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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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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.
Customer Reviews:
very interesting.......1999-09-26
I really didn't read this boo
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This newly expanded edition discusses proven approaches to defining causes of machinery failure as well as methods for analyzing and troubleshooting failures.
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Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting.......2000-09-23
This book is highly recommended for anyone involved with design, maintenance, and reliability of production machinery. Bloch and Geitner identify typical causes of machinery failure and include many well documented examples. The book is filled with charts, graphs and photographs of failed components. Extensive coverage is given to problems solving and failure prevention methods. Contents include: Ch. 1 - general troubleshooting, causes of failures, and root causes. Ch. 2 - general metallurgical failures related to stress, wear, and corrosion. Ch. 3 - machinery component failures - bearings, gears, couplings, seals, lubricant systems, magnetism in turbomachinery. Ch. 4 - organized approaches for machinery troubleshooting and with check lists. Many example check lists included. Ch. 5 - vibration analysis, find problems before failure occurs. Ch. 6 - generalized machinery problem-solving sequence: situation analysis, cause analysis, action generation, decision making, planning for change. Ch. 7 - statistical approaches. Ch. 8 - sneak analysis, an advanced trouble shooting method for hydraulic and electrical control circuitry. Ch. 9 - formalized failure analysis as a teaching tool. Ch. 10 - the "seven cause category approach" to root-cause failure analysis. Ch. 11 - cause analysis by pursuing the cause and effect relationship. Ch. 12 - knowledge based systems for machinery failure diagnosis. Ch. 13 - training and organizing for successful failure analysis and troubleshooting.
Machinery Failure Analysis and Trouble Shooting.......2000-09-16
This book is highly recommended for anyone involved with design, maintenance, and reliability of production machinery. Bloch and Geitner identify typical causes of machinery failure and include many well documented examples. Extensive coverage is given to problem solving and failure prevention methods. Charts, graphs and photographs of failed components add to the value of this book. Contents include: Ch. 1 - general troubleshooting, causes of failures, and root causes. Ch. 2 - general metallurgical failures related to stress, wear, and corrosion. Ch. 3 - machinery component failures - bearings, gears, couplings, seals, lubricant systems, magnetism in turbomachinery. Ch. 4 - organized approaches for machinery troubleshooting and with check lists. Many example check lists included. Ch. 5 - vibration analysis, find problems before failure occurs. Ch. 6 - generalized machinery problem-solving sequence: situation analysis, cause analysis, action generation, decision making, planning for change. Ch. 7 - statistical approaches. Ch. 8 - sneak analysis, an advanced trouble shooting method for hydraulic and electrical control circuitry. Ch. 9 - formalized failure analysis as a teaching tool. Ch. 10 - the "seven cause category approach" to root-cause failure analysis. Ch. 11 - cause analysis by pursuing the cause and effect relationship. Ch. 12 - knowledge based systems for machinery failure diagnosis. Ch. 13 - training and organizing for successful failure analysis and troubleshooting.
Machinery failure analysis and troubleshooting.......2000-01-01
Good for product plant analyzer to monitor its unit defect
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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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The most practical text available on the subject.......1998-10-24
There's a profusion of books that explain the philosophy of equipment reliability improvement, but only this totally up-to-date text will show the reader how to specify, evaluate, buy, properly install, maintain and upgrade critically important pumps, compressors, and other machinery. This third edition is almost entirely new and has nearly twice as many pages as the earlier editions. The guidance on turnaround planning alone is of immense value, as are the chapters on benchmarking and life cycle costing. Many readers will find the appendix especially helpful for determining the life cycle cost impact of intelligent purchase and installation decisions for centrifugal pumps.
Indispensable for the reliability professional!.......1998-09-28
The author has really outdone himself with this completely revised, updated third edition! I will be able to apply his newly included guidelines on what equipment should be included in turnarounds. I found the electric motor procurement guidelines immensely helpful: Bloch "demistifies" the hype about high efficiency motors. His material on the reliability impact of state-of-art, centralized greasing systems is superb. He has added to his wealth of information a number of "zero cost" tips on pump upgrading which, after implementation on a single pump, will have paid for the book a hundred times.
We plan to make extensive use of the informative chapter on gas seals for compressors and centrifugal pumps and will pay close attention to John Mitchell's 26-page introduction to this profusely illustrated 650-page book. What a great teaching tool for the next generation of reliability technicians!
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Analytical Troubleshooting of Process Machinery and Pressure Vessels: Including Real-World Case Studies
Anthony Sofronas
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A highly practical troubleshooting tool for today's complex processing industry
Evolving industrial technology-driven by the need to increase safety while reducing production losses-along with environmental factors and legal concerns has resulted in an increased emphasis on sound troubleshooting techniques and documentation. Analytical Troubleshooting of Process Machinery and Pressure Vessels provides both students and engineering professionals with the tools necessary for understanding and solving equipment problems in today's complex processing environment.
Drawing on forty years of industrial experience in the petrochemical, transportation, and component manufacturing industries, the author introduces analytical models that utilize simple mathematics to provide engineers with the information needed to understand equipment operation and failure modes. This will allow engineering professionals to talk intelligibly with manufacturers, implement modifications required for continued operation, and ultimately help them save millions of dollars in lost production or warranty claims.
Readers will find in-depth coverage of factors that can cause equipment failure, including:
* Component wear and fretting
* Vibration of machines and piping
* Instabilities and sizing of pumps and compressors
* Thermal loads and stresses
* Gear, bearing, shafting, and coupling loading
* Corrosion and materials of construction
By striking a balance between analytical and practical considerations, each potential problem area is illustrated with case studies taken from the author's own extensive experience and accompanied by methods that can be used to address a variety of related challenges.
