Maximizing Machinery Uptime
- 1st Edition, Volume 5 - February 17, 2006
- Latest edition
- Authors: Heinz P. Bloch, Fred K. Geitner
- Language: English
The authors use their decades of experience and draw upon real-world examples to demonstrate that the application of their techniques provides a basis for equipment management,… Read more
The authors use their decades of experience and draw upon real-world examples to demonstrate that the application of their techniques provides a basis for equipment management, uptime maximization, and reduced maintenance costs. The text explores reliability assessment techniques such as Failure Mode, Effect Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis of commonly encountered rotating machinery. These are all highly effective techniques that the engineer can apply to maximize uptime and thereby maximize production and profitability.
*Provides the tools to drastically improve machinery productivity and performance*Bridges the gap between the theory of "reliability engineering" and the practical day-to-day measures that lead to machinery uptime*Authoritative reference for maximizing the uptime of process equipment
Maintenance Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Process Engineers, Technicians
AcknowledgementPrefaceChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Definitions: Reliability and Uptime Chapter 3: Uptime as probability of successChapter 4: Estimating machinery reliabilityChapter 5: Is there a universal approach to predicting machinery uptime?Chapter 6: Predicting uptime of turbomachineryChapter 7: Failure mode and effect analysisChapter 8: Fault tree analysisChapter 9: Machinery risk and hazard assessmentChapter 10: Machinery system availability analysisChapter 11: Practical field uptime assessmentChapter 12: Life cycle analysisChapter 13: Start with good specificationsChapter 14: Good installation makes a differenceChapter 15: Proper operation is key to machinery uptimeChapter 16: Good maintenance is importantChapter 17: Continuous improvement-a key to machinery uptimeChapter 18: Review of mechanical structures and piping for machineryAppendix A: The coin toss caseAppendix B: Safety design checklists for equipment reliability specialistsAppendix C: Machinery system completeness and uptime appraisal formsGlossaryIndex
- Edition: 1
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- Volume: 5
- Published: February 17, 2006
- Language: English
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Heinz P. Bloch
A consulting engineer residing in Montgomery, texas, Heinz. P. Bloch has held machinery-oriented staff and line positions with Exxon affiliates in the United States, Italy, Spain, England, The Netherlands, and Japan. His career spanned several decades prior to his 1986 retirement as Exxon Chemical's regional machinery specialist for the USA. Since his retirement from Exxon, he has been in demand throughout the world as a consultant and trainer in the areas of failure avoidance, root cause failure identification, and reliability improvement. Mr. Bloch is the author/co-author of thirteen books and over 200 other publications on subjects related to machinery reliability and failure avoidance. He is the Reliability and Equipment Editor of Hydrocarbon Processing magazine and has served as chair of the annual conference program for Hydrocarbon Processing's Process Plant Reliability Conference for a number of years.
Affiliations and expertise
Consulting Engineer, Montgomery, TX, USAFG
Fred K. Geitner
Fred K. Geitner is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, Canada, engaged in process machinery consulting. He retired from Imperial Oil with 20 years of service as an engineer.
Affiliations and expertise
Professional Engineer, Ontario, CanadaRead Maximizing Machinery Uptime on ScienceDirect