Oil & Gas Pumps, Compressors, and Turbines: Principles, Applications, and Performance

Course Category : Oil & Gas Management

A comprehensive professional programme to understand, operate, and optimise rotating equipment performance in oil and gas operations, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and sustainability
5 Days
Intermediate Level.

Starts On

11 - October - 2026

Ends On

15 - October - 2026

Location

Turkey - Istanbul

Language

English

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Targeted Audience

  • Technicians and operators
  • Graduate engineers
  • Mechanical and process engineers
  • Plant engineers responsible for operations and maintenance
  • Maintenance and instrumentation professionals
  • Technologists and facility operators
  • Supervisors, team leaders, and project leaders

Targeted Skills

  • Understanding fluid laws applied to rotating equipment
  • Analysing pumps, compressors, and turbines performance
  • Interpreting performance curves
  • Selecting appropriate equipment for various applications
  • Troubleshooting and improving maintenance strategies

Expected Outcomes

  • Explain fundamental fluid laws related to pumps, compressors, and turbines
  • Differentiate between rotating equipment types and their optimal applications
  • Analyse performance curves and system requirements
  • Operate equipment close to optimal design conditions
  • Diagnose common faults and develop effective preventive maintenance plans

Training Topics Index

  • Basic principles of pumps, compressors, and turbines
  • Liquid and gas laws
  • Concept of head
  • Flow types and losses
  • Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)

  • Pump types and construction
  • Performance characteristics
  • Pump and system curves
  • Sealing systems
  • Oil and gas pump applications

  • Positive displacement compressors
  • Rotary compressors
  • Dynamic compressors
  • Performance curves
  • Surge and choke phenomena

  • Gas and steam turbines
  • Major turbine components
  • Operating principles
  • Pressure–volume diagram
  • Turbine stages

  • Failure analysis techniques
  • Troubleshooting methodologies
  • Preventive maintenance planning
  • Vibration analysis
  • Cavitation and water hammer