Abstract

This chapter gives an overall introduction and background of this book. It starts by introducing the importance of rotating machinery in industrial applications. Then, some commonly used components of rotating machinery are briefly introduced. From the analysis of some reports it is concluded that, the health management of rotating machinery is significant for reducing the operation and maintenance costs. It further introduces the development of the maintenance strategies and the strategy of prognostics and health management is overviewed, which includes five major processes, that is, data acquisition, signal processing, diagnostics, prognostics, and maintenance decision. By the end of the chapter, the organization of the rest of the book is introduced, which aims to offer a guideline for readers.

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