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 Mod...

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Main Author: Bloch, Heinz P., 1933-
Other Authors: Geitner, Fred K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington : Elsevier, 2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Frontmatter; 1. Introduction; 2. The meaning of reliability; 3. Uptime as probability of success; 4. Estimating machinery uptime; 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 cost analysis; 13. Starting with good specifications; 14. Owner-contractor interfaces and equipment availability; 15. The operational environment.