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Machinery Failure Analysis and Prevention

Program Duration

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5 Days

Program Date

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22-26 April, 2012

Program Location

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Cairo, Egypt

Program Fees

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US$ 3200/Per Person

 

 

PROGRAM INTRODUCTION:
This course presents a systematic approach to fault diagnosis and failure prevention in a broad range of machinery used in the process, manufacturing, power generation and mining industries. The key routes to preventive maintenance are demonstrated through both overview and the study of examples in metallurgical failure analysis, vibration analysis, and a sequential approach to machinery troubleshooting and problem solving.
Equipment failure events will be reviewed and participants are encouraged to bring to the course relevant assembly drawings or such components as failed bearings, gears, mechanical seals, and similar machine elements for failure analysis discussion.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, participants will gain an understanding of structured, results-oriented, root cause failure analysis methods for all types of machine components and entire machinery systems. Participants will also learn how parts fail, why they fail in a given mode, and how to prevent failures. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of making the best possible use of available failure statistics and how these can be used in a conscientiously applied comprehensive program of specifying, purchasing, installing, commissioning and operating machinery.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This is a highly practical course for maintenance and machinery engineers, supervisors, and technicians involved in machinery operation and troubleshooting. Personnel from all process industries (refining, petrochemical, chemical, mining, pharmaceutical, fertilizer, food processing, and utilities) will benefit.
PROGRAM OUTLINES:
    

       Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting

  •    Causes of Machinery Failure

  •    Contributing Factors Often Overlooked

 Metallurgical Failure Analysis Methodology

  •    Failure Analysis of Bolted Joints

  •    Shaft Failures and Their Origins

  •    Ductile vs. Brittle Failures and Stress Raisers

  •    Redesign Opportunities

  Machinery Component Analysis and Reliability Improvement

  •    Wear Failures

  •  Couplings, Bearings and Gear Failure Analysis

Machinery Component Analysis and Reliability Improvement (Continued)

  •    Mechanical Seals and O-Ring Failures – Selection Strategies

Machinery Component Analysis and Reliability Improvement (Continued)

  •    Machinery Lubrication Management (Economics & Optimization)

  Vendor Selection and Reliability Review Methods

  •   Why Reliability Reviews are Justified

  •  Centrifugal Pump Selection Examples

 Vendor Selection and Reliability Review Methods (Continued)

  •   Compressor Reliability Review Examples

Machinery Troubleshooting

  •    The Matrix Approach to Machinery Troubleshooting (For pumps, compressors, fans, turbines, and others)

  •  Examples from Litigation Cases

 Vibration Analysis - A Management Overview

  •   Specific Machinery Problems

  •   Monitoring and Analysis Methods

  •   Future Outlook

 Structured Problem Solving Sequence

  •    Situation Analysis

  •    Cause Analysis

  • Action Generation

  • Decision Making

Structured Problem Solving Sequence (Continued)

  • Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Principles I

 Structured Problem Solving Sequence (Continued)

  • Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) Principles II