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Troubleshooting Rotating Machinery: Including Centrifugal Pumps and Compressors, Reciprocating Pumps and Compressors, Fans, Steam Turbines, Electric Motors, and More 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Robert X. Perez (Author), Andrew P. Conkey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Process machines are critical to the profitability of processes. Safe, efficient and reliable machines are required to maintain dependable manufacturing processes that can create saleable, on-spec product on time, and at the desired production rate. As the wards of process machinery, we wish to keep our equipment in serviceable condition.

One of the most challenging aspects of a machinery professional or operator's job is deciding whether an operating machine should be shut down due to a perceived problem or be allowed to keep operating. If he or she wrongly recommends a repair be conducted, the remaining useful machine life is wasted, but if he or she is right, they can save the organization from severe consequences, such as product releases, fires, costly secondary machine damage, etc. This economic balancing act is at the heart of all machinery assessments.

Troubleshooting is part science and part art. Simple troubleshooting tables or decision trees are rarely effective in solving complex, real-world machine problems. For this reason, the authors want to offer a novel way to attack machinery issues that can adversely affect the reliability and efficiency of your plant processes. The methodology presented in this book is not a rigid "cook book" approach but rather a flexible and dynamic process aimed at exploring process plant machines holistically, in order uncover the true nature the problem at hand.

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Robert X. Perez has 30 years of rotating equipment experience in the petrochemical industry. He earned a BSME degree from Texas A&M University (College Station), a MSME degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas. Mr. Perez has recently published his sixth book titled, How to Select the Right Centrifugal Pump: A Brief Survey of Centrifugal Pump Selection Best Practices.

Andrew Conkey is currently a visiting Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. He earned a BSME from Texas A&I an MSME degree from Texas A&M University in Kingsville. He was awarded a PhD in Engineering from Texas A&M University in College Station, where his research included: A) The application of the FFPI to machinery measurements such roller bearing loading, gap measurement, and vibration measurements, and B) The development of material for freshmen engineering classes at Texas A&M. Dr. Conkey is active in ASME, ASEE, and the Vibration Institute.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01IJ1BJF6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley-Scrivener; 1st edition (July 14, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 14, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 18608 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.2 3.2 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

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Robert Perez is a mechanical engineer with more than 40 years of rotating equipment experience in the petrochemical industry. He has worked in petroleum refineries, chemical facilities, and gas processing plants. He earned a BSME degree from Texas A&M University at College Station, an MSME degree from the University of Texas at Austin and holds a Texas PE license. Mr. Perez served as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he developed and taught the Engineering Technology Rotating Equipment course.

Mr. Perez has authored numerous technical articles, five books, and coauthored four books about machinery reliability. He also compiled and edited the “Rotating Machinery Basics and Fundamentals” book series and was the technical editor of Kane’s Rotating Machinery Dictionary.

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julien lebleu
4.0 out of 5 stars Practical troubleshooting for rotating machinery
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2016
I liked the book because it is practical. Many of the troubleshooting techniques in other books and as they are taught in various classes are not suitable for real field use solving real problems. They are too academic and are generally not used for practical troubleshooting in the plant environment. The large print makes it very readable for older readers because it is large enough to see without glasses. This book is one of many written by this author dealing with pump selection, observation and other types of equipment. His books are written from both the engineering and operational points of view..
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G. Srinaphasawadi
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't be misled by its title!
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016
This is not the book for any one who wants to learn how to troubleshoot ANY problem in rotating machines. It does not give any scientific information, methodologies, or any technical knowhow which are normally needed for diagnosis of the problems. All of the book contents are absolutely useless and the contents are published in very LARGE alphabets just to increase the page number of the book (if it was printed in a conventional size of alphabets, this book may contain only 50 pages). When I read it, I tried to visualize what group of audience would be benefit from its contents, and I could not think of any. Don't waste your money buying this book.
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