Reciprocating compressors: operation & maintenance

Heinz P. Bloch (Eds.)9780872014558, 0-87201-455-X, 0-87201-781-8, 0-88415-172-7, 0-88415-525-0

This totally revised, updated and expanded edition provides proven techniques and procedures that extend machinery life, reduce maintenance costs, and achieve optimum machinery reliability. This essential text clearly describes the reliability improvement and failure avoidance steps practiced by best-of-class process plants in the U.S. and Europe.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Preface
Pages viii-ix
Heinz P Bloch P.E.

Introduction
Pages x-xxiii

Chapter 1 Requirements specification Original Research Article
Pages 1-52

Chapter 2 Vendor selection and bid conditioning Original Research Article
Pages 53-81

Chapter 3 Machinery reliability audits and reviews Original Research Article
Pages 82-241

Chapter 4 Maintenance and benchmarking reliability Original Research Article
Pages 242-258

Chapter 5 Life cycle cost studies Original Research Article
Pages 259-312

Chapter 6 Extending motor life in the process plant environment Original Research Article
Pages 313-328

Chapter 7 Equipment reliability improvement through reduced pipe stress Original Research Article
Pages 329-338

Chapter 8 Startup responsibilities Original Research Article
Pages 339-360

Chapter 9 Spare parts and their effect on service factors Original Research Article
Pages 361-364

Chapter 10 Maintenance for continued reliability Original Research Article
Pages 365-433

Chapter 11 Maintenance cost reduction Original Research Article
Pages 434-484

Chapter 12 Lubrication and reliability Original Research Article
Pages 485-526

Chapter 13 Providing safety and reliability through modern sealing technology Original Research Article
Pages 527-599

Appendix a Useful and interesting statistics
Pages 600-608

Appendix b Common sense reliability models a heuristic approach
Pages 609-667

Index
Pages 668-680