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Steam Turbines and Auxiliaries

 

Program Duration

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5 Days

Program Date

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12-16 May, 2012

Program Location

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Cairo, Egypt

Program Fees

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US$ 3200/Per Person

 

PROGRAM INTRODUCTION: 

 

  This course is designed to review the basics of turbines and their auxiliaries and to introduce new developments and their applications to;

  •  maintenance

  •  life extension

  • Upgrading of existing installations.

  • Fossil and nuclear utility and typical industrial and marine applications will be covered.

 

PROGRAM OUTLINES:

 Upon completion of this course, participants will have improved their understanding of:

Turbine mechanical and thermodynamic properties, operation, maintenance, inspection, upgrading, life extension, repair, and troubleshooting.

Cycle development, design, operation, and maintenance.

Turbine failures, their mechanisms, root causes, and engineering solutions.

Effects of chemistry on turbine corrosion, deposits, and efficiency.

The interdisciplinary nature of turbine operation.

 

TOPICS COVERED:

  • Steam Cycle and Turbine Development
  • Experience and Problems            
  • Turbine Descriptions, Auxiliaries.
  • Materials and their Properties:
    • Metallurgy
    • Strength
    • Fatigue
    • Creep
    • Low Cycle Fatigue
    • Damping; Corrosion
    • Leak Before Break.

Turbine Failure Mechanisms:

Thermodynamics and Flow:

    • Thermodynamics and Basic Power Cycle
    • Thermodynamic Diagram
    • Steam Properties
    • Flow Dynamics.

Thermodynamics of Steam Cycles:

 Application to Cycle Selection; Efficiency; Heat Balance.

Thermodynamic Design of Turbines:

Evening Session:

A Panel Discussion of Participants' Turbine Problems.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

 

 Mechanical  engineers and  techniciatians