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Rotating Equipment Design, Testing, and Maintenance: Bearings, Mechanical Seals, Pumps, Compressors, Hydraulics and Turbines (London)

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute

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In Kuwait City ()

£ 16,000 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Intensive seminar

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Class hours

    120h

  • Duration

    1 Month

This Course is Designed For:
Rotating Equipment Engineers
Drilling Engineers
Maintenance Engineers
Reliability Engineers
Well Engineers
Rig Engineers
Workover Engineers
Petroleum – Oil and Gas – Engineers;
Petroleum – Oil and Gas – Journeymen;
Petroleum – Oil and Gas – Production Engineers;
Petroleum – Oil and Gas – Mechanical Engineers;
Supervisors and managers responsible for the availability of critical rotating machinery assets
Those involved in the design and manufacture of rotating machinery who wish to enhance their understanding of rotating machinery behaviour
Anyone who works with mechanical and rotating equipment at industrial plants, utilities or commercial and private building facilities

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Subjects

  • Monitoring
  • Testing
  • Compressor
  • IT
  • Performance
  • Design
  • Oil and Gas
  • Gas
  • Systems
  • Petroleum
  • Rotating Equipment
  • Operation of a Compressor in a System
  • Pumps
  • Mechanical Seals
  • Types of Compressors
  • Fluid Head
  • Performance Relationship
  • Gas Density Change
  • Turbo-Compressor Mechanical Design
  • Radial Bearing Design
  • Rotor Axial Forces
  • Compressor Seal System and Major Components
  • Steam Turbine
  • Gas Turbine
  • Lubrication Systems
  • Reliability and Component Condition
  • Predictive Maintenance (PDM) Techniques
  • Flexible Coupling Design
  • Flexible Coupling Installation
  • Flexible Coupling Operation

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Consultant, HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute

Course programme

Course Contents, Concepts and Issues:

Principles of Rotating Equipment
  • Rotating Equipment, Defined
  • Classifications of Rotating Equipment
  • Site Equipment
  • Performance and Mechanical Design
  • Pump Unit or Compressor Train
  • Other Important Principles
Compressor
  • Positive Displacement Compressors
  • Actual Volume, Standard Volume and Mass Flow
  • Dynamic Compressors
  • Operation of a Compressor in a System
Pumps
  • Pump Types, Explained
  • Positive Displacement Pumps
  • Dynamic Pumps
  • Use of Positive Displacement or Centrifugal Pumps
  • Pump Performance Data
  • Centrifugal Pump Hydraulic Disturbances
  • Pump Mechanical Design
Mechanical Seals
  • Mechanical Seals, Functions
  • The Seal System
  • Controlling Flush Flow to the Seal
  • Cause of Seal Failures
  • Seal Configurations
  • Types of Flush System
  • Auxiliary Stuffing Box and Flush Plans
Types of Compressors and Their Applications
  • Positive Displacement Compressors
  • Dynamic Compressors
Fluid Head
  • Fluid Head, Definition
  • Paths of Compression
  • Gas Head, Types
  • Dynamic Compressor Curves Format
Performance Relationship
  • Characteristics of Gas
  • Compression Head
  • Types of Impeller and Specific Speed
  • Efficiency
  • Horsepower
  • The Fan Laws
Surge and Stonewall
  • Understanding Surge
  • The Limits of the Curve
  • Causes of Surge
  • Causes of Stonewall
Gas Density Change: It’s Effect
  • Factors in Gas Density Change
Turbo-Compressor Mechanical Design
  • The Casing
  • The Inlet Guide Vanes
  • The Rotor
  • Diaphragms
  • Inter-Stage Seals
  • Shaft End Seals
  • Journal Bearings
  • Thrust Bearings
Radial Bearing Design
  • Anti-Friction Bearings
  • Hydrodynamics Bearings
  • Types of Hydrodynamic Bearings
  • Monitoring the Condition
  • Vibration Instabilities
Rotor Axial Forces
  • The Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearing
  • Impeller Thrust Forces
  • Rotor Thrust Balance
  • Thrust Condition Monitoring
Compressor Seal System and Major Components
  • The Supply System
  • The Seal Housing System
  • Seal Supply Systems
  • Seal Liquid Leakage System
  • Major Components of Compressors
Flexible Coupling Design, Installation and Operation
  • The Coupling Function
  • Types of Coupling
  • The Coupling System
  • Coupling Installation and Removal
  • Enclosed Coupling Guards
  • Field Retrofits From Lubricated To Dry Couplings
Steam Turbine
  • Types of Steam Turbine
  • Applications of Steam Turbine
  • Steam Turbine Performance
  • Steam Turbine Mechanical Design
  • Steam Turbine Inlet Steam Regulation
  • Steam Turbine Control/Protection Systems
  • Steam Turbine Operation
Gas Turbine
  • Gas Turbine vs. Steam Turbine
  • Gas Turbine vs. Automotive Engine
  • Building a Gas Turbine
  • Gas Turbine Development
  • Classification of Gas Turbine
  • Classification by Design Types
  • Gas Turbine Shafts
  • Gas Turbine Drive Configurations
  • Gas Turbine Cycles
  • Gas Turbine Performance
  • Gas Turbine Mechanical Design
  • Gas Turbine Support Systems
  • Gas Turbine Control and Protection
Lubrication Systems
  • Types of Lubrication System
  • Arrangement Options
Reliability and Component Condition
  • Machinery Components (Major)
  • Specific Machinery Components and System Monitoring Parameters and Their Limits
  • The Rotor
  • Radial Bearings
  • Thrust Bearings
  • Seals
  • Auxiliary System
  • Predictive Maintenance (PDM) Techniques




Additional information

HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute is registered with the UK Registry of Learning Providers (UKRLP) of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), formerly Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). Its registration number is 10019585 and can be verified at http://www.ukrlp.co.uk/

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