May 2017

Special Focus: Maintenance and Reliability

Root cause analysis on bearing failure on an induced draft fan

This case study aims to provide the root cause analysis behind bearing failure of an induced (ID) fan at a new refinery startup in 2015.

Saudi Aramco: Allah, W. K.

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Allah, W. K. - Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Wesam Kahalf Allah is a Pump Engineer at Saudi Aramco. He has 8 yr of experience with the company. He earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an MS degree in engineering from Texas A&M University.

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