Troubleshooting Rotating Machinery
Including Centrifugal Pumps and Compressors, Reciprocating Pumps and Compressors, Fans, Steam Turbines, Electric Motors, and More
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Troubleshooting Rotating Machinery
Including Centrifugal Pumps and Compressors, Reciprocating Pumps and Compressors, Fans, Steam Turbines, Electric Motors, and More
About this book
Process machines are critical to the profitability of processes. Safe, efficient and reliable machines are required to maintain dependable manufacturing processes that can create saleable, on-spec product on time, and at the desired production rate. As the wards of process machinery, we wish to keep our equipment in serviceable condition.
One of the most challenging aspects of a machinery professional or operator's job is deciding whether an operating machine should be shut down due to a perceived problem or be allowed to keep operating. If he or she wrongly recommends a repair be conducted, the remaining useful machine life is wasted, but if he or she is right, they can save the organization from severe consequences, such as product releases, fires, costly secondary machine damage, etc. This economic balancing act is at the heart of all machinery assessments.
Troubleshooting is part science and part art. Simple troubleshooting tables or decision trees are rarely effective in solving complex, real-world machine problems. For this reason, the authors want to offer a novel way to attack machinery issues that can adversely affect the reliability and efficiency of your plant processes. The methodology presented in this book is not a rigid "cook book" approach but rather a flexible and dynamic process aimed at exploring process plant machines holistically, in order uncover the true nature the problem at hand.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Troubleshooting for Fun and Profit
- 2 An Insight in Design: Machines and Their Components Serve a Function
- 3 Machinery Design Issues and Failure Modes
- 4 Machinery in Process Services – The Big Picture
- 5 Causes Versus Symptoms
- 6 Approach Field Troubleshooting Like a Reputable News Reporter
- 7 The "What" Questions
- 8 Who Knows the Most About the Problem?
- 9 When Do the Symptoms Show Up?
- 10 Where Do the Symptoms Show Up?
- 11 Why Is the Problem Occurring?
- 12 Analyze, Test, Act, and Confirm (Repeat as Needed)
- 13 Real-World Examples
- 14 The "Hourglass" Approach to Troubleshooting
- 15 Vibration Analysis
- 16 Applying the 5Qs to Rotordynamic Investigations
- 17 Managing Critical Machinery Vibration Data
- 18 Closing Remarks
- Appendix A: The Field Troubleshooting Process—Step by Step
- Appendix B: Troubleshooting Matrices and Tables
- Index
- EULA