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4 Maintenance and Benchmarking Reliability . . . . . . . . 242
Maintenance Measurement, 242; Organize to Manage Reliability, 249;
Maintenance Cost vs. Replacement Asset Value: Another Maintenance
Spending Benchmark, 257

5 Life Cycle Cost Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .259
Simplified Life Cycle Cost Estimating, 259; Life Cycle Cost
Assessment: The Rigorous Method, 272; Summary, 3 10;
References, 3 10

6 Extending Motor Life in the Process
Plant Environment . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . ,313
Squirrel-cage Motors Are Most Prevalent, 3 14; Motor Insulation
Systems, 3 14; Insulation Classification, 3 15; Ambient Plus, 3 15; A
Bank of Motor Life, 3 17; Running Cooler-A Relative Term, 3 18;
Thermal Cushion, 3 19; Enclosures, 3 19; Standard, but Different, 3 19;
Learning from Failures, 320; More about Thermal Loading, 320;
Economics of Oversizing, 321; Keep Bearings in Mind, 323; Motor
Mounting Basics, 325; Motor System Tuneup, 326; Pumping and
Piping, 326; Power Points, 326; Over-Current Insurance, 327; Motor
Life Insurance Terms, 328; Notes, 328

7 Equipment Reliability Improvement through
Reduced Pipestress . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . , m.. . . . . . ,329
Allowable Load, 33 1 ; Excessive Flexibility, 333; Theoretical
Restraints, 334; Expansion Joints, 335; Other Practical Considerations,
337; References, 338

8 Startup Responsibilities . . . . . m.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
Summary of Startup Preparations for Process Plant Machinery, 339;
Machinery Startup Review Tasks, 342; Machinery Startup Reporting
Structure, 344; Documentation for Effective Tracking of Progress, 348;
Vendor Assistance and Outside Facilities, 359; Consultants and
Contract Assistance. 359

9 Spare Parts and Their Effect on Service Factors . . . . 361
Spare Parts Philosophies, 361; Spare Parts Storage and Retrieval, 361 ;
Spare Parts Documentation, 363

10 Maintenance for Continued Reliability . . . . . , . . . . . . . 365
Modern Maintenance Approaches and when to Apply Them, 365;
Maintenance Management Options, 374; Detailed Task Descriptions

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