Page 8 - Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants Major Process Equipment Maintenance and Repair

Acknowledgmen ...................................... ix

Foreword ..... ...................................... xi

Part I: Installation and Repair of Major Process Equipment . . . 1
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1 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair of Horizontal Pumps . . . . . 3
Principles of Installation of Pumps and Drivers. Baseplate and
Soleplate Preparation. Grouting Overview. Cement-Based
Grouts. Machinery Alignment. Pre-Operational Checks.
Pump Preparation for Startup. Shutting Down the Pump.
Pump Preventive Maintenance. Calculating the Cost of Your
Excess Clearances. Pump Assembly Procedures. Bearing
Housing-Sleeve Bearing Construction. Stuffing Box with
Mechanical Seal. Reassembling Bearing Housing. How and Why
Centrifugal Pumps Continue to Fail.

2 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair of Vertical Pumps , . . . . . . . 72
Types of Wrtical Pumps for Process Plants. Types of Drivers.
Deepwell Pump Shaft Adjustment. Maintenance and Repair of
Packed Stuffing Boxes. Maintenance and Repair of Pump
Bearings.

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