Compressors: How to Achieve High Reliability & Availability

Compressors: How to Achieve High Reliability & Availability

<h4><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, <span style="white-space:pre"></span>authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.<o:p></o:p></span></p></h4><h4><br></h4><h4>Practical techniques for optimizing compressor performance</h4><p>Written by experts with more than 100 combined years of industry experience in machinery failure avoidance, <i>Compressors: How to Achieve High Reliability &Availability</i> 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.</p><p>Coverage includes:</p><ul><li>Compression principles and internal labyrinths</li><li>Selection factors for process compressors</li><li>Operation characteristics of turbocompressors</li><li>Wet and dry gas seals</li><li>Bearings, stability, and vibration guidance</li><li>Lube and seal oil systems</li><li>Impellers and rotors</li><li>Compressor maintenance and surveillance</li><li>Inspection and repair of rotors</li><li>Machinery quality assessment (MQA)</li><li>Failure analysis and troubleshooting</li><li>Reciprocating compressor operation, control, maintenance, and rebuilding</li><li>Maintenance and operations interfaces</li><li>Reciprocating compressor monitoring and surveillance</li><li>Training competent compressor engineers</li></ul><p></p>