Plant and Machinery Failure Prevention

1. Introduction

2. How to Attain Zero Failure Performance

3. General Feature of Failures

4. Investigation of Failures

5. Degradation Processes (Mechanical)

6. Degradation Processes (Electrical)

7. Split Pin and Cotter Failures

8. Threaded Fastener Failures

9. Shaft or Axle Failures

10. Ball and Roller Bearing Failures

11. Sleeve Bearing Failures

12. Failures of White Metal Bearings of Electric Locomotives

13. Flat Belt Failures

14. Vee-belt Failures

15. Pulley Failures

16. Gear Failures

17. Steel Wire Rope Failures

18. Spring Failures

19. Gasket Failures

20. O-ring And U-ring Failures

21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures

22. Pipes and Tube Failures

23. Compressed Air Valve Failures

24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment

25. Fluid Filter Failures

26. Compressed Air Motor Failures

27. Air Compressor Failures

28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS

29. Fan and Blower Failures

30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres

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Monitoring and predictive maintenance methods are not reliable enough in indicating certain important problems in manufacturing equipment, such as cracking of power transmission components, inadequate lubrication of parts, and excessive cutting edge wear of a tool or die. These problems are best dealt with at the design stage. Plant and Machinery Failure Prevention is based on the premise of “Zero-Failure Performance”. The book introduces the general features and investigative methods at the design phase for determining failures in mechanical components such as: Flat Belt Failures, Vee-belt Failures, Pulley Failures, Gear Failures, Steel Wire Rope Failures, Spring Failures, and Gasket Failures.