Page 9 - Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants Major Process Equipment Maintenance and Repair

3 Reciprocating and Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps ............... .118

Pump Classification. Liquid-End Components. Packing Main-
tenance. Stuffing Boxes. Plunger Material. Drive-End Com-
ponents. Maintenance of Liquid Ring Vgcuum Pumps.

4 Positive Displacement and Dynamic Blowers ................ ,142
Maintenance Instructions for Positive Displacement Rotary
Blowers. Care and Maintenance of Fans. VBriable Inlet Vanes
(VIV’s). Installing Fixed and Floating Pillow Blocks. Stuffing
Box Installation. Temperature Detectors.

5 Reciprocating Gas Engines and Compressors ................ .176
Introduction. Compression Cylinder Maintenance. Packing
Maintenance. Vglve Breakage. Analyzing Crankshaft Def lec-
tion Readings. Determining Bearing Clearances. Reciprocat-
ing Compressor Component Overhaul and Repair. Reciprocat-
ing Unit Preventive and Predictive Maintenance. Upper
PortiodCylinders. Valves. Compressor. Oil System. Routine
Checks and Adjustments.

Part II: Maintenance for Power Generation and Transmission , . .223

6 Power Transmission Gears ............................... ,225

Introduction. Gear Types. Gear Terminology. How Gears
Work. Bearings. Basic Installation Procedures. Shaft Operat-
ing Positions. Thermal and Mechanical Movement. Tooth
Contact Check. Checklist Before Startup. Checklist After
Startup. Lubricant Function. Lubricant Selection. Methods of
Supplying Lubricant. Lubrication of High Speed Units. Inop-
erative Periods. Journal Bearing Maintenance. Rolling Ele-
ment Bearing Maintenance. Gear Unit Disassembly and As-
sembly. Overheating. Appendix 7A-Helical Gear Formulas,
Standard Gearing. Appendix 7B-Typical Gear Unit Arrange-
ments.

7 Installation and Maintenance of V-Belt Drives ............... .310
Inspection While Running. Belt and Sheave Gauges. Maintain
Proper Belt Tension. Typical Sheave and Bushing Installation
Instruction. Typical Sheave and Bushing Removal Instruction.
Installation of Belts. Force Deflection Engineering Formulas.

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