Pradip Chanda – författare

This book illustrates operation and maintenance practices/guidelinesfor economic generation and managing health of a thermal power generator beyondits regulatory life. The book provides knowledge for professionals managing powerstation operations, through its unique approach to chemical analysis of water, steam,oil etc. to identify malfunctioning/defects in equipment/systems much before thephysical manifestation of the problem. The book also contains a detailed procedurefor conducting performance evaluation tests on different equipment, and for analyzingtest results for predicting maintenance requirements, which has lent a new dimensionto power systems operation and maintenance practices. A number of real life casestudies also enrich the book. This book will prove particularly useful to powersystems operations professionals in the developing economies, and also to researchersand students involved in studying power systems operations and control.

This book illustrates operation and maintenance practices/guidelinesfor economic generation and managing health of a thermal power generator beyondits regulatory life.

When ailing companies are on the brink of collapse, the biggest question that owners have is whether a turnaround effort is worth shedding blood, sweat or tears over. Employees and the labour union believe that a turnaround is always possible; all that is required is a change in management. Shareholders will be sceptical and wonder whether further resources should be showered on an under-performing company, preferring to liquidate saleable assets. This book explains how smart managers unlock the value of hidden or neglected assets to successfully turn such cases around. In proposing a ‘frugal turnaround’ approach, the book advocates tapping the existing resources rather than just pumping money or changing top leadership.

C'est La Vie is a fascinating memoir of two people who set off on a journey through life lived beyond the narrow confines of prevalent norms. They defy all odds and give meaning to the Bard's words "Age cannot wither, nor custom stale".C'est La Vie will entertain you with its heady cocktail of corporate stories, travelogues and family tales spanning across six decades and four continents.C'est La Vie may also persuade you that life can be fun if you let it.