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 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

Maximizing Machinery Uptime
Contents
Acknowledgement
Preface
1 Introduction
2 Definitions: Reliability and Uptime
Or: The meaning of reliability
3 Uptime as probability of success
4 Estimating machinery reliability
5 Is there a universal approach to predicting machinery uptime?
6 Predicting uptime of turbomachinery
7 Failure mode and effect analysis
8 Fault tree analysis
9 Machinery risk and hazard assessment
10 Machinery system availability analysis
11 Practical field uptime assessment
12 Life cycle analysis
13 Start with good specifications
14 Good installation makes a difference
15 Proper operation is key to machinery uptime
16 Good maintenance is important
17 Continuous improvement-a key to machinery uptime
18 Review of mechanical structures and piping for machinery