Start Date : 31 Aug,2025
End Date : 4 Sep,2025
Duration : 5 Days
Overview:
This course provides an understanding of the Reciprocating Compressor’s operating principles. Attendees will learn, among other topics, about multi-staging scenarios and optimization of Reciprocating Compressors.
Due to the importance of the maintenance process to any production or service plants, maintenance management received considerable and intensive research that resulted in many procedures that are applicable for implementation everywhere.
Maintenance management includes the organization of maintenance resources, failure analysis, maintenance cost estimation, spare parts classification, and planning, overhaul planning and management, documentation of failures and maintenance procedures, etc.
This course will focus on the applied topics of maintenance management taking into consideration the technical and economic issues.
Course Objectives:
Upon the successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Know the different types of compressors, their use, proper operation, and performance.
Understand the mechanical design of compressors
Learn how to purchase, service, operate and maintain compressor components used in any of the process industries such as oil and gas, Power and
Practice manufacturing, seals and their operations
Understand the importance of control in reciprocating gas compressors
Highlight the importance of seals and bearings on centrifugal compressors availability
Learn the maintenance of compressors
Understand the role and duties of a scheduler
Course Content:
1- Introduction
Compression system simulation
Equation of states and their applications
Estimation of the thermodynamic properties
Flow diagram to prepare compression stages
Basic simulation of pipelines, pumps, and compressors
Examples and exercises
Overview of natural gas systems and processes in gas plants
Definitions related to gas systems: egg. natural gas, types of gas
Gas conditioning, dehydration, and sweetening
Rotating equipment overview
Classification of compressors
Arrangement of compressors
General, Dynamic Compressor
Positive Displacement Compressor
Overhaul and Repair of PD Compressors
2- Performance of Compressors
The Head-Flow Curve Shape.
Elements of the Characteristic Shape.
Variable-Speed Drive.
Operation of compressors.
3- Positive-Displacement Compressor Control Systems
Valve Unloading
Clearance Pockets
Bypass Operation
Engineering Encyclopedia Compressors
Operation of Compressor
Control and Protection Systems
4- Positive-Displacement Compressor Protection Systems
Relief Valve (Stage)
Startup Bypass
High Process Temperature
5- Maintenance of Compressors
Valve Testing and inspection
Valve failure
Safety valve component and design
Control valves types and selection
Case studies
Targeted Audience:
This course is intended for engineers, plant managers, maintenance managers, maintenance supervisors, operations staff, planning & follow-up staff and material suppliers.
