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Gas Compressors: Operation and Maintenance

Centrifugal and reciprocating compressors in oilfield and process service. Covers compression principles, machine types and their duty, surge and capacity control, auxiliary systems, and the operating and maintenance practices that keep a compressor train available.

Taught by Icompetent Solutions

Modules: 7
Lessons: 30
Duration: 5h 58m
Level: Intermediate
Quizzes: 7 graded
Enrolled: 14

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Course content

7 modules · 30 lessons · 5h 58m

The compressor train as a system, the gas properties that drive its behaviour, the basic calculations, and the hazards of compressor work.

The Compressor Train and Its Systems
Preview
11 min
Gas Properties for Compressor Work12 min
Ratio, Temperature and Staging Calculations12 min
Compressor Hazards and Safe Isolation12 min
Orientation quiz8 questions · pass 70%

Topics covered

Compressors

Surge Control

Reciprocating Compressors

Rotating Equipment

Gas Handling

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