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Maintenance & Reliability

Case 12: A compressor rod failure

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

Sometimes a troubleshooter has to be a detective

Achieve world-class maintenance turnarounds Table 1

Fluor Enterprises, Inc.: Hayes, P.

  Table 1. Turnaround management process phases ..

Achieve world-class maintenance turnarounds

Fluor Enterprises, Inc.: Hayes, P.

Incorporate these work processes and key elements

HP Reliability: Grease lubrication controversies resolved

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

An electric power producer was understandably puzzled when, about a year ago, it received a memorandum from one of the premier manufacturers of rolling element bearings stating, in effe..

Integrated approach to materials management: a case study

University of The West Indies, Cave Hill Campus: Dey, P. K.

Business process re-engineering provided a substantial improvement to this function

Integrated approach to materials management: a case study Table 3

University of The West Indies, Cave Hill Campus: Dey, P. K.

  Table 3. Total improvement   ..

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