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Maintenance & Reliability

Case 2: The hidden load in a three-bearing machine

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

A screening analysis helps in understanding the cause

HP Reliability: Bearing life and contamination

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

As if we didn't know, lubricant contamination will reduce bearing life. However, a thorough understanding of the contamination / bearing life relationship is essential if improvements a..

Reduce plant startup problems

ST2EP: Bowdoin, K.A.

Use these guidelines to avoid delays and costly mistakes

HP Reliability: Storage protection of positive displacement compressors

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Preservation or corrosion inhibiting of inactive process machinery depends on the type of equipment, expected length of inactivity and the time required to restore the equipment to serv..

Case 1: The fatigued motor shaft

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

First in a series of bimonthly case histories. This one reveals why belt tensioning was the real cause of failure

HP Reliability: Become familiar with turboexpander applications

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

For many years turboexpanders have been used in cryogenic processing plants to provide low-temperature refrigeration. Power recovery has been of secondary importance. Expander efficienc..

Consider compressor upgrade options

Polaris Veritas Inc.: Price, B.

Substantial savings in time and money can be achieved

A case study in rapid machinery turnarounds

Turbocare: Beck, R.
Shell Chemical: Johs, D.

Here’s how several major repairs were accomplished in less than a month

Gas-lubricated mechanical seals for pumps

Burgmann Seals America, Inc.: Vanhie, E.

New designs decrease the conversion cost for older pumps and improve reliability

Rotating equipment risk-based assessment and benchmarking

Joint industry project on steam turbines identifies high risk areas and helps prioritize maintenance resources