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Maintenance & Reliability

HP Reliability: Use shock pulse methods to monitor bearings

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Several modern condition monitoring devices use shock pulse techniques to determine bearing quality. One of these is Prueftechnik's VIBSCANNER, marketed in the U.S. by Miami-based Ludec..

HP Reliability: Upgrade your compressor piston rods

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

For about the past ten years, the high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) coating process has achieved commercial acceptance. After making inroads in gas turbine applications, these pure, dens..

Design considerations to prevent heat exchanger failure

Tests show the importance of relief system design and location

Improve catalyst removal methods

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

In this case history, efforts to minimize the hazard caused more problems and increased the risks to the task

Apply mechanical reliability principles to turbomachinery design

Saudi Aramco, Uthmaniyah Gas Plant: Al Khowaiter, A. O>.

Use these guidelines to improve availability

Flow-induced noise and vibration in turbocompressors and piping systems

Southwest Research Institute: Jungbauer, D. E.

Identify, diagnose and solve related problems

HP Reliability: Digital control systems represent state-of-the-art

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Control systems for steam turbines driving process compressors now provide many more functions beyond speed control. These systems can be custom programmed to provide whatever extent of..

Digital control systems represent state-of-the-art Fig 1

Fig. 1. Fault-tolerant, digital control system for extraction steam turbine. (Courtesy of Woodward Governor Co., Loveland, Colorad..

Apply mechanical reliability principles to turbomachinery design

Use these guidelines to improve availability

What are process safety management audits telling operators?

It has been eight years since CFR 1910.119 was passed. Are companies really reaping the full benefits from safety audits and management programs?