Petrochemical Machinery Insights

Heinz P Bloch is the owner and principal of Process Machinery Consulting Co, and has been the reliability editor of Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine since 1990. He is the author or co-author of over 650 technical papers or articles, and 19 full text books. He was a founding member of Texas A&M University’s International Pump Users Symposium.

• Subject Category 1: AgitatorsSubject Category 2: AlignmentSubject Category 3: Asset ManagementSubject Category 4: BearingsSubject Category 5: BlowersSubject Category 6: Compressors, GeneralSubject Category 7: Cooling Tower Fans and DrivesSubject Category 8: CouplingsSubject Category 9: Dry Gas SealsSubject Category 10: Dynamic CompressorsSubject Category 11: Electric Motor LifeSubject Category 12: Foundation and Grouting SystemsSubject Category 13: Gasket DesignsSubject Category 14: Gear and General Bearing Housing ProtectionSubject Category 15: Grounding TechnologySubject Category 16: Innovation Versus Unnecessary DevelopmentsSubject Category 17: LubricationSubject Category 18: MaintenanceSubject Category 19: Management and Organizational LeadershipSubject Category 20: Materials TechnologySubject Category 21: Mechanical SealsSubject Category 22: Non-OEM Repairs Combine Effective Upgrade StrategiesSubject Category 23: Oil Mist Lubrication and PreservationSubject Category 24: Oil Ring IssuesSubject Category 25: Operation and the Operator FunctionSubject Category 26: Organizational IssuesSubject Category 27: Packaged MachinerySubject Category 28: Piping and Related ComponentsSubject Category 29: Professional GrowthSubject Category 30: Pumps and Associated IssuesSubject Category 31: Reciprocating CompressorsSubject Category 32: Reliable Plants and Machines Benefit From MQASubject Category 33: Repair Quality and StatisticsSubject Category 34: Resource UtilizationSubject Category 35: Root Cause Failure AnalysisSubject Category 36: Run-Length DeterminationSubject Category 37: Screw Compressors and MQASubject Category 38: Specifications and StandardsSubject Category 39: Steam Turbines and Steam TrapsSubject Category 40: Suction Strainers for Fluid MachinerySubject Category 41: Tooling and ScaffoldingSubject Category 42: Training Strategies for SuccessSubject Category 43: TurboexpandersSubject Category 44: V-Belt DrivesSubject Category 45: Vibration TechnologySubject Category 46: WarrantiesSubject Category 47: Water HammerPostscript/Epilogue: Despite Gaining “Insights”, Industry Will Always Face Challenges