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Maintenance & Reliability

HP Reliability: Strategic mechanical seal partnerships

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Not all mechanical seal supplier agreements benefit both parties equally. We have recently seen some rather one-sided ones. At a recent users conference, the suggestion that the "partner" should discl..

All you need to know about centrifugal pumps, Part 2

Qatar Petroleum: Godse, A.

Specific applications, condition monitoring and other considerations are detailed

Safety integrity level verification - A PFD average calculation is not enough

exida LLC: van Beurden, I.  |  Amkreutz, R.

Architectural constraints must also be considered

Do we need relief valves on FCC main fractionators?

Stone & Webster Engineers and Constructors, Inc.: Elliott, B.

Analysis shows that in some cases the system is inherently safe

Operating deflection shape analysis—a powerful tool to increase plant reliability

Sensoplan Inc.: Ebi, G.

The technique provides fast and effective root-cause failure analysis of rotating equipment

Consider duplex stainless steels for corrosive exchanger service

AB Sandvik Steel: Holmquist, M.

Here’s where they have solved corrosion problems

Consider using a new reliability tool: Weibull analysis for production data

Barringer & Associates, Inc.: Barringer, H. P.
The Dow Chemical Company: Roberts, Jr., W. T.

Using these techniques, companies can distinguish between processing problems and reliability issues

Case 5: Can we continue to operate the vessel?

Safe operation to a planned shutdown is always preferable

Improving equipment reliability through e-learning

Bouden International: Aronen, R.
IndustryUptime: Dierssen, G.

It will change the way people work, learn, communicate and solve problems

HP Reliability: Inductive pumps solve difficult lubrication problems

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Authoritative texts show that traditional static oil sumps, both with or without oil rings, represent nonoptimum means of lubricating rolling element bearings. With sump lubrication, the rolling eleme..