A critical fuel oil pump system unexpectedly failed at a Braskem facility, resulting in 6,000 tons of lost petrochemical products representing millions of dollars in production losses. Following company protocol, root cause analysis, Monte Carlo simulation and RCM techniques were used and found...
Weibull Statistics & Growth Analysis Learn Which to Use When
Weibull statistics and reliability growth analysis can be used to help understand failure patterns, trend the direction of reliability improvement efforts, and predict future unreliability. Weibull statistics works best when...
The Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) Test Your Knowledge
Can you define the key properties of a safety-instrumented function (SIF)? Can you differentiate between a safety instrumented function and an asset protection function? Clearing up any confusion or misinterpretation can mean saving your organization...
