Maintenance & Reliability
HP Reliability: Counting interventions instead of MTBF
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to meet a very experienced machinery reliability professional at a refinery in the UK. Among his many tasks was tracking mean-time-between-failures (MTBFs) of..
Case 40: Troubleshooting gear face damage
A simple analysis can help in determining the root cause of the failure
Reliable sealing technologies reduce maintenance demands
The latest connection and sealing options offer zero-leak integrity and minimized maintenance
HP Reliability: Improvements in floating-ring compressor seals
As is so often the case, compressor components undergo design changes as experience accumulates. Over the years, improved floating-ring shaft seals have become key elements in the uptime improvement ..
Maintaining instruments used to determine biodiesel quality
Using these necessary steps will assure proper analysis of B100
Prevent leaks in heat exchangers
Changes in design code lead to solutions for chronic leaking glycol exchanger
HP Reliability: Cost justification for advanced steam traps
      Steam traps are found in virtually every industrial steam system. They allow separating steam from condensate and are indispensable for equipment reliability and thermally optimiz..
Case 39: Vibration failure of a heat exchanger tube
Flow-induced vibration damage is a commom problem
Similar service assessment of aboveground storage tanks
API publishes the 4th Edition of API Standard 653
HP Reliability: Reliable plants are never an afterthought—Part 2
      Last month's column explained that truly world-class petrochemical and refining companies invest roughly 5% of the cost of equipment in pre-purchase reviews and reliability audits..
- OMV receives €450-MM loan from the European Investment Bank for its 140-MW green hydrogen production facility 7/13
- Poland's Unimot says it will supply crude to Germany's Schwedt refinery 7/13
- Hormuz traffic slows to two-month low as renewed U.S., Iran strikes raise safety risk 7/13
- Sinopec deepens aviation fuel push with CNAF restructuring 7/13
- Indian naphtha premiums surge as Gulf, Russian supply tightens 7/13
- Less than a month's supply: Europe's jet fuel stocks are wafer thin as Iran tensions flare 7/13
