Gas & Steam Turbines (Theory & Maintenance)

M/14

Course Objectives

• Provides participants with understanding of different types of gas & steam turbines and their properties
• Develops participant’s skills in controlling losses in turbines and to operate and maintain gas & steam turbines efficiently

Course Modules

Module 1: Turbine Principles of Operation

• Gas turbine engine
• Energy transmission in gas turbine engine
• Fluid flow in gas turbine
• Gas turbine engine performance & specifications
• Selection topics on gas turbine component design
• Manufacture gas turbine maintenance 

Module 2: Condition Monitoring, Maintenance & Troubleshooting

• Auxiliary components (bearing, seals & gears) & applications
• Steam turbine principles of operation & performance
• Steam turbine component design & manufacture
• Auxiliaries, maintenance & troubleshooting of steam turbines
• Safe operation of turbines
• Vibration & noise in turbines

Module 3: Construction

• Nozzles
• Diaphragms
• Blades and blades attachment
• Rotors

Module 4: Stresses in Turbine Rotors

• Critical speed of turbine rotors
• Construction of: Cylinders, Glands and Packing devices
• Bearing and Lubrication
• Materials for steam turbines
• Governors and governor gears
• Types of governor and the rattle value
• Applications

Target Audience