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1 6O   Reciprocating  Compressors:  Operation and Maintenance


                             VALVE FAILURE RECORD

                                                        Is lubrication
                                            How          on cyl. bore
                                           long has       and  valve
          Date of          Replaced Location valve been  adequate?  Suspected
           valve  Compressor  by   of valve  in service  What  (lubricated  reason for
          problem  number  (initial)  problem  (hours)  failed?  units only)  failure

















































          FIGURE  3-21.  Typical  valve  failure  record  (Source:  Dresser-Rand,  Painted
          Post, New  York),
   169   170   171   172   173   174   175   176   177   178   179