Course description

This course will provide a comprehensive understanding of the various types of static and rotating equipment including pressure vessels, heat exchangers and steam boilers, pipelines & piping systems, centrifugal pumps, centrifugal and axial compressors, and motors. This course will focus on maximizing the efficiency, reliability, and longevity of this equipment by providing an understanding of the characteristics, selection criteria, common problems and repair techniques, preventive and predictive maintenance.
The course is essential for anyone who is involved in the selection, applications, or maintenance of rotating equipment because it covers how this equipment operates, the latest maintenance techniques, and provides guidelines and rules that ensure the successful operation of this equipment. In addition, this course will cover in detail the basic design, operating characteristics, specification, selection criteria, advanced fault detection techniques, critical components and all preventive and predictive maintenance methods in order to increase reliability of the equipment and reduce the operation and maintenance cost.

Audience

Maintenance Engineers, Maintenance Managers, Production Managers, Asset Managers, Maintenance Planners.

Prerequisites

Course content

  • Stationary Equipment - Technical Characteristics & Operational Safety
  • Above Ground Storage Tanks: Operation & Safety
  • Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers and Steam Boilers
  • Pipelines & Piping Systems: Operation & Safety
  • Pressure Relief Valves: Selection & Sizing
  • ASME BPV VIII & ASME B31.3 Standards and API Inspection Codes
  • Rotating Equipment - Operation, Efficiency & Safety
  • Centrifugal Pumps: Maintaining NPSH and Prevention of Cavitation
  • Reciprocating & Rotary Pumps
  • Centrifugal Compressors: Anti-surge Control and Choke Conditions
  • Reciprocating & Rotary Compressors
  • Safety Issues, Troubleshooting and Problem Solving of Rotating Equipment
  • Diagnostics of Equipment Failure & Root Cause Analysis
  • Material Degradation & Failures of Stationary & Rotating Equipment
  • Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostics Analysis (FMEDA)
  • Diagnostics of Fatigue, Cracks, & Ruptures: Fitness For Service (FFS) Analysis
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of Failures
  • Risk Management & Mitigation Technologies: ALARP Criteria
  • Inspection, Monitoring & Mechanical Integrity Evaluation
  • Risk Based Inspection (RBI API 580) For Stationary Pressure Equipment (NDT)
  • Pipeline Internal and External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ICDA & ECFA) Methods
  • Pigging of Complex Onshore and Offshore Pipelines
  • Rotating Machinery Condition Monitoring
  • Vibration Analysis Including Rotor Balancing, Shaft Alignment Techniques
  • Maintenance & Repairs Organization & Management
  • Storage Tanks: External & Internal Maintenance Techniques
  • Cathodic Protection of Pipelines and Storage Tanks
  • Coating & Thermal Protection
  • Repair Technologies
  • Summary and Conclusions

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