Course Length:    10 Days          Course Dates: October 4 – 15, 2021          Course Venue:         Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Course Description:

This course describes the nature, type and technology associated with mechanical and rotating equipment in hydrocarbon processing and conditioning facilities.  The basic design principles and various selection criteria and legal requirements associated with mechanical and rotating equipment are illustrated. A special effort is made to underline the importance of mechanical and rotating equipment safety during operations along with related design and repair standards, emergency procedures and functional safety aspects

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for mechanical and rotating equipment operating professionals, project managers, project developers, project & design engineers, process engineers, facility engineers, operation engineers, and asset managers

What You Will Gain:

• Explain the concepts related to mechanical and rotating equipment in hydrocarbon processing and conditioning facilities
• Evaluation of design principles for various types of mechanical and rotating equipment in hydrocarbon processing and conditioning facilities
• Examination of design principles and selection criteria for mechanical and rotating equipment in hydrocarbon processing and conditioning facilities
• Outline the operation principles and performance criteria for mechanical and rotating equipment in hydrocarbon processing and conditioning facilities
• Identification of the operating challenges for mechanical and rotating equipment in hydrocarbon processing and conditioning facilities

COURSE OUTLINE:

 MODULE 1

1. Introduction and Overview of Static Equipment Engineering
   1. Fundamentals of static equipment design and sizing
   2. Static equipment selection, design, fabrication, installation and commissioning
2. Introduction and Overview of Rotating Equipment Engineering
   1. Fundamentals of rotating equipment design and sizing
   2. Rotating equipment selection, design, fabrication, installation and commissioning

Compressors, Fans and Blowers – Operating Principles and Applications

1. Thermodynamic concepts and principles
2. Operating principles of compressors
3. Compressor classification
4. Compressor design and operation
5. Compressor staging
6. Compressor safety considerations
7. Operating principle of fans
8. Common fan design and configurations
9. Methods of applying fans
10. Blower types and operating principles
11. Inter cooler and after cooler design and analysis
12. Compressor efficiency calculations
13. Compressor health monitoring and maintenance
14. Software tools for compressor, fan and blower sizing

Pumps and Seals

1. Basic pump types and classification
2. Pump operating principles
3. Pump performance charts
4. Pump performance parameters and factors affecting them
5. Pump selection
6. Pumps in series and parallel
7. Pump efficiency calculations
8. Pump system curve calculation
9. Variable speed drive advantages
10. Sealing and packing principles
11. Static and dynamic sealing
12. Common seal types and applications
13. Simplex and duplex seals
14. Mechanical seals and leak path concepts
15. Software tools for pump sizing

MODULE 2

Hydraulics and Pneumatics

1. Principles of hydraulics and pneumatics
2. Hydraulic system components
3. Hydraulic systems design and troubleshooting
4. Relief, electronic and variable volume valves
5. Pressure control
6. Basic pneumatic principles
7. Application of pneumatics
8. Pneumatic system requirements
9. Installation
10. Capacity
11. Electronic controls
12. Software tools for hydraulic and pneumatic sizing

Mechanical Components – Principles, Design and Applications

1. Gears
2. Couplings
3. Bearings
4. Shaft alignment
5. Rotor balancing
6. Belt, gear and chain drives
7. Clutches and brakes
8. Agitators and mixers

Pressure Vessels and Boilers

1. Pressure vessel types and applications
2. Pressure vessel selection
3. Basic design principles for pressure vessels
4. Internal and external inspections for pressure vessels
5. Safety valve design and operation for pressure vessels
6. Boiler types and applications
7. Boiler system selection
8. Basic design principles for boilers
9. Combustion equipment for boilers
10. Internal and external inspections for boilers
11. Safety valve design and operation for boilers
12. Blowdown operation for boilers
13. Software tools for pressure vessel and boiler sizing

Gas Turbines

1. General overview of gas turbines
2. Fundamental of gas turbine cycle thermodynamics
3. Gas turbine components
4. General metallurgical behavior in gas turbines
5. Blade and future materials for gas turbines
6. Lubrication system in gas turbines
7. Fuels supply systems for gas turbines
8. Auxiliary systems for gas turbines
9. Gas turbine performance and mechanical equipment standards
10. Control systems and instrumentation for gas turbines
11. Gas turbine installation requirements, operation and maintenance
12. Software tools for gas turbine sizing

Energy Management

1. Fundamentals and principles of energy management
2. Principles of energy conservation
3. Reducing energy losses and increasing efficiency
4. Process integration for enhanced efficiency
5. Optimum energy utilization technologies
6. Designing an optimal energy system,
7. Principles of dynamic power management
8. Software tools for energy auditing and analysis

 MODULE 3

Noise and Vibration

1. Introduction to acoustics
2. Amplitude, phase and frequency
3. Vibration basics and natural frequency of vibration
4. Vibration measurement – sensors, analysis and interpretation
5. Use of vibration as a condition monitoring
6. Troubleshooting and correcting unwanted vibrations
7. Noise and vibration control
8. Vibration analysis as a predictive maintenance tool
9. Fault detection and diagnosis using vibration analysis
10. Vibration monitoring and analysis techniques
11. Typical problems affecting mechanical equipment
12. Fault indicators
13. Diagnosing failures
14. Mechanical troubleshooting techniques for mechanical and rotating system faults and diagnosing failures
15. Software tools for controlling noise and vibration