Reciprocating Compressor: Operations, Maintenance, Troubleshooting

SUITABLE:

Engineers involved in operation, inspection and maintenance of reciprocating compressors.

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the course, delegates will:

• Have the understanding of reciprocating compressors technology, performances, operation and breakdowns;
• Know how the machines operate;
• Have improved their knowledge of operation practices;
• Understand the most common modes of failures, etc.

SUMMARY:

• Technology: construction and design philosophies, components of reciprocating compressors, auxiliaries, etc
• Performances: ideal gas compression, axial compression, multistage compressor, cause of air compression, etc.
• Compressor operating on processes:
• Maintenance: forces created by the pressure, etc
• Troubleshooting.