Course Description

This 5-day training course is designed to provide in-depth technical knowledge of centrifugal compressors and steam turbines, focusing on their design, operation, performance, and maintenance. The course emphasizes the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, mechanical components, and system integration as they apply to these rotating equipment systems. It also covers troubleshooting concepts, efficiency optimization, and safety considerations. This program is essential for professionals involved in plant operation, design, reliability, and performance monitoring of critical rotating machinery.

Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this course, each participant will be able to:

  • Understand the working principles and thermodynamics of centrifugal compressors and steam turbines
  • Identify major components and their functions within each system
  • Analyze performance parameters and operating characteristics
  • Recognize common failure modes and outline maintenance strategies
  • Interpret control schemes and protection systems for both machines
  • Apply best practices for safe, reliable, and efficient operation

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for professionals involved in engineering, operation, and maintenance of rotating equipment.

Course Agenda

Day 1

Registration, Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Fundamentals of Centrifugal Compressors

  • Introduction to compressor types and classifications
  • Principles of operation and fluid dynamics
  • Key components: impellers, diffusers, volutes, seals, and bearings
  • Performance curves and operating ranges
  • Surge, choke, and stall phenomena

Day 2

Centrifugal Compressor Operation and Performance

  • Compressor system configuration and integration
  • Pressure ratio, efficiency, flow capacity, and head
  • Factors affecting performance: inlet conditions, speed, clearance
  • Control systems: anti-surge control, load sharing
  • Common causes of operational instability
  • Centrifugal Compressor Operation and Performance

Day 3

Steam Turbines – Design and Functionality

  • Thermodynamic cycle overview (Rankine cycle)
  • Types of steam turbines: condensing, extraction, back-pressure
  • Key components: casings, rotors, blades, nozzles, governors
  • Steam path efficiency and enthalpy drop
  • Expansion stages and flow control

Day 4

Operation, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting

  • Operating procedures and monitoring parameters for both machines
  • Instrumentation and protection systems
  • Root causes of vibration, leaks, and mechanical failures
  • Maintenance philosophies: condition-based vs. time-based
  • Interpretation of performance trends and diagnostic data

Day 5

Reliability, Safety & Integration in Industrial Systems

  • Integration of compressors and turbines in process systems
  • Efficiency optimization and energy recovery
  • Lubrication systems and seal management
  • Safety systems and regulatory compliance (API/ASME/ISO standards)
  • Summary, case reviews, and knowledge consolidation

Post-Test

End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.