Compressors: How To Achieve High Reliability & Availability (electronics)

Compressors: How To Achieve High Reliability & Availability (electronics)
by Heinz P. Bloch / / / PDF


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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 elusive causes 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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