Who Can Benefit?

• Field junior engineers, senior & junior maintenance technicians

 Course Objectives:

To provide the operation & maintenance engineers & technicians with the means to properly operate and support the rotating equipment in a way based on the good acquaintance with the modern technologies applied in this field. Trouble-shooting & forecasting break downs are inclusive.

 Course Outline:

• Technology and operation of rotating machines.

• General Aspects of Machine Technology.

• Main parts of the machines: casing, rotor, bearing, coupling.
• Auxiliaries: flushing, heating and cooling, lubrication systems.
• Maintenance: assembly and dismounting procedures, inspection,
• Clearance, adjustment & alignment.

• Operation and Performance
• Process Aspect.

• Running parameters, head, flow, rpm, and efficiency.
• Characteristic curves. Regulation. Start-up, routine survey. Effect of internal wear.

• Mechanical Aspect.

• Stress in machines. Influence on lifetime, on damage. Failure prevention; monitoring, repair quality.

• Common Troubles

•  Internal leakages. Unbalancing. Wear and ruptures, vibration.
•  Technology and Maintenance of the Machine components.

• Lubrication.

• Purpose, lube roles, different types of oil and grease. Practical aspect.

• Bearings.

• Anti-friction bearings: types, lifetime, mounting, applications, related problems.
• Plain and pad bearings, thrust bearings; operation, maintenance, incidents.

• Sealing Devices for Pumps and Compressors.

• Mechanical pump seals, types, operation, related problems. Installation, geometrical checks.
• Other seals for positive displacement pumps and reciprocating compressors.

• Rotors and Shafts.

• Balancing: eccentricity, tolerances.
• Assembling on shaft: effect on balancing.
• Geometrical shaft controls.
• Forecasting Breakdowns.

• Study of Ruptures and Wear and Other Failures.

• Typical damage to machines: problems and causes of failures, influences of metallurgy and surface treatments.
• Fatigue, wear and tear.
• Rupture face analysis.
• Use of Vibration Surveys in Forecasting..