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Contents

Preface .......................................... x

Introduction ...................................... xx

1 Requirements Specification ..................... 1

Industry Standards Available for Major Machinery in Process Plants, 1;
How to Deal with the Typical API Data Sheet, 2; Narrative
Specifications Lead to Better Machinery, 15; Considering Uprateability
and Low Failure Risk, 21; Auxiliary Systems for Turbomachinery: The
Systematic Approach, 24; Dealing with Deviations from the
Specification, 34; Specifying Machinery Documentation Requirements,
37; Conclusion, 5 1
2 Vendor Selection and Bid Conditioning ............ 53
Selecting Major Machinery Vendors, 53; Applying and Reviewing
Machinery Reliability Improvements Derived from Modern
Electronics, 54; Selecting a Pump Vendor, 64; Bid Tabulation and Bid
Conditioning: An Overview, 76; Reference, 8 1
3 Machinery Reliability Audits and Reviews .......... 82
Audits Versus Reviews, 82; Where to Concentrate Audit and Review
Efforts, 82; Rotordynamic Design Audits, 83; Auditing and Reviewing
Centrifugal Compressors, 125; Auditing and Reviewing Steam Turbines,
135; Evaluating Major Reciprocating Compressors, 139; Reliability
Review for Centrifugal Pumps, 146; Significant Differences in Bearings
and Bearing Housings, 156; Marginal Lubrication: A Factor in Pump
Failures, 160; Applying Roller Bearings in Centrifugal Pumps, 168; How
Much Oil Is Enough?, 171; Bearing Selection Can Make a Difference,
172; Air Cooling Provisions for Bearing Housing-How Good? 173;
Stuffing Box Cooling Is Not Usually Effective, 174; Pumps for Handling
Entrained Gases, 176; Selection Criteria for Zero Emission Pumps, 178;
Design Appraisals for Special-Purpose Gearing, 18 1; Evaluating Cooling
Tower Fans and Their Drive Systems, 200; Reliability Reviews in Uprate
Situations, 203; Reliable Shaft-Hub Connections for Turbomachinery
Couplings, 213; How to Keep Track of Reliability Review Tasks, 224;
Machinery Reliability Audits for Existing Plants, 224; References, 238

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