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Maintenance & Reliability

Case 63: Analyzing off resonance amplitudes

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

It is important to know the amplitudes of vibration away from resonance

HP Reliability: Pump switching: What is the best practice?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

From a recent sequence of correspondence, we discern that certain rulings were being made years ago, although the rationale used to make these rulings has not been explained. This example involves a r..

Prevent fouling in 1-butene storage vessels

Reliance Technology Group, Reliance Industries Ltd.: Sivalingam, G.  |  Divey, J. D.  |  Vakil, S. M.
Central Technical Service, Reliance Industries Ltd.: Bokde, N.

Investigation finds root cause for polymer formation in Horton spheres

Wood Group wins $15mn deal for gas turbine maintenance in Argentina

Wood Group GTS has signed a six-year contract with PlusPetrol Energy S.A to provide maintenance services for two General Electric Frame 9E DLN-1 gas turbines at the Central Termica San Miguel de Tucuman power plant in El Bracho, Argentina.

Pump rebuilding by expert non-OEMs is effective

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.
Hydro Inc.: Bluse, B.

Communication and competence are key in finding the best repair shop for major equipment

Update your reliability performance to meet process safety expectations

Flint Hills Resources, L.P.: Bloch, K.  |  Bertsch, J.
Western ROPE, LLC: Dunmire, D.

Better risk assessment can identify root causes for potential site catastrophes before they occur

Consider closed–loop oil-mist lubrication

Lubrication Systems Company: Ehlert, D.

A growing trend is migrating to this new lubricating system for rotating equipment

HP Reliability: How do you size expansion chambers (assuming it is needed)

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Expansion chambers (Fig. 1) are designed to restrict pressure increase in closed volumes. From basic physics, we, of course, know that the pressure in a closed volume increases as temperature goes up...

Bayer invests $120mn in environmental, safety upgrades at Texas chemical site

Bayer MaterialScience will invest $120mn into environmental and safety improvements at its Baytown chemical site in Texas – the company’s largest US manufacturing facility.

Deferred maintenance causes upsurge in pump failures

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Not addressing the root cause of a failure puts resources and employees at risk