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A highly practical troubleshooting tool for today's complex processing industry Evolving industrial technology-driven by the need to increase safety while reducing production losses-along with environmental factors and legal concerns has resulted in an increased emphasis on sound troubleshooting techniques and documentation. Analytical Troubleshooting of Process Machinery and Pressure Vessels provides both students and engineering professionals with the tools necessary for understanding and solving equipment problems in today's complex processing environment. Drawing on forty years of industrial experience in the petrochemical, transportation, and component manufacturing industries, the author introduces analytical models that utilize simple mathematics to provide engineers with the information needed to understand equipment operation and failure modes. This will allow engineering professionals to talk intelligibly with manufacturers, implement modifications required for continued operation, and ultimately help them save millions of dollars in lost production or warranty claims. Readers will find in-depth coverage of factors that can cause equipment failure, including: Component wear and fretting Vibration of machines and piping Instabilities and sizing of pumps and compressors Thermal loads and stresses Gear, bearing, shafting, and coupling loading Corrosion and materials of construction By striking a balance between analytical and practical considerations, each potential problem area is illustrated with case studies taken from the author's own extensive experience and accompanied by methods that can be used to address a variety of related challenges.
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Mandatory Reading and Reference for Complex Problem Solving.......2007-07-17
Warning . . . books like this tend to go out of print (OOP). Not since Bob Eisenmann's OOP "Machinery Malfunction Diagnosis and Correction" has anyone put so many practical (dare I say "easy?") calculations in one place that allow the sincere problem solver to do his or her job. What's even better about this book is its seemingly unlimited range of applications. Was the force created by your rotor spinning, alone, enough to loosen those bolts or break that bearing housing? Sofronas helps you understand. Did that collar's interference fit overstress a critical component - enough to cause a failure? Check the book. Think you have water hammer? Prove it fast. Not a compilation of charts and tables - but truly something rare and to be coveted for its ability to arm you with the secrets of extreme failure analysis (lots at risk but little to go by).
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This updated edition is an invaluable source of practical cost-effective maintenance, repair, installation, and field verification procedures for machinery engineers. It is filled with step-by-step instructions and quick-reference checklists that describe preventive and predictive maintenance for major process units such as vertical, horizontal, reciprocating, and liquid ring vacuum pumps, fans and blowers, compressors, turboexpanders, turbines, and more. Also included are sections on machinery protection, storage, lubrication, and periodic monitoring. A new section examines centrifugal pumps and explains how and why they continue to fail. More new information focuses on maintenance for aircraft derivative gas turbines. This revised edition gives special attention throughout to maintenance and repair procedures needed to ensure efficiency, performance, and long life.
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A single-source reference for the maintenance professional.......1999-02-28
As in the preceding three textbooks of this series, the authors take us through principles of installation and general operating issues to the main topic of interest: how to install and repair such machines as horizontal and vertical pumps, reciprocating and liquid ring vacuum pumps, blowers, reciprocating gas engines and associated compressors. The second part of this very readable and well-illustrated text takes us to maintenance issues involving such equipment as industrial gearing, belt-drives, steam turbines, turboexpanders, gas turbines, and hydraulic governors, to the maintenance of electric motors and associated apparatus. Part three deals with storage protection and gives cost-saving hints on grease lubricated bearings as well as lubrication management in general. Also touched on is vibration and condition monitoring--a fine overview of profit-driven practices. The book closes with solid information on the maintainability, serviceability, and availability of machinery. When is the next book coming?
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Process Plant Machinery provides the mechanical, chemical or plant engineer with the information needed to choose equipment best suited for a particular process, to determine optimum efficiency, and to conduct basic troubleshooting and maintenance procedures.
Process Plant Machinery is a unique single-source reference for engineers, managers and technical personnel who need to acquire an understanding of the machinery used in modern process plants: prime movers and power transmission machines; pumping equipment; gas compression machinery; and mixing, conveying, and separation equipment. Starting with an overview of each class, the book quickly leads the reader through practical applications and size considerations into profusely illustrated component descriptions. Where necessary, standard theory is expertly explained in shortcut formulas and graphs. Maintainability and vulnerability concerns are dealt with as well.
Fully updated with all new equipment available
Comprehensive Coverage
Multi-industry relevance
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Good Book.......2001-07-24
This book is an excellent reference for process engineers. It is full of basic information about various pieces of rotating equipment, as well as various other machines used in the process industries. The book is full of practical knowledge that is not drowned by theory.
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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
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Title: Full steam ahead: a new boiler allows a Garden State processor to proceed with a planned plant expansion.(Seabrook Brothers and Sons Inc. purchases 500-horsepower boiler from Clayton Industries Inc. )
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Food Processing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: Putman Media, Inc.
Volume: 64
Issue: 3
Page: 56(2)
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Title: In control: for many plants and job shops, the emergence of process control systems have accounted for hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings in chemical and energy use. Here's a look at one success story ..(solutions)
Author: Tom Quatsoe
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Products Finishing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: Gardner Publications, Inc.
Volume: 69
Issue: 8
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Title: Mapping and profile of emission sources for airborne volatile organic compounds from process regions at a petrochemical plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.(TECHNICAL PAPER)
Author: Ching-Liang Chen
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Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2006
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Volume: 56
Issue: 6
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