Explaining the fundamental concepts behind each recommendation made by API 687.

API 687 does a wonderful job issuing recommendations to follow when performing turbomachinery repairs.

In this website, I go page by page chapter by chapter explaining the fundamental concepts and reasons for each recommendation.

API suggests WHAT to do, I explain WHY.

API RP 687, Chapter 1, Section 10: PHASE I Rotor Inspections. Dimensional inspections (PART 2) - ALL ABOUT RUNOUTS

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Let’s talk about runouts! What we measure, why we measure them. Rotating equipment needs to run smoothly. This statement can be...

Fernando E. Romero, P.E.

2 days ago3 min read

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API RP 687, Chapter 1, Section 10: PHASE I Rotor Inspections - Dimensional inspections (PART 1)

Sample of the forms filled during a Phase I. Today, let me tell you about the dimensional inspections that are part of the API 687 Phase...

Fernando E. Romero, P.E.

May 246 min read

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API RP 687 Chapter 1, Section 10: Phase I Inspections and my first API conference

Why inspect? For someone in charge of an asset in a plant the answer may be obvious. But to understand WHAT we inspect and HOW we do it,...

Fernando E. Romero, P.E.

May 106 min read

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Expected equipment lifespans and typing gloves.

In the next post, we will definitively get back to discussing API RP 687. Today, I want to get us ready by discussing equipment lifespans...

Fernando E. Romero, P.E.

Apr 53 min read

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