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Maintenance & Reliability

Prevent fires in thermal oil heat transfer systems

Paratherm Corp.: Oetinger, J.

Follow these selection, installation and maintenance guidelines

Improve estimations for dynamic pressure waves from an explosion

Petrofac International Ltd.: Suri, S. A. K.  |  Chowdhury, I.

Using a polar coordinate system, engineers can estimate risks on buildings and structures during the design phase

Operator maintenance - key to reducing breakdowns

Reliance Industries Ltd.: Iyer, K. R.

Here are the benefits and implementation procedures

Case 11: Excessive ball valve seat wear

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

A wear model helps determine the root cause of the problem

HP Reliability: Effects of particulate contamination on bearing life

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Reliability professionals are well aware that water in bearing lube oil is detrimental to long-term, reliable equipment operation. Similarly, there is agreement that solid contaminants,..

Case 10: Piping vibrating failures

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

Historical charts are useful in showing where not to operate

HP Reliability: Slinger rings revisited

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

A major pump manufacturer has recently advocated that the grooved oil rings presently used by one of its customers be "replaced by the newer, and more effective, flat oil rings." That'..

Reduce risk of vibration-induced pipework failure

Shell UK Exploration and Production: Ballantyne, D.  |  Lewandowski, S.
Shell Global Solutions International BV: Martin, J. T.
ATL Consulting Group Ltd.: Swindell, R. J.

Use these guidelines to help ensure reliability after plant modifications

HP Reliability: Why smart companies rarely buy from the lowest bidder

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

An appropriate column heading might have been, "Conditioned bids and the value of post-installation service." After all, we simply want to illustrate sound and experience-based reasons..

Case 9: The machine remembered

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

Machines have a memory of overstressed conditions