Maintenance & Reliability
HP Reliability: Vent gas compressor selection
Energy conservation is of ever-increasing importance to process plants from the smallest to the largest. Gas streams that were flared a decade ago are now often recompressed and recycled back to the ..
Controlling crude unit overhead corrosion by improved desalting
Here are benchmark values for evaluating the effectiveness of existing units
HP Reliability: Specifications for special-purpose machinery
It is not the purpose nor is it within the scope of this column to give detailed field erection and installation specifications for the many rotating machines found in modern process plants. However, ..
Case 42: Torsional vibration problems can be costly
The results are hammering of the gears and fretting of the splines
Eliminate risky trends in reliability management
Follow these guidelines to improve process safety and reduce maintenance costs
HP Reliability: Update your grease compatibility know-how
We haven't made a survey as to which of the hundreds of "HPIn Reliability" columns published each month over a span of more than 17 years merit being updated. Some are "evergreen," but a few might be ..
Risk-based inspection—an efficient maintenance tool
The technique is an integral part of asset integrity management
Performance benchmarking update: expectations and reality
Here's how first-quartile companies optimize maintenance and improve reliability
HP Reliability: Justification for machine condition monitoring
Continuous operational condition monitoring implies that machine condition data are collected and evaluated in real time. Of special interest here are data that could rapidly change and are tell-tale ..
Noise pollution in refineries
This often overlooked problem is manageable
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