13 - 24 Apr 2025
Cairo (Egypt)
Hotel : Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel
Cost : 6240 € Euro
This programme provides a comprehensive understanding of the various types of reciprocating, rotary, and dynamic compressors. This includes trunk piston, sliding crosshead piston, diaphragm, rotary screw, straight lobe, sliding vane, liquid ring, centrifugal, and axial compressors. Bearings are also covered thoroughly. The characteristics, selection criteria, sizing calculations, sealing arrangements, common problems, repair techniques, as well as the preventive and predictive maintenance of these compressors is covered in detail.
This programme is a MUST for those who use this equipment. It covers how compressors and bearings operate and provides the guidelines and rules that must be followed for their successful application. This programme provides the following for all types of compressors and bearings:
Basic Design
Specification
Selection Criteria
Sizing Calculations
Sealing Arrangements
Common Operational Problems
All Diagnostics, Troubleshooting, and Maintenance Required for this Equipment Including Vibration Analysis, and Used Oil Analysis
Maximize the efficiency, reliability, and longevity of all types of compressors and bearings
Size and select out of the various types of dynamic and positive displacement compressors using the performance characteristics and the selection criteria that you learn in the programme
Carry out diagnostic testing and inspection of critical components with the knowledge of common failure modes of compressors and bearings by applying advanced fault detection techniques
Select bearings and lubrication, compressor sealing arrangements, meet commissioning requirements, conduct vibration and used oil analyses, troubleshoot, provide predictive and preventive maintenance, enhance reliability, and reduce cost
Determine the maintenance required to minimize compressor downtime and operating cost and maximize its efficiency, reliability, and useful life
Gain a thorough understanding of compressor surge and surge prevention systems
Understand all the causes of failures in compressors
Determine all the design features that improve the efficiency and reliability of all compressors
Design different types of compressor systems
Gain a thorough understanding of the various types of sealing arrangements used in compressors
The instructor relies on a highly interactive training method to enhance the learning process. This method ensures that all the delegates gain a complete understanding of all the topics covered. The training environment is highly stimulating, challenging, and effective. The participants will learn by case studies. They will be able to apply all the concepts to their own organization.
This programme provides indepth understanding of the operation, selection, sizing, applications, sealing arrangements, troubleshooting, and maintenance of all types of compressors and bearings. All the methods used to enhance the performance, reliability troubleshooting, and maintenance of this equipment are discussed in detail. This programme includes also detailed coverage of compressor surge, choking, surge prevention systems, and anti-choking systems. Dry seals and magnetic bearings are also covered in detail in this programme.
Day 1:
Gas Laws, Compressor Types and Applications
Perfect and Imperfect Gases
Compressor Polytropic Efficiency and Power Requirements
Compressor Volumetric Flow Rate and Volumetric Efficiency
Rotary and Reciprocating Compressors
Dynamic Compressors (Centrifugal and Axial)
Compressor Performance Measurement
Receivers, Compressor Control, and Compressor Unloading Systems
Preventive Maintenance and Housekeeping
Day 2:
Positive Displacement Compressors
Performance of Positive Displacement Compressors
Reciprocating Compressors
Reciprocating Compressors Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Diaphragm Compressors
Rotary Screw Compressors and Filter Separators
Straight Lobe Compressors
Recent Developments in Liquid/Gas Separation Technology
Day 3:
Dynamic Compressors
Dynamic Compressor Technology
Centrifugal and Axial Compressors
Simplifies Equations for Determining the Performance of Dynamic Compressors
Centrifugal Compressors – Components, Performance Characteristics, Balancing, Surge Prevention Systems and Testing
Choking, and Anti-Choking Systems
Compressor Auxiliaries, Off-Design Performance, Stall, and Surge
Day 4:
Dynamic Compressors Performance, Compressor Seals, and Compressor System Calculations
Dynamic Compressors Performance
Surge Limit, Stonewall, Prevention of Surge, Anti-Surge Control Systems
Compressor Seal Systems
Gas Seals, Liquid Seals, Liquid Bushing Seals, Contact Seals, Restricted Bushing Seals, Seal Liquid leakage System
Dry Seals, Advanced Sealing Mechanisms, and Magnetic Bearings
Compressor System Calculations
Sizing of Compressor System Components, Sizing of Gas Receiver
Workshop – Case Studies: Design and Selection of Different Compressor Systems for the Oil and Gas industry, and the Power Generation Industry
Day 5:
Bearings, Lubrication, Vibration Analysis and Predictive Maintenance
Bearings, Types of Bearings, Thrust Bearings
Lubrication, Viscosity of Lubricants, Non-Newtonian Fluids, and Greases
Used Oil Analysis
Vibration Analysis and Predictive Maintenance
Vibration Causes, Resonant Frequency, Vibration in Predictive Maintenance, Diagnostics
Intelligent (Smart Transmitters)
Advantages of Intelligent Instrumentation
Control Valve Selection, Cavitation, and Noise
Actuators, Positioners, and Accessories
Diagnostic Testing