Boiler Feed Pump Failure: Tracing the Steps of a Forced Outage
The failure occurred in a turbine-driven boiler feedwater pump (TDBFP) at a fossil fuel power...
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Author: Bob Latino
Why Reliability Experts Annoy the Rest of the World (Without Even Trying)
I am writing this as a reality check to see if it’s just me. Do my peers in the reliability...
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How to Recognize Basic Gear Fatigue Failure Patterns
Understanding gear fatigue failures begins with mastering the fundamentals of how materials behave...
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How to Examine Rolling Element Bearings: Prep for Root Cause Analysis
This will be metallurgy 101 for seasoned analysts but intended for those on the front lines. You...
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Root Cause Analysis: Cost Center or Profit Driver?
In times that promise to be a financial challenge for some corporations, we must decide where to...
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