Cover -- Frontmatter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Grooming Talent and Skills -- Sound Organizational Setup Explained -- PdM, TPM, TPR, and ODR/DSS Explained -- Reliability-Focused Plants and Operator Involvement -- Awareness of Availability Needs and Outage and Turnaround Planning -- Insurance and Spare Parts Philosophies -- Reliability-Focus versus Repair-Focus -- Mentoring, Resources, and Networking -- More Keys to a Productive Reliability Workforce -- "CARE" - Deming's Method Streamlined and Adapted to Our Time -- References -- Bibliography -- 2. The meaning of reliability -- System and Mission -- Assembly and Part -- Assembly Hierarchy -- Failure -- Failure Mode -- Service Life -- Reliability -- Maintainability -- Surveillability -- Availability -- References -- 3. Uptime as probability of success -- References -- 4. Estimating machinery uptime -- Estimation of Failure Distributions for Machinery Components -- Application of Failure Distributions -- Obtaining the Weibull Function -- Construction of the Replacement Model -- Data Sources -- Analysis of Run-Time Data -- Analysis of Pumps -- Analysis of Motors -- Analysis of Rebuild Data -- Life Comparison With Other Industrial Experience -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Is there a universal approach to predicting machinery uptime? -- Reliability of Parts In Series -- Two Components In Parallel -- Three Identical Components In Parallel -- Prediction Procedures -- Failure Rate Data -- The Procedure -- Current Methods of Predicting Reliability -- Development of the Handbook -- Example Design Evaluation Procedure -- Validation of Reliability Prediction Equations -- Summary -- References -- 6. Predicting uptime of turbomachinery -- Interpretation of Reliability Factors (RF) -- Factors Influencing Reliability -- Examples.

Application Issues for Centrifugal Pumps -- Pump Selection Reliability Factors -- Comparison with Field Experience -- Summary -- Bibliography -- 7. Failure mode and effect analysis -- The Process -- Design FMEA -- Definitions and FMEA Forms -- Procedure -- Examples -- The FMEA Form -- Evaluation -- Examples -- References -- 8. Fault tree analysis -- Procedure -- Examples -- Assessment and Evaluation -- Review -- References -- 9. Machinery risk and hazard assessment -- Assessing Risk -- Assessing Hazards -- Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA) -- Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) Study -- References -- 10. Machinery system availability analysis -- The Prediction Approach -- Machinery System Unavailability -- Priorities -- The Operations Management Approach -- 11. Practical field uptime assessment -- The Reliability Index Number -- Determining the Reliability Index Number -- Equipment Replacement and Rebuilding -- The Machinery Complexity Number -- 12. Life-cycle cost analysis -- Asset Management -- Examples -- Repairing Pumps -- Life-Cycle Costing of Pumps -- Piping -- LCC is a Total -- Benchmarking -- From Theory to Practice -- Gearbox LLC Evaluation -- Making LCC Policy -- References -- Bibliography -- 13. Starting with good specifications -- Apply Mechanical Reliability Principles to Turbomachinery Design: Use these Guidelines to Improve Availability -- Origins of Turbomachinery -- Machinery Reliability by Design -- Mechanical Reliability Design Principles -- Designing Out a Failure Mode -- Applying the Integral Design Principle -- Building Reliability into Your Reciprocating Compressor Specifications -- Improving Mechanical Design Reliability -- Mechanical Design Specifications -- Future Design Improvements to reduce this Failure Mode (These are not Presently Available): -- Monitoring -- Concluding Comments -- References -- Other Sources.

14. Owner-contractor interfaces and equipment availability -- Introduction -- Operating Standards are Needed to Define Availability Goals -- Some Interface Problems and their Solutions -- Flow Sheets and Specification -- Field Installation and Equipment Turnover -- Evaluation -- Conclusion -- Quality Machinery Installation does not have to Cost More -- References -- Bibliography -- 15. The operational environment -- Process Safety Management (PSM): An Important Component of Machinery Uptime -- A Reliability Policy - Do You Have One? - Why Not? -- What We Can Learn from Others -- What are Best Machinery Practices? -- Operator Training will Contribute to Uptime -- Effective Machinery Monitoring: Getting the Most for Your Investment -- A Spare Equipment Policy is Needed -- References -- 16. The maintenance environment -- Introduction -- Asset Management: The Essential Foundation for Plant Optimization -- Definition -- Process Overview -- Overall Strategy -- About Maintenance Strategies -- Why Training of Machinery Maintenance Forces is Important or No News is Good News -- Machinery Maintenance Effectiveness Assessment: An Example -- Machinery Uptime and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems -- Maintenance Effectiveness Audits -- References -- 17. Continuous improvement -- Predict Future Failures From Your Maintenance Records -- Examples -- Laying Hands On -- References -- 18. Review of mechanical structures and piping for machinery -- Overview, Design, and Case Studies: Introduction -- Design Criteria -- Design Loads -- Classification of Computed Stresses -- Evaluation of Computed Stresses -- Selection of Materials -- Layout Considerations -- Support Configuration -- Types of Support -- ASME Code Calculation for Shells Under Internal Pressure -- ASME Code Calculation for Shells Under External Pressure.

Piping Code Calculation for Pipe Under Internal Pressure -- Branch Connection Reinforcement -- Stress Analysis/Flexibility Analysis -- Piping Flexibility Analysis -- Flexibility Characteristics -- Centrifugal Pump Piping Systems -- Steam Turbines -- Centrifugal Compressor Piping -- Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger Piping -- Fired Heater Piping -- Tank Piping -- Pitfalls and Misunderstandings -- Allowable Load Revisited -- Excessive Flexibility is not Desirable -- How Theoretical Restraints Often Differ from Actual Ones -- Special Concern: Expansion Joints -- Other Practical Considerations -- What is it Worth to do it Right? -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: The coin toss case -- Appendix B: Safety design checklist for equipment reliability professionals -- Appendix C: Machinery system completeness and reliability appraisal forms -- Centrifugal Pumps -- General Purpose Steam Turbines -- General Purpose Steam Turbines -- Special Purpose Centrifugal Fans -- Small Bore Pipe and Tubing -- Glossary -- Index.