Robert X. Perez - Pump Wisdom

15 Chapter 16Figure 16.1 Reliability engineers need data to determine where to focus thei...Figure 16.2 Pareto chart of total pump failures over the last 12 months for ...Figure 16.3 Reliability growth plot of pump failures in an operating area.Figure 16.4 Two plantwide mean time between failures (MTBF) trend plots. The...Figure 16.5 Staying near the center of this “Reliability Curve” is a wise co...

16 Chapter 17Figure 17.1 A mechanic inspects a centrifugal pump impeller during a repair....Figure 17.2 The Barringer–Nelson curve shows reliability impact of pump oper...Figure 17.3 Cross section of a rerated pump with new case wear ring adapter ...Figure 17.4 Detail of custom‐designed volute tongue inserts.Figure 17.5 Comparison of the original pump performance to the rerated pump ...

17 Chapter 18Figure 18.1 Wireless vibration transmitters deliver vibration information ov...Figure 18.2 How hard‐wired vibration transducers can be installed to protect...Figure 18.3 Spectral alarm bands. A spectral alarm band is a narrow frequenc...

18 Chapter 19Figure 19.1 There are hundreds of different pump styles and configurations o...

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Second Edition

Robert X. Perez

San Antonio, Texas

USA

Heinz P. Bloch

Montgomery, Texas

USA

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