Maintenance & Reliability
Learning how to troubleshoot: the overlooked operating competency
Here are the skills and training needed to help workers diagnose problems
HP Reliability: ODR and DSS initiatives for reliability-focused plants
Yes, more acronyms. But let's explain why you may hear more about these two important topics in the future. Two types of companies. We believe that process plants worldwide can be divid..
Proven turnaround practices
Follow these guidelines to reduce costs and shorten downtime
Audit your lubrication practices
Payback can usually be measured in days by finding areas that need improvement
Consider multi-jackbolt tensioners
Benefits include improved safety and reduced cost and installation time
Use PdM to optimize pump overhauls
These condition monitoring methods estimate increased power consumption due to wear
Diagnostics capabilities of Foundation fieldbus pressure transmitters
Tests in an FCC unit showed both instrument and process problems could be detected
Combine temperature surveys, field tests and gamma scans for effective troubleshooting
Each method offers pros and cons; yet combined, these techniques form a powerful tool to diagnose operational problems in fractionators
Proven turnaround practices Table 3
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Case 14: Analyzing a crankshaft failure
Sometimes both metallurgical and mechanical analysis are required
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