Rotating Equipment Operation Troubleshooting and Maintenance
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QATAR TECHNICAL PETROLEUM CENTER
Rotating Equipment: Operation, Troubleshooting,
Maintenance
Course Duration : 5 Days Training
Daily Schedule : 7:30am - 2:30pm
Training Date : Upon Request
Training Venue : Doha
Traning Fees : TBI
Course Outline
Day 1
GENERAL SAFETY COMPRESSORS
• Tenets of Maintenance Safety • Introduction to compressors
• Safety Meetings, Accident Causes, Unsafe Conditions, • Centrifugal
Hazard Awareness • Reciprocating
• Rotating Equipment Safety, Fire Safety, Lock Out • Screw
• Safety Signs, Personal Protective Equipment
Day 2
GAS TURBINES
CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS • Brayton Cycle.
• Pumps – General • Turbine Theory of Operation
• Positive Displacement Pumps • Major components used in a Gas Turbine system.
• Centrifugal Pumps • Gas Turbine auxiliary systems.
• Gas Turbine Maintenance requirements.
Day 3
FANS AND LOUVERS LUBRICATION REQUIREMENTS
• Fan Safety • Define types of lubricants
• Rotor and Hub Assembly Oil
• Fan Checks Grease
• Fan Driver ISO and SAE specifications
• Bearing and Louvres • Distinguish the difference between grease and oil
• Fan Maintenance Requirements • Discuss the hazards of mixing different lubrications
• Troubleshooting
Day 4 Day 5
BEARINGS ALIGNMENT VIBRATION ANALYSIS
• Purpose of a bearing • Alignment Overview • What is vibration
• Friction bearing • Methods of Alignment • Effects of Machine Vibration
• Antifriction bearing • Use of the Rotalign® Pro System • Source of Equipment Vibration
• Alignment of Simple Driver/Load Systems • Vibration Monitoring and Sensors
SEALS • Soft Foot
• Seals • Alignment of Equipment Trains THERMAL ANALYSIS
• Seal Types • Sheave Alignment • Purpose of thermal analysis
• Dry Gas Seals • Alignment Troubleshooting • Types of equipment used
• Labyrinth Seals • Thermal Growth • Antifriction bearing
• Firewater Pump Packing Seals
• Support Systems – Seal Flushing
• Troubleshooting
QATAR TECHNICAL PETROLEUM CENTER, P.O. Box 9955, Salwa Road, Doha, Qatar.
Tel: +974 4458 1440. Fax: +974 4458 0414 Email: [email protected] URL: www.qtpc.qa
QTPC - AN ISO 9001:2008 Regd.
QATAR TECHNICAL PETROLEUM CENTER
Rotating Equipment: Operation, Troubleshooting,
Maintenance
Course Description
This training course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the various types of rotating equipment including
centrifugal pumps, centrifugal and axial compressors and motors. The focus will be on maximizing the efficiency, reliability
and longevity of this equipment by providing an understanding of the characteristics, selection criteria, common problems
and repair techniques, preventive and predictive maintenance.
This course is a MUST for anyone who is involved in the selection, applications, or maintenance of rotating equipment
because it covers how this equipment operates, the latest maintenance techniques and provides guidelines and rules that
ensure the successful operation of this equipment. In addition, the basic design, operating characteristics, specification,
selection criteria, advanced fault detection techniques and critical components will be covered in detail. Preventive and
predictive maintenance methods in order to increase reliability of the equipment and reduce the operation and maintenance
costs will also be discussed
Who Should Attend?
• Engineers of all disciplines
• Managers
• Technicians
• Maintenance personnel
• Other technical individuals
What You Will Learn
• Equipment Operation: Gain a thorough understanding of the operating characteristics of rotating equipment
• Equipment Diagnostics and Inspection: Learn in detail all the diagnostic techniques and inspections required for
critical components of rotating equipment
• Equipment Testing: Understand thoroughly all the tests required for the various types of rotating equipment
• Equipment Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Determine all the maintenance and troubleshooting activities required
to minimize the downtime and operating cost of rotating equipment
• Equipment Repair and Refurbishment: Gain a detailed understanding of the various methods used to repair and
refurbish rotating equipment
• Equipment Selection: Learn how to select rotating equipment by using the performance characteristics and selection
criteria that you will learn in this seminar
• Equipment Enclosures and Sealing Methods Learn about the various types of enclosures and sealing arrangements
used for rotating equipment
• Equipment Causes and Modes of Failure: Understand the causes and modes of failure of rotating equipment
About the Course Instructor
Dr. Mohammed Al-Odat, is graduated with PhD from University of Jordan and he is a professor of Mechanical
and Process Engineering. He is a highly experienced consultant and trainer with over 20 years experience in
various disciplines of process and Mechanical engineering. Currently he is a professor of Mechanical Engi-
neering at Umm Al-Qura University-Saudi Arabia.
He has published over 50 papers on thermo-fluid systems and taught many courses in mechanical and process engineering
such as heat transfer, thermodynamics, boilers and steam generation, Power plants, heat exchangers and others at Al-Balqa
Applied University, JUST, Yarmouk and Philadelphia universities in Jordan, Yanbu Industrial College and Umm Al-Qura
University at Saudi Arabia. With respect to Training courses, he has delivered many technical and management training
courses in Gulf Region such as:
• Operation Maintenance and Troubleshooting of: Heat Exchangers, Cooling Towers, Steam Boilers, Flare System and Gas
Turbine.
• Troubleshooting in Chemical Plants.
• Corrosion in Petrochemical Industries.
• Process Plant shutdown, Start-Up and Commissioning.
• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Maintenance scheduling and planning.
QATAR TECHNICAL PETROLEUM CENTER, P.O. Box 9955, Salwa Road, Doha, Qatar.
Tel: +974 4458 1440. Fax: +974 4458 0414 Email: [email protected] URL: www.qtpc.qa
