Air fin coolers are one of the most important assets in process plant facilities for ensuring continued operational excellence and production rate of the process plant. There are numerous remaining life assessment (RLA) and reliability engineering (RE) methodologies available for performing condition assessment of the air fin coolers. Most methodologies concentrate on the mechanical integrity (MI) aspects of air fin coolers such as the header box and fin tubes life assessment using recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) to primarily address the loss of containment (process fluid) scenarios. There is rarely a comprehensive methodology or framework that also covers the dynamic parts such as fin blades, electrical motor, gear box and propeller (fan) in assessing remaining life of the air fin coolers. This article will outline a thorough reliability engineering or remaining life assessment framework (holistic methodology) that will cover both the mechanical integrity (header box and fin tubes) and reliability aspects (fin blades, electrical motor, gear box and propeller) aspects enabling the asset integrity (reliability & maintenance) engineering personnel to generate a technical, coherent, and auditable reliability report for the air fin coolers. This technical webinar is based on a poster session that was originally presented at the 2024 AiCHE Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety, New Orleans, LA.

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SOR 1018 Calculate Equipment Reliability episode

This webinar discusses the importance of estimated value and helps you discover and state the value of common reliability activities.

Life cycle cost: Let's explore estimating the total lifecycle costs for a complex system from the point of view of a reliability engineer.

When setting a reliability goal, considere the value that reliability goal may provide. Let's explore three ways you can estimate the value.

A discussion of the wide range of the impact of the cost of poor reliability on engineers, organizations, customers, and society.

When a product or system fails there is a consequence. Often there is a loss of value. A warranty replacement costs money.

A value map is an organized chart that helps you track down every possible good' thing that reliability can do for you.

You need to work out how many spare parts, so put some numbers in a computer and use the that result. Right?

Let's explore a Weibull plot and enjoy reliability making money. In this episode, we look at an actual Weibull plot for an actual example

This webinar takes you through the key steps of decision-making particularly relating to reliability engineering.

Visit a scrap yard to witness the impact of getting a new car'. Let's explore the many ways creating a reliable product is beneficial.

Besides discussing what is involved in reliability, let's explore a short list of reasons to use reliability thinking with your team.

In this webinar, we explore the impact that chart selection and sample size have on chart sensitivity (the ability to detect changes).

Let's explore some cases where effectively using statistical process control will enhance your product's reliability performance.

Let's discuss process variation and how to measure, monitor, and control processes to minimize the differences from one part to the next.

Progressive manufacturers use control charts to listen to their processes to detect and rectify potentially harmful changes.

if you need to learn a bit more about manufacturing and how we measure quality in general? Join us for this webinar.

You may have heard of Statistical Process Control, 6-sigma, Shewhart, the Japanese Economic Miracle, X̅ R Charts or perhaps none of them.

A process is considered capable' if it creates products that, with production natural variation, are still within what good' looks like.

Statistical control charting (SPC) is a method for monitoring and determining whether a process is in control or stable.

Let's explore the steps necessary to obtain valid and valuable process capability ratios. Then, let's examine how to use this information.

This discussion explores the seven key traits talented, professional, networked, positive, valuable, studiousness, and mentoring ability.

Reliability Engineering is a daunting field. The technical breadth of skills spans material science to statistics.

Let's discuss the exam and certification in general, then how to prepare for the exam and exam day strategy for this timed test.

Certifications based on your reliability engineering knowledge does not make you a professional. It is the applies knowledge that does.

Build your influence: This webinar explores how we, as reliability professionals, can improve our ability to influence.

With the changes to topics, it attempts to reflect what reliability engineers do daily. Let's take a close look and discuss what it means.

As a reliability professional you will be asked to teach. Let's explore becoming an amazing teacher and improve your effectiveness.

What's coming to reliability engineering in 2020 and beyond? Let's explore a few trends and their implications.

When you examine what we do, it is important to our fellow engineers, our organization, our customers, and society.

Let's take a look at a few ways to really learn what you need to know along your journey to become a reliability engineer.

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