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Centrifugal Compressors

Applications with CORYS IndissPlus dynamic simulator
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Who should attend?

  • This course emphasizes the technology, the performance and operation of centrifugal compressors.
Public :
  • Engineers and technicians involved in operation, monitoring and maintenance of centrifugal compressors.

Level :Skilled

Prerequisite :
  • Provide evidence of a professional experience of at least 1 month related to the concerned field.

Course Content

  • TECHNOLOGY - Duration : 1.25 Days

      • Different types of centrifugal compressors. Architecture of a centrifugal compressor.
      • Technology of the main components: stator, rotor, bearings, thrust bearing, seals.
      • Vibrations, critical speed, dynamic balancing. Auxiliary equipment: lubrication system, buffer gas, balancing line, etc.
      • Safety devices: axial displacement, vibrations, bearing and thrust bearing temperatures, oil pressure, etc.

  • PERFORMANCES - Duration : 1.75 Days

      • Changes in gas velocity and pressure in a centrifugal compressor.
      • Mass and volume flow rate as a function of pressure, temperature and gas composition.
      • Discharge temperature, power absorbed as a function of the gas composition and the operating conditions.
      • Compressor performance: influence of process parameters, impeller velocity and geometry.
      • Characteristic curves of the circuit and the compressor.
      • Influence of the operating conditions: inlet pressure and temperature, gas composition, rotation speed.

  • OPERATION - Duration : 0.5 Day

      • Flow rate control. Adaptation to service conditions.
      • Surge and antisurge devices. Standard control. Start-up and shutdown.
      • Monitoring the compressor and auxiliary equipment during operating conditions. Troubleshooting and safe operation.

  • DYNAMIC SIMULATION - APPLICATIONS - Duration : 1.5 Days

      • Use of a dynamic process simulator.
      • Exercises on start-up and shutdown phases.
      • Applications using disturbances generated by the lecturer.

Learning Objectives

  • Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
  • Explain the construction technology of a centrifugal compressor,
  • Explain the influence of operating parameters on the performance of a compressor,
  • Describe the most common flow control modes and anti-pumping controls,
  • Describe typical incidents and critical points to monitor.

Ways & Means

  • Case studies based on industrial feedback.
  • Interactive course
  • Various technical drawings of actual compressors.
  • Use of a dynamic simulator.

Learning assessment

  • Quiz.

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Coordinator :IFP Training trainer (permanent or contracted) having a good expertise and/or experience of the related topics, trained to adult teaching methods, and whose competencies are kept up-to-date.

To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding. Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com