Plant and Machinery Failure Prevention
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1. Introduction2. How to Attain Zero Failure Performance3. General Feature of Failures4. Investigation of Failures5. Degradation Processes (Mechanical)6. Degradation Processes (Electrical)7. Split Pin and Cotter Failures8. Threaded Fastener Failures9. Shaft or Axle Failures10. Ball and Roller Bearing Failures11. Sleeve Bearing Failures12. Failures of White Metal Bearings of Electric Locomotives13. Flat Belt Failures14. Vee-belt Failures15. Pulley Failures16. Gear Failures17. Steel Wire Rope Failures18. Spring Failures19. Gasket Failures20. O-ring And U-ring Failures21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
3. General Feature of Failures4. Investigation of Failures5. Degradation Processes (Mechanical)6. Degradation Processes (Electrical)7. Split Pin and Cotter Failures8. Threaded Fastener Failures9. Shaft or Axle Failures10. Ball and Roller Bearing Failures11. Sleeve Bearing Failures12. Failures of White Metal Bearings of Electric Locomotives13. Flat Belt Failures14. Vee-belt Failures15. Pulley Failures16. Gear Failures17. Steel Wire Rope Failures18. Spring Failures19. Gasket Failures20. O-ring And U-ring Failures21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
5. Degradation Processes (Mechanical)6. Degradation Processes (Electrical)7. Split Pin and Cotter Failures8. Threaded Fastener Failures9. Shaft or Axle Failures10. Ball and Roller Bearing Failures11. Sleeve Bearing Failures12. Failures of White Metal Bearings of Electric Locomotives13. Flat Belt Failures14. Vee-belt Failures15. Pulley Failures16. Gear Failures17. Steel Wire Rope Failures18. Spring Failures19. Gasket Failures20. O-ring And U-ring Failures21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
7. Split Pin and Cotter Failures8. Threaded Fastener Failures9. Shaft or Axle Failures10. Ball and Roller Bearing Failures11. Sleeve Bearing Failures12. Failures of White Metal Bearings of Electric Locomotives13. Flat Belt Failures14. Vee-belt Failures15. Pulley Failures16. Gear Failures17. Steel Wire Rope Failures18. Spring Failures19. Gasket Failures20. O-ring And U-ring Failures21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
9. Shaft or Axle Failures10. Ball and Roller Bearing Failures11. Sleeve Bearing Failures12. Failures of White Metal Bearings of Electric Locomotives13. Flat Belt Failures14. Vee-belt Failures15. Pulley Failures16. Gear Failures17. Steel Wire Rope Failures18. Spring Failures19. Gasket Failures20. O-ring And U-ring Failures21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
11. Sleeve Bearing Failures12. Failures of White Metal Bearings of Electric Locomotives13. Flat Belt Failures14. Vee-belt Failures15. Pulley Failures16. Gear Failures17. Steel Wire Rope Failures18. Spring Failures19. Gasket Failures20. O-ring And U-ring Failures21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
13. Flat Belt Failures14. Vee-belt Failures15. Pulley Failures16. Gear Failures17. Steel Wire Rope Failures18. Spring Failures19. Gasket Failures20. O-ring And U-ring Failures21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
15. Pulley Failures16. Gear Failures17. Steel Wire Rope Failures18. Spring Failures19. Gasket Failures20. O-ring And U-ring Failures21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
17. Steel Wire Rope Failures18. Spring Failures19. Gasket Failures20. O-ring And U-ring Failures21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
19. Gasket Failures20. O-ring And U-ring Failures21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
21. Rubber Hose Pipe Failures22. Pipes and Tube Failures23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
23. Compressed Air Valve Failures24. Failures of Compressed Air Operated Equipment25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
25. Fluid Filter Failures26. Compressed Air Motor Failures27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
27. Air Compressor Failures28. Vacuum Brake Failures on DC EMUS29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
29. Fan and Blower Failures30. Thermal Cracks on Motor Coach Tyres
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.