Compressors: How to Achieve High Reliability & Availability (Electronics)

Practical techniques for optimizing compressor performance. Written by experts with more than 100 combined years of industry experience in machinery failure avoidance, Compressors: How to Achieve High Reliability & Availability 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.

Coverage includes:
• Compression principles and internal labyrinths
• Selection factors for process compressors
• Operation characteristics of turbocompressors
• Wet and dry gas seals
• Bearings, stability, and vibration guidance
• Lube and seal oil systems
• Impellers and rotors
• Compressor maintenance and surveillance
• Inspection and repair of rotors
• Machinery quality assessment (MQA)
• Failure analysis and troubleshooting
• Reciprocating compressor operation, control, maintenance, and rebuilding
• Maintenance and operations interfaces
• Reciprocating compressor monitoring and surveillance
• Training competent compressor engineers

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