GE Oil & Gas Centrifugal Compressors Introduction & Overview
Compressors - General Description and Key Features
- Shaft
- Impellers/Blades
- Balance drum and thrust collar
- Casing and diaphragm bundle/stator vanes
- Journal & thrust bearings
- Oil seals
- Instrumentation
Gas Path
- Fluid Flow in an Centrifugal
- Compressor
- Axial thrust
Abnormal Operating Conditions -Overview
- Centrifugal compressor unsteady flows
- Rotating stall
- Surge
Choking (or Stonewall)
Compressor Performance Curves
- Design considerations
- Efficiency considerations
- Operating planes
Compressor Regulation
- Basic principle of compressors operations
- System resistance curve modification
Off Design Operations
- Effect of molecular weight variation
- Suction temperature variation
- Suction pressure variation
- Compressor internal leakage
- Fouling effect
Antisurge Protection System
- Protection system philosophy overview
Lube Oil System
- Description of components
- Electrical instruments-typical loops
- Jacking oil system (if applicable)
- Alarm and shut-down
- Routine check during normal operation
- Identifying malfunctions & faults
Sealing System
- Scope of the system
- Description of Components
- Electrical instruments-typical loops
- Alarm and shut-down
- Seal operation
- Routine check during normal operation
- Identifying malfunctions & faults
Assembly and Disassembly Operations
- Special tools
- Clearance measurements
Maintenance Philosophy
- Minor and major maintenance
- Preventive maintenance
How to use the Unit Service Manuals
The following training dates are available in 2008:
| Dates |
Location |
Length |
Language |
Price/Person(Euro) |
| 12-16 May |
Florence |
5 Days |
English |
2200 |
| 10-14 November |
Florence |
5 Days |
English |
2200 |
The following training dates are available in 2009:
| Dates |
Location |
Length |
Language |
Price/Person(Euro) |
| 18-22 May |
Florence |
5 Days |
English |
2400 |
| 09-13 November |
Florence |
5 Days |
English |
2400 |
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