Machinery Component Maintenance and Repair

Heinz P. Bloch and Fred K. Geitner (Eds.)9780750677264, 0-7506-7726-0

The names Bloch and Geitner are synonymous with machinery maintenance and reliability for process plants. They save companies like Dow and Equilon millions of dollars a year by extending the life of rotating machinery in their plants. Extending the life of existing machinery is the name of the game in the process industries, not designing new machinery. This series by Bloch and Geitner was the first and is still the best, most comprehensive source for doing just that. This classic text on reliability has been revised to include all new material on risk management, pre-grouted bases, laser alignment, cartridge seals maintenance, and many other topics which have undergone many developments since the last revision. *Helps engineers save their companies hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by reducing machinery downtime *Now in its third edition, with a twenty-year history of success *Details the money-saving techniques used by many of the world’s leading companies, including Exxon, DuPont, Dow, and dozens of others

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Table of contents :
Content:
Foreword
Page viii
Uri Sela

Acknowledgments
Page ix
Heinz P. Bloch, Fred K. Geitner

Chapter 1 Machinery maintenance: An overview Original Research Article
Pages 3-10

Chapter 2 Maintenance organization and control for multi-plant corporations Original Research Article
Pages 11-60

Chapter 3 Machinery foundations and grouting Original Research Article
Pages 61-147

Chapter 4 Process machinery piping Original Research Article
Pages 148-195

Chapter 5 Machinery alignment Original Research Article
Pages 199-257

Chapter 6 Balancing of machinery components Original Research Article
Pages 258-366

Chapter 7 Ball bearing maintenance and beplacement Original Research Article
Pages 369-446

Chapter 8 Repair and maintenance of rotating equipment components Original Research Article
Pages 447-500

Chapter 9 Centrifugal compressor rotor repair Original Research Article
Pages 501-535

Chapter 10 Protecting machinery parts against loss of surface Original Research Article
Pages 536-615

Index
Pages 617-630