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    This document lists various causes of equipment failures organized into categories including design and specification, material of construction, vendor responsibility, fabrication, assembly, operations and maintenance, shipping and storage, and protection. Some examples provided are overcapacity, corrosion, design errors, improper welding, operating errors, insufficient lubrication, and physical damage during transport. The table serves as a reference for analyzing why equipment may have failed and identifying root causes.

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    This document lists various causes of equipment failures organized into categories including design and specification, material of construction, vendor responsibility, fabrication, assembly, operations and maintenance, shipping and storage, and protection. Some examples provided are overcapacity, corrosion, design errors, improper welding, operating errors, insufficient lubrication, and physical damage during transport. The table serves as a reference for analyzing why equipment may have failed and identifying root causes.

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    The Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting System 5: Design and Specification Responsibility

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    The Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting System 5

    Table 1-1: Causes of Failures


    Design and Specification
    Responsibility
    Application
    , Undercapacity
    , Overcapacity
    , Incorrect physical conditions
    (temperature pressure, etc.)
    , Incorrect physical prop.
    (mol. wt., etc.)
    , _____________________
    , _____________________
    Specifications
    , Inadequate lubrication system
    , Insufficient control
    instrumentation
    , Improper coupling
    , Improper bearing
    , Improper seal
    , Insufficient shutdown devices
    , _____________________
    , _____________________
    Material of Construction
    , Corrosion and/or erosion
    , Rapid wear
    , Fatigue
    , Strength exceeded
    , Galling
    , Wrong hardening method
    , _____________________
    , _____________________
    Design
    , Unsatisfactory piping support
    , Improper piping flexibility
    , Undersized piping
    , Inadequate foundation
    , Unsatisfactory soil data
    , Liquid ingestion
    , Inadequate liquid drain
    , Design error
    , _____________________
    , _____________________
    Vendor Responsibility
    Material of Construction
    , Flaw or defect
    , Improper material
    , Improper treatment
    , _____________________

    Fabrication
    , Welding error
    , Improper heat treatment
    , Improper hardness
    , Wrong surface finish
    , Imbalance
    , Lub. passages not open
    , _____________________
    Assembly
    , Improper fit
    , Improper tolerances
    , Parts omitted
    , Parts in wrong
    , Parts/bolts not tight
    , Poor alignment
    , Imbalance
    , Inadequate bearing contact
    , Inadequate testing
    , _____________________

    , Defective material
    , Inadequate bolting
    , Connected wrong
    , Foreign material left in
    , General poor workmanship
    , _____________________

    Operations and Maintenance


    Responsibility
    Shock
    , Thermal
    , Mechanical
    , Improper startup
    , _____________________
    Operating
    , Slugs of liquid
    , Process surging
    , Control error
    , Controls deactivated or not put in
    Shipping and Storage
    service
    Responsibility
    , Operating error
    Preparation for Shipment
    , _____________________
    , Oil system not clean
    Auxiliaries
    , Inadequate drainage
    , Utility failure
    , Protective coating not
    , Insufficient instrumentation
    applied
    , Electronic control failure
    , Wrong coating used
    , Pneumatic control failure
    , Equipment not cleaned
    , _____________________
    , _____________________
    Lubrication
    Protection
    , Dirt in oil
    , Insufficient protection
    , Insufficient oil
    , Corrosion by salt
    , Wrong lubricant
    , Corrosion by rain or
    , Water in oil
    humidity
    , Oil pump failure
    , Poor packaging
    , Low oil pressure
    , Desiccant omitted
    , Plugged lines
    , Contamination with dirt, etc. , Improper filtration
    , _____________________
    , Contaminated oil
    Physical Damage
    , _____________________
    , Loading damage
    Craftsmanship
    , Transport damage
    , Improper tolerances
    , Insufficient support
    , Welding error
    , Unloading damage
    , Improper surface finish
    , _____________________
    , Improper fit

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