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Maintenance & Reliability

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

HP Reliability: Operator’s role in achieving equipment reliability

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

In virtually every modern process plant, we will find operating,maintenance and reliability / technical job functions. The mostprofitable of these facilities have managed to train theirpersonnel. Also..

Case 7: Why is the agitator agitated?

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

Analytical modeling can help identify the root cause

HP Reliability: Split Flow inline vertical pumps: a new option

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

When process designs use API 610 centrifugal pumps for dual-service applications, use of the Split Flow feature provides unique benefits: Permits use of two pumps instead of four – capital savi..

Looking for RCFA databases? Consider failure statistics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

The data are useful but only the first step toward improving failure analysis