Steam Turbines for Oil & Gas & Petrochemical Industries – API 611 & API 612 Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
• Analyze the operating principles and applications of industrial steam turbines.
• Explain the scope and technical intent of API 611 and API 612.
• Distinguish between general-purpose and special-purpose steam turbine applications.
• Evaluate major steam turbine components and their engineering requirements.
• Assess turbine performance requirements for oil and gas and petrochemical services.
• Evaluate rotor, blade, casing, bearing, seal, and coupling requirements.
• Analyze turbine mechanical design and reliability considerations.
• Assess lubrication, sealing, control, and auxiliary systems.
• Interpret relevant API requirements for turbine specification and procurement.
• Evaluate vendor technical documentation and equipment specifications.
• Assess inspection, testing, and quality assurance requirements.
• Identify common turbine operating and maintenance problems.
• Diagnose vibration, bearing, sealing, alignment, and thermal problems.
• Apply API-based principles to maintenance and reliability management.
• Evaluate turbine performance, condition, and lifecycle requirements.
• Develop an integrated strategy for steam turbine specification, operation, maintenance, and reliability.

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Learning Outcomes

• Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
• Explain the principles and applications of industrial steam turbines.
• Identify the key technical requirements associated with API 611 and API 612.
• Differentiate general-purpose and special-purpose turbine applications.
• Evaluate turbine configurations and major component designs.
• Assess rotor, blade, casing, bearing, seal, and coupling requirements.
• Review turbine performance and operating requirements.
• Evaluate steam conditions and their effect on turbine performance.
• Assess lubrication, sealing, control, and auxiliary systems.
• Review technical specifications and vendor documentation.
• Evaluate inspection, testing, quality control, and commissioning requirements.
• Identify common mechanical and operational turbine failure mechanisms.
• Diagnose vibration, alignment, bearing, sealing, and thermal expansion problems.
• Apply appropriate maintenance and reliability practices to industrial steam turbines.
• Assess equipment condition and performance using operational and inspection data.
• Identify opportunities for reliability and lifecycle improvement.
• Prepare a comprehensive API-based steam turbine engineering, maintenance, and reliability framework.

Course Outline