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GAS ENGINES MAINTENANCE

Next edition: REMAINING SCHEDULE Course fee: 495 € + 18% VAT Courses in company: This course can be done anytime at the customer premises. Check prices and conditions by calling 91 126 37 66 or sending an email to info@renovetec.com Distance learning course: This course can be done any time from a distance. Check prices and conditions by calling 91 126 37 66 or sending an email to info@renovetec.com Special condition for unemployed people and recent graduates

COURSE DETAILS

Type of Course: On site classes, based on a presentation developed with the help of programs like
Power Point. Also available on classroom distance training and distance training.

Duration: 16 hours

Course Level:  Medium. It is not a basic or introductory course, although previous knowledge it is not
required. It is advisable that the participants have a university technical degree, but it is not indispensable.

Material: Colour Book 17 x 24 Paperback. Numerous videos and high quality graphic material

Practices: Practices are performed in RENOVETEC installation or in the costumer installations.

Course Director: Santiago García Garrido, Bachelor in Chemistry and Technical Director RENOVETEC.

COURSE CONTENT

• Basic operation principles
• Types of engines
• Characteristic parameters of engines
• Gas engines main applications
• Cogeneration power plants with gas engine in the industry

• Alternative train: pistons, connecting rods and sleeves
• Rotary train: Crankshaft and flywheel
• Structural elements: block, bedplate, cranckhouse.
• Cylinder head and its elements
• Cooling systems of high and low temperature
• Lubrication system: elements, circuits and Lubrication useful concepts
• Turbocharger and air intake
• Control system
• Auxiliary systems (towers, heat recovery, RMS, generator)

• Monitoring parameters
• Main alarms and operator's response
• Compressor cleaning
• Adjustment valves
• Routine operational maintenance

• Maintenance steps
• Minor maintenance tasks
• Major maintenance tasks
• Overhaul or great revision

• Thermography
• Boroscope inspections
• Vibration analysis
• Oil analysis

• Piston-sleeve seizure
• Crankshaft case seizure
• Crankhouse over pressure
• Detonation:causes and Solutions
• High temperature of cooling water
• Failures of the lubrication system
• Vibrations
• Start-up failures and spark plugs failures
• Poor efficiency
• High temperature in combustion chambers
• Internal corrosion
• Failures of instrumentation and control   system

• Spare parts to keep stock on the plant
• Spare parts to be guaranteed by the manufacturer
• Consumables (oil, filters, etc.)

• Mechanical tools
• Electrical tools
• Instrumentation tools
• Special tools (hydraulic tensor, boroscope, laser alignment, etc.)