This newly expanded edition discusses proven approaches to defining causes of machinery failure as well as methods for analyzing and troubleshooting failures.
Author(s): Heinz P. Bloch and Fred K. Geitner (Eds.)
Series: Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants 2
Edition: 3
Publisher: Elsevier, Academic Press
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 1-668
Content:
Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants:
Page ii
Front matter
Page iii
Dedication
Page iv
Copyright page
Page iv
Acknowledgments
Pages ix-x
Preface
Page xi
H.P. Bloch, F.K. Geitner
Chapter 1 - The Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting System
Pages 1-9
Chapter 2 - Metallurgical Failure Analysis
Pages 10-78
Chapter 3 - Machinery Component Failure Analysis
Pages 79-256
Chapter 4 - Machinery Troubleshooting
Pages 257-350
Chapter 5 - Vibration Analysis
Pages 351-433
Chapter 6 - Generalized Machinery Problem-Solving Sequence
Pages 434-476
Chapter 7 - Statistical Approaches in Machinery Problem Solving
Pages 477-522
Chapter 8 - Sneak Analysis
Pages 523-538
Chapter 9 - Formalized Failure Reporting as a Teaching Tool
Pages 539-572
Chapter 10 - The “Seven Cause Category Approach” to Root-Cause Failure Analysis
Pages 573-593
Chapter 11 - Cause Analysis by Pursuing The Cause-and-Effect Relationship
Pages 594-605
Chapter 12 - Knowledge-Based Systems for Machinery Failure Diagnosis
Pages 606-621
Chapter 13 - Training and Organizing for Successful Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting
Pages 622-639
Appendix A - Machinery Equipment Life Data1,2
Pages 640-642
Appendix B - Theory of Hazard Plotting
Pages 643-653
Appendix C - Glossary of Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Terms
Pages 654-655
Appendix D - Gear Nomenclature
Page 656
Index
Pages 657-668
