SEMINAR OVERVIEW ME398
Pumps, Compressors, Turbines & Troubleshooting

Seminar Title
Pumps, Compressors, Turbines & Troubleshooting 

Seminar Date/ Venue
May 17-21, 2009/ Coral Meeting Room, Kings Gate Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Seminar Reference
ME398

Seminar Duration/Credits
Five days/3.0 CEUs

Seminar Description
This seminar is designed to provide delegates with a detailed and up-to-date overview of the fluid mechanic fundamentals and operating practice of pumps, compressors and turbines. It will address aspects of both axial and centrifugal compressors. Upon the successful completion of this seminar, participants will have acquired the practical knowledge to enable them not only to choose the correct device for a particular application but also and be in a position to resolve many commonly occurring operating problems. 

This seminar is ideal for those personnel in the oil, gas, petrochemical, chemical, power and other process industries who require a wider and deeper appreciation of pumps, compressors and turbines, including their design, performance and operation. No prior knowledge of the topic is required. Participants will be taken through an intensive primer of turbo-machinery principles, using the minimum of mathematics, and will learn how to solve the many and varied practical industrial problems that are encountered. The seminar makes use of an extensive collection of VIDEO material.

Seminar Objectives
Upon the successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:-

• Learn the general description of the different types of turbomachinery including the design aspects and highlighted problem areas

• Understand ideal gas equation including its practical application and be familiar with the isentropic processes of ideal gases

• Know how to minimize compressor work by understanding the processes involved and identifying their efficiency

• Explain the general relationship between Momentum and Bernoulli as well as their relationships for incompressible fluids

• Become familiar with axial flow compressor, velocity triangles including torque and power calculation and coefficient

• Learn the different types of centrifugal machines and pumps including its design, installation, operation, maintenance, re-rate/retrofit and troubleshooting

• Aware of the affinity laws and be familiar with the various effects in pumps, compressors and turbines

• Know the concept of speed, radius and hydraulic turbine applied in pumps, compressors and turbines

• Recognize the design aspects of turbomachines and explain the process of cavitation in pumps

• Introduce the basic types of centrifugal pumps and carry out proper method of centrifugal pumps installation, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting
   

Training Methodology
This interactive training seminar includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of total tuition hours:-

50% Lectures
30% Workshops, Group Work & Practical Exercises
20% Videos & Software
 

Who Should Attend
 

• Maintenance Managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and senior technicians

• Plant Managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and senior technicians

• Operations Managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and senior technicians

• Production Managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and senior technicians

• Project Managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and senior technicians

• Machinery and rotating equipment engineers, foremen and senior technicians

• Engineering managers, process engineers, mechanical engineers, reliability and technical integrity engineers

Seminar Certificate
Haward Technology certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total tuition hours of the seminar.

Seminar Accreditation
Haward Technology’s courses/workshops/seminars meet the professional certification and continuing education requirements for participants seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in accordance with the rules & regulations of the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). IACET is an international authority that evaluates programs according to strict, research-based criteria and guidelines. The CEU is an internationally accepted uniform unit of measurement in qualified courses of continuing education. 

Haward Technology has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102, USA. In obtaining this approval, Haward Technology has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of our Authorized Provider membership status, Haward Technology is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard.

Haward Technology Middle East will award 3.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for participants who completed the total tuition hours of this program. One CEU is equivalent to ten Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or ten contact hours of the participation in and completion of Haward Technology programs. A permanent record of a participant’s involvement and awarding of CEU will be maintained by Haward Technology. Haward Technology will provide a copy of the participant’s CEU Transcript of Records upon request.

Seminar Fee
US $ 3,750 per Delegate. This rate includes Participant’s Pack (Folder, Manual, Hand-outs, etc.), buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning and afternoon of each day. 

Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the seminar fees. However, any accommodation required can be arranged by Haward Technology at the time of booking.

Seminar Director
Dr. John Sproston (UK) PhD, M. Eng, B. Eng... More

Course Coordinator
Lily Hijazi, Tel: +971-2-44 88 301, Fax: +971-2-44 88 302, Email: lily@haward.org