Course Description:

The high cost of maintenance has prompted many organizations to view the management of the maintenance function with more urgency. The increase in the size and complexity of gas turbines & gas compressors has resulted in maintenance being accepted as an important mainstream function in such companies.

This course provides the participants with the means to properly operate and support the gas turbines & gas compressors in a way based on the good acquaintance with the modern technologies applied in this field. Trouble-shooting & forecasting break downs are inclusive

Course Goal:

To enhance the delegate knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to give him some practical exposure to helps maintain the gas turbines & gas compressors in good operational conditions and cope with the emergency cases of breakdown

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course the participant will be able to:

1. Have an overview of maintenance function and objectives.
2. Be familiar with maintenance types and strategies.
3. Deal with common problems associated in the rotating equipment in general.
4. Understand general maintenance operations.

Course Outline:

• Introduction.

1. Overview of maintenance function and objectives.
2. Maintenance job standards.
3. Maintenance types & strategies.
4. Common problems associated in the rotating equipment in general.

• General maintenance operations.

1. Maintenance of mechanical parts (Plain bearing, roller bearing, couplings, valves, seals, etc…).
2. Diagnostic methods.
3. Vibration analysis.

• Turbine Maintenance.

1. GT operating principles, components and characteristics.
2. Turbine operating checks & Performance monitoring.
3. Shaft, bearings and seals maintenance.
4. Blades and nozzles maintenance.
5. Shaft sealing system.
6. Hydraulic and pneumatic systems maintenance. (supply systems, fuel control, atomizing air system, cooling and sealing air system).
7. Cooling water system and water injection system maintenance.
8. Starting system maintenance.
9. Ducting and valves maintenance.
10. Turbine troubleshooting, testing and reinstallation.

• Gas compressor maintenance.

1. Types, application and lubrication.
2. Compressor monitoring and fault diagnosis.
3. Maintenance of, Shaft, bearings, blade and seals.
4. Maintenance of filtration system.
5. Gas compressor operating checks.
6. Compressor installation & controls checks.
7. Compressor inspection, troubleshooting practices.
8. Common causes of gas compressor deterioration.

Who Can Benefit?

Turbine & compressor maintenance engineers of relatively short experience and senior technicians of medium experience who have the ability to improve & develop their capabilities