Mechanical Engineering Essentials

What are the Goals?

Mechanical engineering is at the centre of the chemical, oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. The mechanical engineer is, in particular, interested in safe containment and movement of solids, liquids and gases. Hence, this course focuses on the central areas of mechanical engineering and guides the delegates in developing both fundamental and practical understandings of key issues. Workshop examples will be drawn from the oil and gas mechanical equipment.

By the end of this training course, you will learn to:

• Understand Failure Mechanisms & Fitness for Service associated with engineering materials
• Have a sound understanding of corrosion mechanisms and protection against corrosion
• Develop their knowledge of static equipment related to piping systems and valves
• Consolidate their understanding of rotating equipment including pumps and compressors
• Appreciate topics related to condition mentoring, inspection and Non-Destructive Testing

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of Technical professionals but will greatly benefit: 

• Technical & non-technical personnel in the chemical, petrochemical, oil & mechanical industries with a need to understand and discuss fundamental mechanical engineering issues
• Maintenance and project engineers, production engineers, trainee mechanical engineers and plant operators
• Non-experienced personnel needing a basic understanding of Mechanical Engineering concepts

Daily Agenda

Day One: Introduction & Fundamentals of Materials Selection, Types & Failures 

• Engineering Material Properties and Selection
• Materials Testing
• Types of Metals
• Static Strength and Fitness for Service
• Materials Failure Mechanisms
• Mechanical Design, Standards and Codes

Day Two: Static Equipment, Valves, Piping & Fitness for Service 

• Valves Types and Characteristics
• Valve Selection
• Valve Actuators
• Piping Systems and Pipe Supports
• Overview of API 570 - Inspection & repair of Pipelines & Piping
• Fitness for Service, API 579 overview

Day Three: Rotating Equipment, Pumps & Compressors 

• Pump Types, Positive Displacement and Dynamic
• Pump curves
• Pump Selection
• Types of Compressors
• Compressor Performance Curves

Day Four: Corrosion & Corrosion Protection 

• Corrosion Fundamentals
• Types of Corrosion
• Corrosion Inspection and Monitoring
• Corrosion Minimization
• Corrosion Protection

Day Five: Mechanical Maintenance 

• Strategies & Philosophies
• Code and Standards
• Condition Monitoring
• Non-Destructive Inspection techniques