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Fluid machinery life extension of pumps, gas compressors and drivers

"Fluid movers are extensively used in the process industries. New machines are specified, designed, manufactured and installed in a way that ensures their safety and reliability. Existing machines may be upgraded or retrofitted during maintenance or repair. This book describes how improved comp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bloch, Heinz P., 1933- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin Boston De Gruyter [2020]
Colección:De Gruyter handbook
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1. Why extending fluid machine life is still an essential pursuit
  • Chapter 2. The people and the business case
  • Chapter 3. Better rolling element bearings are available
  • Chapter 4. Understanding value calculations using bearing housing protectors as our example
  • Chapter 5. Upgrading general purpose steam turbines
  • Chapter 6. Mechanical seal selection facilitated by applying principles of machinery quality assessment
  • Chapter 7. Dry gas seals: success, OEMs versus non-OEMs, questions, and what to emphasize
  • Chapter 8. Why consider perfluoro-alkoxy carbon-filled polymers
  • Chapter 9. Oil rings are the weak link in lubricant application
  • Chapter 10. Consider today's canned motor pumps
  • Chapter 11. More than one problem may be at work in machines
  • Chapter 12. Common blower improvement opportunities
  • Chapter 13. Integral gear CO2 compressors offer high reliability and efficiency
  • Chapter 14. Power transmission couplings: select the best configurations
  • Appendix 1. From early condition monitoring to wireless sensor technology
  • Appendix 2. Training reliability professionals and subject matter experts
  • Appendix 3. Specifying pumps for the oil and gas industries
  • Index