The diagnosis, operation, maintenance, and inspection of numerous rotating equipment types, including compressors, pumps, motors, turbines, turbo-expanders, gears, and transmission equipment, are covered in this course. The training will offer a special fusion of fundamental analysis techniques and real-world application experience. The objective is to provide a comprehensive comprehension of machinery working principles, apparatus, and particular operations.

Course Objectives:

Upon the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

§ Apply the latest skills and techniques on operating, maintenance, inspection and selection of the major types of rotating equipment

§ Discuss electric motors, gears, transmission equipment, steam turbines and expanders

§ Select and use centrifugal pumps, positive displacement and vacuum pumps, turbo-compressors, fans, blowers and displacement compressors

§ Implement the shortcut calculation methods for fluid machinery

§ Discuss machinery reliability and availability calculations

§ Principles of pump, compressor and turbine start-up and operation

§ Best practices for maintenance and repair

§ Measurement and control of the performance of these machines

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for mechanical engineers, rotating equipment engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen & senior technicians. Further, the course is suitable to all other engineering disciplines who are dealing with rotating equipment such as process engineers, chemical engineers, electrical engineers, plant engineers, project engineers and instrumentation engineers.

Course Outlines:

Compression Principles

Principles of Compression
Ranges of Application
Centrifugal Compressors
Reciprocating Compressors
Rotary Compressors
Workshop: Examples and Solutions

Compressors: Elements and Technical Characteristics

Centrifugal Compressors
Axial Compressors
Compressor Packages
Reciprocating Compressors
Rotary Compressors
Workshop: Examples and Solutions

Pumps: Elements and Technical Characteristics

Types of Fluids and Range of Application
Centrifugal pumps:
Axial Pumps
Reciprocating Pumps
Rotary Pumps
Workshop: Examples and Solutions

Startup and Operation of Compressors and Pumps

Centrifugal and Axial Compressors
Reciprocating and Rotary Compressors
Centrifugal and Axial Pumps
Reciprocating and Rotary Pumps
Workshop: Examples and Solutions

Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Rotating Equipment

Centrifugal and Axial Compressors
Reciprocating and Rotary Compressors
Centrifugal and Axial Pumps
Reciprocating and Rotary Pumps

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