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Maximizing machinery uptime /

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 Mod...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Geitner, Fred K.
Other Authors: Bloch, Heinz P., 1933-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Gulf Professional Pub., ©2006.
Series:Bloch, Heinz P., 1933- Practical machinery management for process plants ; v. 5.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The meaning of reliability
  • Uptime as probability of success
  • Estimating machinery uptime
  • Is there a universal approach to predicting machinery uptime?
  • Predicting uptime of turbomachinery
  • Failure mode and effect analysis
  • Fault tree analysis
  • Machinery risk and hazard assessment
  • Machinery system availability analysis
  • Practical field uptime assessment
  • Life-cycle cost analysis
  • Starting with good specifications
  • Owner contractor interfaces and equipment availability
  • The operational environment
  • The maintenance environment
  • Continuous improvement
  • Review of mechanical structures and piping for machinery.