Product Description

This newly expanded edition discusses proven approaches to defining causes of machinery failure as well as methods for analyzing and troubleshooting failures.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #814480 in Books
• Published on: 1997-09-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 700 pages

About the Author
A consulting engineer residing in Montgomery, texas, Heinz. P. Bloch has held machinery-oriented staff and line positions with Exxon affiliates in the United States, Italy, Spain, England, The Netherlands, and Japan. His career spanned several decades prior to his 1986 retirement as Exxon Chemical's regional machinery specialist for the USA. Since his retirement from Exxon, he has been in demand throughout the world as a consultant and trainer in the areas of failure avoidance, root cause failure identification, and reliability improvement. Mr. Bloch is the author/co-author of thirteen books and over 200 other publications on subjects related to machinery reliability and failure avoidance. He is the Reliability and Equipment Editor of Hydrocarbon Processing magazine and has served as chair of the annual conference program for Hydrocarbon Processing's Process Plant Reliability Conference for a number of years.

Fred K. Geitner is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, Canada, engaged in process machinery consulting. He retired from Imperial Oil with 20 years of service as an engineer.

Customer Reviews

Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting
This book is highly recommended for anyone involved with design, maintenance, and reliability of production machinery. Bloch and Geitner identify typical causes of machinery failure and include many well documented examples. The book is filled with charts, graphs and photographs of failed components. Extensive coverage is given to problems solving and failure prevention methods. Contents include: Ch. 1 - general troubleshooting, causes of failures, and root causes. Ch. 2 - general metallurgical failures related to stress, wear, and corrosion. Ch. 3 - machinery component failures - bearings, gears, couplings, seals, lubricant systems, magnetism in turbomachinery. Ch. 4 - organized approaches for machinery troubleshooting and with check lists. Many example check lists included. Ch. 5 - vibration analysis, find problems before failure occurs. Ch. 6 - generalized machinery problem-solving sequence: situation analysis, cause analysis, action generation, decision making, planning for change. Ch. 7 - statistical approaches. Ch. 8 - sneak analysis, an advanced trouble shooting method for hydraulic and electrical control circuitry. Ch. 9 - formalized failure analysis as a teaching tool. Ch. 10 - the "seven cause category approach" to root-cause failure analysis. Ch. 11 - cause analysis by pursuing the cause and effect relationship. Ch. 12 - knowledge based systems for machinery failure diagnosis. Ch. 13 - training and organizing for successful failure analysis and troubleshooting.

Machinery Failure Analysis and Trouble Shooting
This book is highly recommended for anyone involved with design, maintenance, and reliability of production machinery. Bloch and Geitner identify typical causes of machinery failure and include many well documented examples. Extensive coverage is given to problem solving and failure prevention methods. Charts, graphs and photographs of failed components add to the value of this book. Contents include: Ch. 1 - general troubleshooting, causes of failures, and root causes. Ch. 2 - general metallurgical failures related to stress, wear, and corrosion. Ch. 3 - machinery component failures - bearings, gears, couplings, seals, lubricant systems, magnetism in turbomachinery. Ch. 4 - organized approaches for machinery troubleshooting and with check lists. Many example check lists included. Ch. 5 - vibration analysis, find problems before failure occurs. Ch. 6 - generalized machinery problem-solving sequence: situation analysis, cause analysis, action generation, decision making, planning for change. Ch. 7 - statistical approaches. Ch. 8 - sneak analysis, an advanced trouble shooting method for hydraulic and electrical control circuitry. Ch. 9 - formalized failure analysis as a teaching tool. Ch. 10 - the "seven cause category approach" to root-cause failure analysis. Ch. 11 - cause analysis by pursuing the cause and effect relationship. Ch. 12 - knowledge based systems for machinery failure diagnosis. Ch. 13 - training and organizing for successful failure analysis and troubleshooting.

Machinery failure analysis and troubleshooting
Good for product plant analyzer to monitor its unit defect