Compressors: How to Achieve High Reliability & Availability (ELECTRONICS) - Hardcover

Bloch, Heinz P.; Geitner, Fred K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071772871 ISBN 13: 9780071772877

Publisher: McGraw Hill TAB, 2012

Synopsis

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Practical techniques for optimizing compressor performance

Written by experts with more than 100 combined years of industry experience in machinery failure avoidance, Compressors: How to Achieve High Reliability &Availability offers proven solutions to a pervasive and expensive problem in modern industry--compressor failure. This succinct, on-the-job guide addresses elusivecauses of compressor failure and clearly maps out permanent remedies you can put to use right away. With a focus on centrifugal and reciprocating compressors,this accessible reference is based on real-world processes and procedures used by successful global companies.

Coverage includes:

• Compression principles and internal labyrinths
• Selection factors for process compressors
• Operation characteristics of turbocompressors
• Wet and dry gas seals
• Bearings, stability, and vibration guidance
• Lube and seal oil systems
• Impellers and rotors
• Compressor maintenance and surveillance
• Inspection and repair of rotors
• Machinery quality assessment (MQA)
• Failure analysis and troubleshooting
• Reciprocating compressor operation, control, maintenance, and rebuilding
• Maintenance and operations interfaces
• Reciprocating compressor monitoring and surveillance
• Training competent compressor engineers

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About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill TAB
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0071772871
• ISBN 13: 9780071772877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288