Maintenance & Reliability
HP Reliability: Delegating responsibility brings benefits
You're probably familiar with texts such as Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting (ISBN 0-88415-662-1) that explore competing approaches to machinery troubleshooting. One of these is the "Mr...
Heat integration complicates heat pump troubleshooting
An engineering review discovered the root-cause of the problem, saving a considerable capital expenditure
Trip analysis: a quick tool for plant management
Rapidly identify problems and allocate resources for solutions using these indices
HP Reliability: Upgrading with ring lubricated tilt pad bearings
Many types of rotating machines such as pumps, electric motors, fans, generators, blowers, small turbines and gearboxes operate using two axially grooved, oil ring lubricated bearings. ..
Case 8: Analyzing a leaking heat exchanger gasket
Thermal upsets can cause this problem
Low technology approach to better machinery reliability
Several basic steps can give good results
HP Reliability: First priority: pick the ripe, low-hanging fruit
In September 1999, we met with the reliability team of a well-known petrochemical company - let's call them "WKPC" - to discuss ways to improve the company's reliability performance. A..
Lower heat exchanger maintenance costs
Failure analysis was used to predict replacement times, saving millions of dollars per year
- Valero Energy Q4 profit beats estimates; shares surge 1/30
- Russian oil refineries' peak maintenance expected in January and September 1/30
- U.S. lifts some Venezuela sanctions to ease oil sales 1/30
- Keppel, Aster plan sustainable aviation fuel project in Singapore 1/30
- Boeing, Israel's Technion to develop sustainable aviation fuel, as sector grapples with 2050 goal 1/30
- Baker Hughes, Giammarco Technologies to advance and commercialize hot potassium carbonate for post-combustion carbon capture 1/30
