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News Release from: AV Technology | Subject: Shell Stanlow award
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 December 2007
Early fault detection brings rewards at
Shell
AV Technology Condition Monitoring Engineer Emlyn Hughes has received a Special Recognition Award for his outstanding efforts at the Shell Stanlow Refinery, during condition monitoring studies
This award, given by the Shell reliability team engineer Alex Jones and authorised by the Refinery Manager, recognises Emlyn's attention to detail in the early detection of a fault on a flare gas compressor AVT are contracted to carry out a range of condition monitoring activities at the Stanlow Refinery and the potential problem was spotted during routine vibration monitoring on the compressor, positioned at the base of the flare stack
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 29 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Although the vibration results showed nothing untoward, Emlyn's keen eye noticed a loose holding bolt on the compressor.
There is no doubt that if this had this gone undetected, it could have soon resulted in thousands of pounds worth of damage and lost production.
This is the second time within a few months that Emlyn has noticed potential problems, having earlier identified loose fixings on a chemical injection pump in the gas plant.
However Emlyn is modest about the award and as he explains: "AVT engineers instinctively know that condition monitoring is far more than just using instruments to check operational integrity of equipment.
Experience has shown that, as part of the overall checking procedure, it is vitally important to complement instrument data with data from the standard human senses of sight, touch and hearing.
In this case, failure could have occurred well before the next routine checks were due to be carried out". Request a free brochure from AV Technology ...
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