Two Minute Tips
Examples of Rotating Equipment
Just a couple examples of rotating equipment. Firstly, we have a pump in an ethanol plant in the north of England. Its history of vibration levels was not excessive, but 2X at 5 mm/sec is not quite the norm...
- Dean Whittle
- Reliability Maintenance Solutions Ltd
Thrust Development on a Typical Overhung Centrifugal Pump
Because of the differential pressure across the impeller, there is going to be x differential force, and the force is going to push the impeller and the shaft...
- Ali Al-Shurafa
- Saudi Aramco
Electric Power Supply: Critical to the Rig Process
Most of the rigs are located in remote areas where we cannot use the public power source. The only way we can get power is through an electrical engine generator...
- Nishanthan Senkuttuvan
- Osborne Engineering Limited
Drilling Basics: Learn About Operations
Drilling consists of making a hole to gain access to the earth's surface. Rigs are a platform that get you access to the use of natural resources...
- Nishanthan Senkuttuvan
- Osborne Engineering Limited
How Not to Store Your Lubricants
Why does our equipment fail? Because we kill it. Regular plant visits shown numerous examples of poor lubricant storage.
- Paul Dufresne
- Reliability Playbook, in Partnership with Lubrication Engineers
Are Traditional Electrical Maintenance Practices Sustainable?
Traditional electrical maintenance practices, such as tightening and Megger testing, are all designed to do one thing: prove that the system is safe and meets the operational requirements of the plant. But shutdown calendar-based maintenance is a complete waste of money...
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.
HD Technology: The Bearing Failure Process
When we look at a new, healthy bearing under a microscope, we can see tiny surface imperfections, micro-cracks, or hard inclusions. Now imagine that the rollers are passing this point year after year...
- Tim Sundstrom
- SPM Instrument
The Enemy of Reliability: Over Lubrication
Up to 40% of bearings are killed by over lubrication, and another 10–20% are killed by under lubrication. If this is true at your facility, the fault is caused by human error...
- Tom Murphy
- SDT
Equipment Failure Pattern Distribution from 3 Studies
If you understand failure patterns and how assets fail, then you can start to develop a strategy. Failure curves can show us...
- Martin Robinson
- IRISS Inc.