Troubleshooting rotating machinery : including centrifugal pumps and compressors, reciprocating pumps and compressors, fans, steam turbines, electric motors, and more / Robert X. Perez and Andrew P. Conkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perez, Robert X., author.

Conkey, Andrew P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machinery--Maintenance and repair.

Machinery.

Rotors--Maintenance and repair.

Rotors.

Turbomachines--Maintenance and repair.

Turbomachines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Salem, Massachusetts ; Hoboken, New Jersey : Scrivener Publishing : Wiley, 2016.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Half Title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Troubleshooting for Fun and Profit; 1.1 Why Troubleshoot?; 1.2 Traits of a Successful Troubleshooter; Chapter 2: An Insight in Design: Machines and Their Components Serve a Function; 2.1 An Overview of the Design Process; 2.2 Complex Machine Element Environments; Chapter 3: Machinery Design Issues and Failure Modes; 3.1 Common Failure Modes; Chapter 4: Machinery in Process Services - The Big Picture; Chapter 5: Causes Versus Symptoms; 5.1 Causal Chains; 5.2 Summary

Chapter 6: Approach Field Troubleshooting Like a Reputable News ReporterChapter 7: The "What" Questions; 7.1 What is the Problem or What Are the Symptoms?; 7.2 What is Your Assessment of the Problem?; 7.3 What is at Stake?; 7.4 What Risk is at Hand?; 7.5 What Additional Information is Required?; Chapter 8: Who Knows the Most About the Problem?; Chapter 9: When Do the Symptoms Show Up?; 9.1 "When" Questions to Ask; 9.2 Ways to Display Time Related Data; 9.3 Timelines; 9.4 Trend Plots; 9.5 Constant Amplitude Trends; 9.6 Step Changes; 9.7 Gradual Versus Rapidly Changing Trends; 9.8 Correlations

9.9 Speed-Related Issues9.10 Erratic Amplitude; Chapter 10: Where Do the Symptoms Show Up?; 10.1 Locating a Machine-Train Problem; 10.2 Troubleshooting Problems Involving Multiple Machine-Trains; 10.3 Multiple Versus Single Machine Train Examples; 10.4 Analyzing Noises, Pings, and Knocks; 10.5 Seeing the Light at the End of the Tunnel; Chapter 11: Why is the Problem Occurring?; 11.1 Fitting the Pieces Together; 11.2 Reciprocating Compressor Example; 11.3 Troubleshooting Matrices; 11.4 Assessing Machine with Multiple Symptoms; Chapter 12: Analyze, Test, Act, and Confirm (Repeat as Needed)

12.1 The Iterative Path to the Final SolutionChapter 13: Real-World Examples; 13.1 Case Study #1; 13.2 Case Study #2; 13.3 Case Study #3; 13.4 Case Study #4; 13.5 Case Study #5; Chapter 14: The "Hourglass" Approach to Troubleshooting; 14.1 Thinking and Acting Globally; Chapter 15: Vibration Analysis; 15.1 Vibration Analysis Primer; 15.2 Identifying Machine Vibration Characteristics; Chapter 16: Applying the 5Qs to Rotordynamic Investigations; 16.1 Introduction; 16.2 Using Rotordynamic Results for Troubleshooting; 16.3 Closing; Chapter 17: Managing Critical Machinery Vibration Data

17.1 Vibration Analysis StrategiesChapter 18: Closing Remarks; 18.1 Practice the Method; 18.2 Provide Training on Fault Trees and Cause Mapping; 18.3 Employ Team Approach for Complex Problems; 18.4 Get Management's Support; Appendix A: The Field Troubleshooting Process-Step by Step; Appendix B: Troubleshooting Matrices and Tables; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781523115051

152311505X

9781119294405

1119294401

9781119294399

1119294398

9781119294443

1119294444

OCLC:

953734917