02350nam a2200337 a 4500 1/44925 140721s1998 us 001 0 eng 9780884156611 0884156613 9780080508542 (electronic bk.) 0080508545 (electronic bk.) 47882 OPELS eng OPELS OPELS OCLCQ OPELS OCLCQ OCLCE OCLCO N$T YDXCP ZCU IDEBK MYPMP OCLCO OCLCF GR-PeUP Bloch, Heinz P., 1933- Improving machinery reliability [electronic resource] / Heinz P. Bloch. 3rd ed. Houston, Tex : Gulf Pub. Co., c1998. 1 online resource (xxiii, 680 p.) : ill. Practical machinery management for process plants ; v. 1 This totally revised, updated and expanded edition provides proven techniques and procedures that extend machinery life, reduce maintenance costs, and achieve optimum machinery reliability. This essential text clearly describes the reliability improvement and failure avoidance steps practiced by best-of-class process plants in the U.S. and Europe. Requirements specifications. Vendor selection and bid conditioning. Machinery reliability audits and reviews. Maintenance and benchmarking reliability. Life cycle cost studies. Extending motor life in the process plant environment. Equipment reliability improvement through reduced pipe stress. Spare parts and their effect on service factor. Startup responsibilities. Maintenance for continued reliability. Maintenance cost reduction. Lubrication and reliability. Providing safety and reliability through modern sealing technology. Appendix. Index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machinery Reliability. Electronic books. Bloch, Heinz P., 1933- Practical machinery management for process plants. 3rd ed ; v. 1. INST UNIPILB EBOOKS 20140721 00b47882 00b47882 ONLINE 0 ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780884156611 /webopac/covers/03/47882_9780884156611.jpg /webopac/covers/03/47882_0884156613.jpg /webopac/covers/03/47882_9780080508542.jpg (electronic bk.) /webopac/covers/03/47882_0080508545.jpg (electronic bk.)