Increased Reliability And Reduction In Long Term Cost Of Ownership Through Proper Spare Rotor Storage, Inspection, Documentation, And Tracking.

Abstract

Recently, a major chemical company put together a project to specifically address the repetitive corrosion problem experienced on the long term storage of critical rotors in a Texas facility. However, as the strategy was being developed to address the corrosion problem, the opportunity to address three other deficient areas presented themselves as well. These areas included the lack of a standardized inspection process, inadequate specific rotor history documentation, and the inability to track individual rotors. The solution was to establish a rotor storage facility and the development of the necessary operating discipline to address each issue. The outcome resulted in increasing the equipment reliability and reducing the long term cost of ownership of the equipment.