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Maintenance & Reliability

HP Reliability: Delegating responsibility brings benefits

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

You're probably familiar with texts such as Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting (ISBN 0-88415-662-1) that explore competing approaches to machinery troubleshooting. One of these is the "Mr...

Heat integration complicates heat pump troubleshooting

Stratus Engineering, Inc.: Schneider, D. F.

An engineering review discovered the root-cause of the problem, saving a considerable capital expenditure

Trip analysis: a quick tool for plant management

Saudi Aramco: Winter, S.  |  Worrel, K. M.

Rapidly identify problems and allocate resources for solutions using these indices

Trip analysis: Table 1

Saudi Aramco: Winter, S.  |  Worrel, K. M.

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Trip analysis: Table 3

Saudi Aramco: Winter, S.  |  Worrel, K. M.

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HP Reliability: Upgrading with ring lubricated tilt pad bearings

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Many types of rotating machines such as pumps, electric motors, fans, generators, blowers, small turbines and gearboxes operate using two axially grooved, oil ring lubricated bearings. ..

Case 8: Analyzing a leaking heat exchanger gasket

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

Thermal upsets can cause this problem

Low technology approach to better machinery reliability

Consulting Engineer: Cummings, J.

Several basic steps can give good results

HP Reliability: First priority: pick the ripe, low-hanging fruit

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

In September 1999, we met with the reliability team of a well-known petrochemical company - let's call them "WKPC" - to discuss ways to improve the company's reliability performance. A..

Lower heat exchanger maintenance costs

Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC: Andrews, S.
Meridium, Inc.: Matusheski, B.

Failure analysis was used to predict replacement times, saving millions of dollars per year