects are also
The purpose of this book is to share the experience of covered. The author hopes that readers will be satisfied
the author with those in the field. It is an attempt to make to have most of their queries answered.
these subjects simple and interesting. The book should The book has been written so that it should refresh
provide an easy approach to answer the problems an and awaken the engineer within a reader. The author is
engineer or engineering student may face when handling certain that this is what readers will feel as they progress
these machines. through this book. A cursory reading will bring them
The author is sure that the readers will find ample abreast of the subject and enable them to tackle problems
opportunity to learn from his experience and apply this with ease and simplicity. The author’s efforts will be
information to their field of activities. The book aims to defeated if this book falls short of this aim.
provide a bridge between the concept and the application. The endeavour has been to provide as much information
With this book by his or her side, an engineer should be as possible on the application of available technology
able to apply better, design better and select better and products. It should help application engineers to
equipment for system needs and ambient conditions. It select and design a more suitable machine or power system
should prove to be a handy reference to all those in the for their needs. As mentioned above, this text will not
field of design and application, protection and testing, cover the full engineering derivations, yet all fundamentals
production, project engineering, project implementation have been provided that are considered relevant to engineer
or maintenance, in addition to the sales and purchase of any machine or system covered in this book. To augment
these products. the information, ‘further reading’ has also been provided
Engineers have done an incredible job by inventing to support the text and to answer queries that may arise
new technologies and bringing them, over the years to on a particular subject. For detailed engineering, the
their present level. Research and development work by a manufacturers are still the best guide. Detailing and
dedicated few scientists and engineers has been an untiring engineering must be left to them. In this book, the author
process which has provided us with yet more advanced has tried to make the subject comprehensive yet concise
forms of technology. The credit for this book goes to and easy to understand so that, one can easily refer to it
these engineers and scientists throughout the world. at any time. The references drawn are brief, but pertinent,
The author is not an inventor, nor has he done anything and adequate to satisfy a query.
new in these fields. He has only attempted to bring together This book may prove to be a boon to young engineers
such advances in a particular field in one book for their entering the field. With it they can compare the theory of
better application. The author’s contribution can be their studies with application in the field.
regarded as an appropriate selection and application of Whereas all aspects that were thought necessary have
the available technology and products for their optimum been considered, it is possible that some have been omitted.
utilization. The author would be grateful to receive suggestions from
All relevant aspects of a machine, including its design, readers for any additions, deletions or omissions to make
have been discussed but greater emphasis is laid on this book even more useful and up to date.
selection and application. Since this is a reference book
the basic theory is assumed to be known to a student or
a practising engineer handling such machines and/or
technologies. K.C. Agrawal