The Specification Digest: Power Plant Edition (Classic Reprint)

This book collates practical questions which must be answered to ensure a specification is specific, and a purchaser receives the apparatus and materials expected, promoting understanding between buyers, manufacturers and engineers. It is not a model specification or intended to make one specification fit every conceivable case. The purpose of a specification is to detail requirements with a definite knowledge of the problems to be solved and the properties of appliances and materials. The book provides reminders of questions which must be considered when purchasing apparatus or a combination of apparatus, especially for those new to engineering work and at risk of following blindly along paths that lead to unforeseen troubles. Precise detail is always better than guesswork in engineering matters and this book acts as a checklist to ensure nothing is overlooked.