Compressors: How to Achieve High Reliability & Availability

Compressors: How to Achieve High Reliability & Availability

<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 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.</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>