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HP Reliability: What to do with reliability indices

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

This issue is often raised, or even debated. A simple explanation would be that reliability data can be converted into uncomplicated, figure-of-merit performance indices. Consider these indices as coa..

HP Reliability: What to do with reliability indices - Fig 1

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

This MTTF data from production, maintenance Remember: MTTF is a meterstick- and purchasing records. not a micrometer ..

HP Reliability: Plans needed to train proficient engineers

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

More than once, this column has dealt with the importance of training the reliability professional. Thirty-five years ago, my section supervisor at New Jersey-based Exxon Research and Engineering disc..

Use equipment failure statistics properly

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.
Consultant: Geitner, F. K.

These data can help in deciding which reliability improvement efforts are feasible and reasonable

Economics of ‘world-class’ turnarounds

HSB Reliability Technologies: Roup, J. P.

Understand the principles and substantially reduce costs

Use equipment failure statistics properly - Fig 1

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.
Consultant: Geitner, F. K.

Fig. 1. Life spans of machinery commponents and ..

Use equipment failure statistics properly - Table 1

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.
Consultant: Geitner, F. K.

 Table 1. Machinery availability / reliability.Industry covered: HPI Basis:8,760 hr/yrYear: 1996 DowntimeForced outage     IMR&O,Forced DT,Proactive Mtc.,MTBF,I..

Keep your partner supplier alert, cooperative

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Relax, I'm only kidding. Call off the inquisition task force. This is only a hypothetical story and would never happen to you or your company, certainly not in America! But suppose, for the sake of ..

HP Reliability: Machinery reliability starts with clean lubricants

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

In their quest for improved machinery reliability, many companies have rightly turned their attention to such opportunities as synthetic hydrocarbon lubricants, dry sump oil-mist lubrication and autom..

Prevent overpressure failures on heat exchangers

The M. W. Kellog Co.: Cassata, J. R.  |  Dasgupta, S.  |  Feng, Z. J.  |  Samways, R.

Dynamic modeling predicts pressure wave effects and consequences during a tube rupture