A prominent manufacturer rediscovered the old axiom, “pushing the limit can have unexpected consequences,” after experiencing many bearing failures in its 40-hp air blowers. These lifetime-lubricated (sealed) bearings had been properly installed on 20-mm shafts, and it can be assumed that premium greases were being used.
Many companies are modifying existing crude refineries or building grassroots renewable diesel facilities to produce drop-in, green renewable diesel from a variety of agriculturally derived triglyceride feedstocks.
By universal agreement, the safety and reliability of facilities in the hydrocarbon processing industry—and most other industrial plants—are of highest importance.
Kaminski, M., LOTOS Asfalt;
Manral, V.,
Heeswijk, B. V., Chevron Lummus Global;
Graeter, F.,
Knuedel, S., TRIPLAN GmbH
The authors’ companya licensed a two-drum delayed coking technology process unit to Grupa LOTOS in Gdansk, Poland.
Al-Ghamdi, A.,
Al-Dossary, S. H.,
Al-Dhafiri, A.,
Al-Zahrani, M., Saudi Aramco;
Navrotsky, V., Siemens Energy
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D metallic printing, is identified as one of the game-changing technologies in recent years for the oil and gas industry.
Lubrication is imperative to the performance of rotating equipment.
When a long-time maintenance supervisor was promoted to the head of his refinery’s reliability department, he wanted to make “Precision Maintenance is Our Passion” his banner and headline.
This article explores the investigation into the chronic high vibration issues of a particular water injection pump.
When WirelessHART first hit the market in 2008, most of the native devices using it were process measurement instruments.
When a reliability professional located halfway around the world asked for guidance on how to reverse declining equipment reliability at his world-scale fertilizer plant, we answered.