Fluid machinery life extension of pumps, gas compressors and drivers
"Fluid movers are extensively used in the process industries. New machines are specified, designed, manufactured and installed in a way that ensures their safety and reliability. Existing machines may be upgraded or retrofitted during maintenance or repair. This book describes how improved comp...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
[2020]
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| Series | De Gruyter handbook
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 3110674157 9783110674279 3110674270 9783110674156 9783110674132 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xi, 197 pages) color illustrations |
Cover
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Foreword
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Why extending fluid machine life is still an essential pursuit
- Chapter 2. The people and the business case
- Chapter 3. Better rolling element bearings are available
- Chapter 4. Understanding value calculations using bearing housing protectors as our example
- Chapter 5. Upgrading general purpose steam turbines
- Chapter 6. Mechanical seal selection facilitated by applying principles of machinery quality assessment
- Chapter 7. Dry gas seals: success, OEMs versus non-OEMs, questions, and what to emphasize
- Chapter 8. Why consider perfluoro-alkoxy carbon-filled polymers
- Chapter 9. Oil rings are the weak link in lubricant application
- Chapter 10. Consider today's canned motor pumps
- Chapter 11. More than one problem may be at work in machines
- Chapter 12. Common blower improvement opportunities
- Chapter 13. Integral gear CO2 compressors offer high reliability and efficiency
- Chapter 14. Power transmission couplings: select the best configurations
- Appendix 1. From early condition monitoring to wireless sensor technology
- Appendix 2. Training reliability professionals and subject matter experts
- Appendix 3. Specifying pumps for the oil and gas industries
- Index