Maintenance, Reliability and Troubleshooting in Rotating Machinery

Description

Rotating machinery represents a broad category of equipment, which includes pumps, compressors, fans, gas turbines, electric motors, internal combustion engines, and other equipment, that are critical to the efficient operation of process facilities around the world. These machines must be designed to move gases and liquids safely, reliably, and in an environmentally friendly manner. To fully understand rotating machinery, owners must be familiar with their associated technologies, such as machine design, lubrication, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, rotordynamics, vibration analysis, condition monitoring, maintenance practices, reliability theory, and other topics. The goal of the “Advances in Rotating Machinery” book series is to provide industry practitioners a time-savings means of learning about the most up-to-date rotating machinery ideas and best practices. This three-book series will cover industry-relevant topics, such as design assessments, modeling, reliability improvements, maintenance methods and best practices, reliability audits, data collection, data analysis, condition monitoring, and more. Volume one began the series by focusing on design and analysis. Volume two continues the series by covering important machinery reliability concepts and offering practical reliability improvement ideas. Best-in-class production facilities require exceptional machinery reliability performance. In this volume, exceptional machinery reliability is defined as the ability of critical rotating machines to consistently perform as designed, without degradation or failure, until their next scheduled overhaul. Readers will find this volume chock-full of practical ideas they can use to improve the reliability and efficiency of their machinery. Front Matter GENERAL RELIABILITY ADVICE. Machinery Reliability Management in a Nutshell / Robert X Perez Useful Analysis Tools for Tracking Machinery Reliability / Robert X Perez Improving the Effectiveness of Plant Operators / Julien LeBleu Spare Parts Strategies for Optimizing Rotating Machinery Availability / Robert X Perez Switch-Over Methodology and Frequency Optimization for Plant Machinery / Abdulrahman Alkhowaiter DESIGN AUDITS AND IMPROVEMENT IDEAS. Evaluating Centrifugal Pumps in Petrochemical Applications / Robert X Perez Practical Ways to Improve Mechanical Seal Reliability / Robert X Perez Proven Ways to Improve Steam Turbine Reliability / Robert X Perez, David W Lawhon General Purpose Steam Turbine Reliability Improvement Case Studies / Abdulrahman Alkhowaiter MAINTENANCE BEST PRACTICES. Rotating Machinery Repair Best Practices / Robert X Perez Procedures + Precision = Reliability / Drew Troyer The Top 10 Behaviors of Precision-Maintenance Technicians / Troyer Drew Optimizing Machinery Life Cycle Costs through Precision and Proactive Maintenance / Drew Troyer Optimum Reference States for Precision Maintenance / Drew Troyer Writing Effective Machinery Work Order Requests / Drew Troyer ANALYZING FAILURES. Improving Machinery Reliability by Using Root Cause Failure Analysis Methods / Robert X Perez Investigation and Resolution of Repetitive Fractionator Bottom Pump Failures / Abdulrahman Alkhowaiter Reliability Improvements Made to 6000 KW Water Injection Pumps Experiencing Wear Ring Failures / Abdulrahman Alkhowaiter About the Editor About the Contributors Index Also of Interest