Course in machinery for the process industries

Who should attend?

Engineers, operators and technicians working in process plant environments also chemical engineers with process supervision duties. Maintenance engineers and technicians.

Objective.

This course is designed to impart a thorough understanding of machinery operating principals, equipment and specific operations. Deep examinations of basic and advanced operating concepts, application ranges, selection criteria and the risk of this range of equipment.
Machinery troubleshooting and their solution.
Machinery reliability assessment.
Maintenance and control.
Selections, applications, and operating principals

•  Introduction to machinery

•  General introduction

•  Process machinery and turbo charges

•  Gas turbine pumps, compressors, and fans

•  Hydraulic machinery

•  Fundamental concept and the theory of the operation and performance and of the machinery equipment

•  Essential of machinery performance

•  Euler and Bernoulli equation application in machinery

•  Thermodynamics properties in machinery

•  Diffusion and reaction

•  Special effects in machinery: choke and cavitations

•  Cycle specification, failure mechanisms and cumulative damage

3. Machinery Operating Principles

3.1 Introduction to machinery operating principles.

3.2 Equipment and specific operations

3.3 Basic operating concepts

3.4 Industrial application ranges

3.5 Vulnerabilities of range of equipment

3.6 Principle of the selection criteria

4. Types of machinery in process industry

4.1 Introduction to electric motors

4.2 Selection criteria for electric motors

4.3 Distinguish between electric motors

4.4 Design peculiarities of gears

4.5 Pros and Cons between different types of gears

5. Fundamental of machinery equipment

5.1 Operating principles for gas turbines

5.2 Operating principles of reciprocating gas engines

5.3 The application of impulse and reaction steam turbines

5.4 Selection criteria of impulse and reaction steam turbines

5.5 Types of pumps

5.6 Industrial application of pumps

5.7 Types of blowers

5.8 Industrial application of blowers

5.9 Machinery problems and solution

5.10 Machinery reliability assessment

6. Centrifugal compressors and pumps

6.1 Basic concepts of compressor and pump

6.2 Impeller and blade design performance

6.3 Installation and operation concept

6.4 Industrial application and selection

6.5 Starting up and instrumentation

7. Axial fans, Compressors and pumps

7.1 Introduction to axial fans, compressors and pumps

7.2 Industrial application and selection criteria

7.3 Performance characteristics and operation

7.4 Installation and starting up

7.5 Instrumentation and control valves application

8. Gas turbine and steam turbine

8.1 Introduction to the types and selection of turbines

8.2 Fundamental principles and performance

8.3 Installation and operation criteria

8.4 Overview of design techniques

8.5 Industrial applications

9. Hydraulic Machinery

9.1 Introduction to hydraulic machines

9.2 Energy of fluid (water) and basic theory of hydraulic

9.3 Hydraulic power regulating mechanisms

9.4 Industrial application and selection

9.5 Installation and operation

10. Process Machinery Piping

10.1 Fundamental s of piping design criteria

10.2 Piping design procedures

10.3 Flange jointing practices

10.4 Primary causes of flange leakage

10.5 Proper gasket selection

10.6 Recommendations for installation, fabrication, testing, and cleaning of air, gas or steam piping

10.7 Specifications for cleaning mechanical seal pots and piping

11. Machinery Trouble Shooting

11.1 The Matrix approach to machinery troubleshooting

11.2 Troubleshooting pumps and centrifugal compressors

11.3 Troubleshooting blowers, fans and reciprocating compressors

11.4 Troubleshooting engines

11.5 Troubleshooting steam and gas turbines

11.6 Troubleshooting electric motors

11.7 Troubleshooting the process

11.8 Cavitations in machinery

12. Vibration in Machinery

12.1 Basic theory of vibration in machinery

12.2 Special treatments of vibration sources to reduce plant noise

12.3 Vibration problems with specific machinery

12.4 Shaft crack detection

12.5 Continuous monitoring and diagnostic

12.6 Vibration of reciprocating machines

12.7 Establishing safe operating limits for machinery

12.8 Bearing failure and their causes

12.9 Balancing of machinery components