Troubleshooting Rotating Machinery
Troubleshooting Rotating Machinery Including Centrifugal Pumps and Compressors, Reciprocating Pumps and Compressors, Fans, Steam Turbines, Electric Motors, and More.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 wanted to off er
a novel way to attack machinery issues that can adversely aff ect the reliability and efficiency of your plant processes.
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.
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Troubleshooting Rotating Machinery Content
- Preface
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- Acknowledgements
- Troubleshooting for Fun and Profit
- An Insight in Design: Machines and Their Components Serve a Function
- Machinery Design Issues and Failure Modes
- Machinery in Process Services – The Big Picture
- Causes Versus Symptoms
- Approach Field Troubleshooting Like a Reputable News Reporter
- The “What” Questions
- Who Knows the Most About the Problem?
- When Do the Symptoms Show Up?
- Where Do the Symptoms Show Up?
- Why Is the Problem Occurring?
- Analyze, Test, Act, and Confirm (Repeat as Needed)
- Real-World Examples
- Th e “Hourglass” Approach to Troubleshooting
- Vibration Analysis
- Applying the 5Qs to Rotor-dynamic Investigations
- Managing Critical Machinery Vibration Data
- Closing Remarks
- Appendix A: Th e Field Troubleshooting Process—Step by Step
- Appendix B: Troubleshooting Matrices and Tables
- Index
The primary purpose of this guide is to help operators and machinery professionals troubleshoot machines that are in a process service and operating at design process conditions.Th e reader may ask: What is the difference between field troubleshooting and other analysis methods such as a root cause analysis, failure analysis, and a root cause failure analysis?
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