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Process Machinery Handbook
For Field Personnel, Decision Makers, and Students
Robert X. Perez (Edited by), Perez (Author)
9781394214457, Wiley
Hardback, published 2 July 2025
752 pages
28 x 19 x 2.5 cm, 1.418 kg
Process Machinery Handbook: For Field Personnel, Decision Makers, and Students equips newcomers and seasoned professionals with essential insights into the diverse world of process machinery, empowering them to understand unique performance characteristics, common failure modes, and effective strategies for enhancing reliability in their operations. Any professional working at a production site for any length of time knows that process machinery comes in a wide range of designs and sizes, but not all process machines are considered equal. Some machines are more critical to the process than others, some are small, some are very large, some spin fast, and some turn relatively slowly. The great diversity in their construction and application can be daunting to those new to the industry and sometimes even challenge machinery veterans. There are many common concepts that apply to all equipment types, but each equipment category has its own unique application and performance characteristics, including cavitation in liquid handling pumps, surging in centrifugal gas compressors, rotor instability in high-speed centrifugal compressors, and the effect of the compression ratio on a reciprocating compressor’s the discharge temperature. It is also essential for users to understand how and why different types of machinery fail, keeping in mind that the common failure modes differ greatly between rotating machinery types. We know that by addressing the common types of failure modes associated with each machine type, we can achieve significant improvements in their reliability. The first step in organizing an effective machinery reliability program is committing to performing failure analyses and gathering failure statistics. These activities will help users learn how and why their machines are failing. The next step is to continuously modify machines, processes, and methods to avoid common failures. Process Machinery Handbook: For Field Personnel, Decision Makers, and Students gives students and professionals alike the tools they need to understand the fundamentals of working with rotating machinery.
Preface xxi Acknowledgements xxiii 1 Overview of Rotating Machinery 1 Part I: Fluid Movers 31 2 Positive Displacement Pumps 33 3 Centrifugal Pumps: Part 1 51 4 Centrifugal Pumps: Part 2 71 5 Sealless Centrifugal Pumps 85 6 Compressors 93 Part II: Drivetrains, Foundations, and Piping 147 7 Introduction to Process Drivers and Drivetrains 149 8 Machinery Foundation and Baseplate Design Recommendations 159 9 Process Piping Design and Installation Best Practices 173 10 AC Induction Motors 187 11 General Purpose Back Pressure Steam Turbines 209 12 Gas Turbine Drivers 241 13 Natural Gas Engine Drivers 269 14 Turboexpanders for Gas Processing 283 Part III: Gearboxes, Couplings, and Seals 301 15 Gears and Gearboxes 303 16 Industrial Drive Couplings 327 17 Seals 345 Part IV: Bearings and Lubrication 383 18 Rolling Element Bearings 385 19 Hydrodynamic Bearings 399 20 Introduction to Machinery Lubrication 445 Part V: Condition Monitoring 467 21 Machinery Vibration Monitoring 469 22 Centrifugal Pump Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Diagnosis Using Vibration Technologies 501 23 Optimizing Lubrication and Lubricant Analysis 549 24 Troubleshooting Temperature Problems 587 Part VI: Machinery Reliability 613 25 Machinery Reliability Management in a Nutshell 615 26 Useful Analysis Tools for Tracking Machinery Reliability 633 27 Improving the Effectiveness of Plant Operators 649 28 Improving Machinery Reliability by Using Root Cause Failure Analysis Methods 661 Index 687
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Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering & materials [TG]
