This five-day course is an intensive, intermediate level program for experienced mechanical equipment engineers or facilities engineers to develop and expand their capabilities in controls, monitoring and problem analysis of gas turbines. This course focuses on defining the systems and subsystems that form the gas turbines; the potential problems with these systems and subsystems; monitoring techniques for early detection of problems; and methods to analyze the monitored variables to detect potential problems or reconstruct reasons for failures. Case studies are used throughout the course.
Experienced mechanical or facilities engineers and senior technicians needing an understanding of operations, control, monitoring and troubleshooting gas turbines utilized in the oil and gas industry.
You will Learn:
To understand various types and classes of gas turbines How to match gas turbines to centrifugal compressors, pumps and electrical generation equipment. To understand system integrity (availability and reliability)How to evaluate gas turbines performance during startup and operationHow to identify gas turbines system and auxiliary componentsHow to define and use appropriate monitoring techniques and toolsHow to utilize effective operation and shutdown proceduresHow to analyze common gas turbines problems, such as vibration, performance degradation, system or control induced instabilities and surgeHow to solve instrumentation, system ??and control problemsUnderstand the inter-relationships of drivers, couplings, gearboxes, and driven equipmentInstallation techniques, equipment failures and appropriate maintenance practicesEconomic considerations
Course Content:
Gas turbines in the oil and gas industryOperating principles of gas turbinesElectric machinery: motors and generatorsInstallationDriven equipment: Pumps and CompressorsTransmission systemsAuxiliary SystemsPumpsPrincipals of operation and major components of gas turbines: rotors, blades, shafts, combustion chambers, nozzles, etc.Auxiliary systems: lube oil, seal oil, fuel, start-up, etc.Evaluation of turbine performance parameters during start-up and normal operationTroubleshooting control systems for gas turbines: start-up, speed and temperature controls, vibrationPrinciples of operation and general components of compressors: rotors, seals, diaphragms, etcOperating characteristics curvesSurging phenomenonChoking phenomenonCompressor instrumentation: various control loops; anti-surge control loopsCompressor safety interlock and trip systemsGas turbine and compressor systems start-up and shutdown proceduresNormal operation - monitoring of parametersLogging of monitoring checksKey performance variables and means to monitorProcess parameters (pressure, temperature, flow, equipment performance)Machine integrityMonitoring and gas turbinesVibration monitoringTroubleshooting Case Studies
