Diagnostics, Maintenance and Operation of Rotating Equipment

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
19 Oct 2025 Dubai, UAE $ 3,900 Register

Diagnostics, Maintenance and Operation of Rotating Equipment

Introduction

Rotating equipment, pressure vessels, aboveground atmospheric storage tanks, and piping systems represent a major capital investment in any Oil/Gas Production operation. Good design and construction are required as these equipment and piping systems are subject to a number of damage mechanisms throughout their service life that could result in serious or even catastrophic failures. This course is structured to provide the delegates with the appropriate mix of technical fundamentals and practical best practices to maximize their learning.

Course Highlights:

  • Design, operation, and maintenance of rotating equipment
  • Design, operation, and maintenance of pressure equipment and tankage
  • Materials and construction
  • System design integration
  • Equipment specification and management

Objectives

    • Apply the requirements of the relevant industry standards and practices
    • Understand the design and construction of rotating equipment
    • Understand the design and construction of pressure vessels, piping systems, and aboveground atmospheric storage tanks
    • Develop rotating and static plant into complete systems
    • Develop an understanding of codes, standards, and Recommended Practices in process plant equipment and piping system design, construction and maintenance.
    • Enable the good management of plant systems

Training Methodology

This course combines sound engineering, operation and maintenance principles, applicable standards and best industry practices for reliable and cost-effective process plant systems. Participants will be provided with comprehensive course notes and copies of presentation material that will be very valuable for detailed study and future reference.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for:

  • Engineers
  • Operations Engineers
  • Maintenance Engineers
  • Engineering Supervisors and Team Leaders to give them a practical understanding of real-world situations in an oil and gas production environment.

Course Outline

DAY 1: Rotating Equipment

  • Pumps & Compressors
    • Positive displacement
    • Centrifugal action
  • Pump & Compressor Performance
  • Pump curves
  • Compressor maps
  • System curves
  • Fulfilling process requirements
  • System integration
  • Selection & Specification

DAY 2: Static Plant

  • Piping, Pipelines & Pressure Vessels
    • ASME B31 codes for piping
    • ASME BPVC VIII for pressure vessels
    • Pressure-relieving devices
  • Above Ground Storage Tanks
  • API 650 for ASTs
  • AST construction
  • Fabrication techniques
  • Resource logistics
  • Working with contractors
  • General Construction Considerations

DAY 3: Materials & Construction

  • Material Properties
    • Physical properties
    • Testing
    • Material specification data
  • Welding
  • Techniques
  • Qualification & procedures
  • Approval & quality
  • NDE techniques: VT, PT, ET, MP, RT, UT
  • NDT techniques: hydro test & pneumatic test
  • Inspection & Testing

DAY 4: System Design

  • Process Flow Schemes & Process Engineering Flow Schemes
    • Overview
    • DEP requirements
    • Process design & instrumentation
  • Commissioning
  • Preparatory checks
  • Protocol development
  • Startup/Shutdown/Handover
  • Operations consideration
  • Maintenance considerations
  • Plant & Equipment Operability

DAY 5: Specifications

  • Procurement Requirements
    • Material & Performance specifications
    • Supporting Standards: regulatory & in-house
    • Project schedule
  • Measure the Success
  • KPIs for the mechanical engineer
  • Benchmarking

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