Unique Methods for Analyzing Failures and Catastrophic Events

A practical and accessible approach to machinery troubleshooting

Unique Methods for Analyzing Failures and Catastrophic Events is designed to assist practicing engineers address design and fabrication problems in manufacturing equipment to support safe process operation. Throughout the book, a wealth of real-world case studies and easy-to-understand illustrated examples demonstrate how to use simplified failure analysis methods to produce insights for a wide range of engineering problems.

Dr. Anthony Sofronas draws from his five decades of industry experience to help engineers better understand the science behind a particular problem, evaluate the failure analysis of an outside consultant, and recommend the best path forward to management. The author distills sophisticated engineering analysis approaches into compact, user-friendly methodologies that can be easily applied to the readers’ own situations to avoid costly failures. Each chapter includes a thorough summary of the topic, relatable technical examples, and a concluding section with key takeaways and expert tips and advice. This invaluable guide:

• Helps readers make better decisions while solving complex engineering problems
• Provides numerous illustrated examples from engineering and science that can be used to develop real-world solutions
• Features detailed descriptions of both basic and advanced engineering analysis techniques
• Covers essential technical subjects that facilitate safe facility design and effective troubleshooting

Unique Methods for Analyzing Failures and Catastrophic Events: An Illustrated Guide for Engineers is a must-have for chemical, petroleum, and mechanical engineers, reliability managers and technicians, design contractors, and maintenance workers working in process industries.

A. Sofronas, DEng, PE, is the former Worldwide Lead Mechanical Engineer for ExxonMobil. He was involved with machinery troubleshooting for 50 years with more than 130 publications and numerous presentations at industry seminars worldwide. Dr. Sofronas is a contributing editor for Hydrocarbon Processing and the author of Analytical Troubleshooting of Process Machinery and Pressure Vessels, Case Histories in Vibration Analysis and Metal Fatigue, and Survival Techniques for the Practicing Engineer.