
Practical Root Cause Failure Analysis
Key Elements, Case Studies, and Common Equipment Failures
- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Practical Root Cause Failure Analysis
Key Elements, Case Studies, and Common Equipment Failures
About this book
Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) is a method used by maintenance and reliability industry professionals as one of the key tools to drive improvement. This book offers a quick guide to the applications involved in performing a successful RCFA by providing a foundational view of maintenance and reliability strategies. It also highlights the practical applications of RCFA and identifies how to achieve a successful RCFA, as well as discussing common equipment failures and how to solve them. Case studies on topics including pump system failure analysis and vibration analysis are included.
- Suggests examples on how to solve common failure on many types of equipment, including fatigue, pumps, bearings, and mechanical power transmission
- Highlights practical applications of RCFA
- Identifies key elements for how to achieve a successful RCFA
- Presents case studies on topics including pump system failure analysis and vibration analysis
The book is a must-read for any reliability engineer, particularly mechanical reliability professionals.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Author Biography
- 1 Introduction to Successful Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
- 2 5 Rights of Successful RCFA
- 3 Key Factors in Fatigue Failure
- 4 Key Factors in Bearing Failure
- 5 Key Factors in Pump System Failure
- 6 Key Factors in Mechanical Power Transmission Failure
- 7 Key Factors in Bolted Joint Failure
- Index
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