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Sharing Knowledge
and Experience
with our Customers
A highly trained workforce creates a competitive
advantage in the marketplace.
Employee training is one of the most important
investments a company can make.

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Contents
Overview 4
Training Worldwide 5
Customized Training 6
C.O.R.E. 7
Multi-Customer Training 8
Mechanical Programs 8
• Heavy Duty Gas Turbines 9
• Aeroderivative Industrial Gas Turbines 10
• Steam Turbines 11
• Centrifugal Compressors 12
• Reciprocating Compressors 13
Control System Programs 14
• SpeedTronic™ Mark V Turbine Control Panel - HMI 15
• SpeedTronic™ Mark VI Turbine Control Panel - HMI 16
• SpeedTronic™ Mark VIe Turbine Control Panel - HMI 17
Computer-Based Training 18
CCF Centrifugal Compressor Fundamentals 18
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Overview

GE Oil & Gas provides a comprehensive portfolio of training courses on a wide

range of products. These courses can be conducted at the customer's site or in
Florence at our Florence Learning Center facility.
Located next to GE Oil & Gas headquarters in Florence, Italy , the Technical
Training Department offers courses to all customers. Our 5,600 square meter
facility has more than 20 training rooms, a conference center, multimedia rooms,
classrooms equipped with Speedtronic™ Mark V and Mark VI control panels, GE
Fanuc 90/70 PLCs, Bently Nevada simulators and laboratories for hands-on
sessions. All the rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art presentation equipment
suitable for any type of course, seminar, or meeting.
Our instructors are field-seasoned experts who combine an understanding of
theory with practical experience. The high quality training that they provide is a
prerequisite for improving the skills of operation and maintenance personnel to
assure safety and superior equipment availability.
Training courses delivered at the Florence Learning Center offer formal classroom
lectures with the added advantage of being able to visit the manufacturing plant,
where trainees have the opportunity to become familiar with machining,
assembly and testing operations while they are actually being performed.
In addition, the Florence Learning Center features numerous scale models and
cut-outs of current machines that help students visualize concepts during
learning activities.
We offer courses both on a single company basis, as well as to groups from
multiple companies.

Our training programs include:

1. Customized Training - tailored to customer needs and equipment; at

either the Florence Learning Center or the customer’s site; in multiple
languages.

2. C.O.R.E. - "Certified Operator for Rotating Equipment"; a certification

program for control room operators.

3. Multi-Customer Training - trainees from various

companies; at the Florence Learning Center; in English;
available for many products; pre-scheduled.

4. Computer-Based Training - Centrifugal Compressor

Fundamentals.

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Training Worldwide
Closer to you
With the aim of better satisfying customer needs, GE Oil & Gas has
created Training Centers worldwide based on the model of the
Florence Learning Center.

The first was the Sonatrach Training Center in Hassi R’Mel,

Algeria (opened in June 2000) followed by the Petrobras
Training Center in Macaè, Brazil (opened in July
2002) and Atlantic LNG in Trinidad & Tobago
(opened in May 2007).

In September 2004 the first GE Regional

Training Center was inaugurated in
Port Harcourt Nigeria.

In this Training Center, we

provide technical information,
training and assistance for customers in
Nigeria and the surrounding region. It is the
first GE facility of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Construction has recently been completed on a new, four-
story building located in the industrial zone of Port Harcourt City,
Rivers State, Nigeria.
The Center includes two fully equipped classrooms for mechanical training
sessions, a gas turbine control panel simulator, Bently Nevada vibration training
equipment and other instructional materials such as machined cut-outs showing
component parts and displays designed to instruct trainees on the operational
features of GE equipment for oil and gas applications.
The Center offers customized training as well as standard training packages for
GE equipment for operation and maintenance personnel, and leadership and
management courses.

Through the new Centers, we are developing learning environments that provide
information on technologies of interest to our customers.
One of the key objectives is to increase GE’s impact and the value that it adds by
creating local resources to deliver technical information and assistance to our
customers.

Development of other GE Oil & Gas Training Centers in strategic regions is

underway.

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Customized Training

GE’s Oil & Gas Technical Training provides world-
class, site specific technical training to owners and
operators of our equipment. Courses and programs
are offered for the operation and maintenance of:
• GE Heavy Duty Gas Turbines
• GE Aeroderivative Industrial Gas Turbines
• Steam Turbines
• Centrifugal Compressors
• Axial Compressors
• Reciprocating Compressors
• Centrifugal Pumps
• Turboexpanders
• Electric Generators
• Electric Motors
• Speedtronic™ Mark V, Mark VI
and Mark VIe Control Systems
• PLC GE Fanuc
• Bently Nevada Systems
Customized training is intended to provide trainees
with practical experience that they will be able to
apply when they return to their jobs. The courses are
designed to meet the specific needs of the customer
and are developed using the actual designs and
documentation prepared for the relevant customer
units.
Instruction is available either at the customer’s site or
at the Florence Learning Center and may be
scheduled for the convenience of the customer. The
course duration is tailored to the course material and
the background of the trainees.
To ensure the best possible learning experience for
the individual, the class size is limited to 15 trainees.
Courses and related documentation are available in
several languages

And others upon customer request.

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C.O.R.E.
Certified Operator for Rotating Equipment

The “Certified Operator for Rotating Equipment”

program was launched in 2008 and certifies the
customer’s ability to manage a specific installation
containing GE rotating equipment.
Unlike routine activities with courses oriented to
single machines, this new C.O.R.E. training approach
certifies the ability of the customer’s operators from
a comprehensive plant operation point of view. The
training program includes exercises, simulations and
finally an individual exam administered by a GE
senior examiner.
This site-specific certification gives operators the
highest level of preparation and proficiency on the
plant they have to operate daily.

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Multi-Customer Training
Mechanical Programs
Who should attend
These courses are designed for plant
personnel that have a basic knowledge of GE
products and who would like to gain more
specific knowledge of operation and
maintenance features and auxiliary systems.

Goals
These courses aim to improve a trained work
force by providing a more complete vision of
GE products and related auxiliaries. Every
effort is made to present course material in
terms that trainees can readily absorb and
apply to their jobs.

Length
5 Days

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Heavy Duty
Gas Turbines
Operation and Maintenance
Gas Turbine General Overview Key Parameters during Gas Turbine
• Installation layout Startup and Operation
• Influence of external factors on performance • Operating parameter monitoring
• Operating parameter evaluation
Operating Principles
• Brayton cycle Turbine Performance Curves
• Key parameters affecting gas turbine
Gas Turbine Assembly
performance
Maintenance Overview
Description of Gas Turbine Components
• Operating factors affecting maintenance
• Air compressor
intervals
• Combustion chamber and principles of
emission reduction Scheduled Maintenance
• Journal and thrust bearings • Scheduled inspection
• Oil and air sealing systems • Boroscopic inspection
• Cooling and sealing air systems • Disassembling and reassembling procedures
• Component acceptability criteria
Main Gas Turbine Auxiliary Systems
• Lube oil system Emergency Maintenance
• Control and hydraulic oil system
Spare Parts Required for Inspections
• Starting system
• Gas fuel system (if applicable) Gas Turbine On-site Alignment
• Liquid fuel system (if applicable)
Troubleshooting
• Atomizing air system (if applicable)
• Gas detection system How to use the Unit Service Manuals
• Fire fighting system
• Ventilation system NOTE: The course is focused on GE10/2, MS5002D
• Turbine inlet and exhaust air system and MS7001EA machines
Gas Turbine Control System
• Control and protection systems
• Description of gas turbine startup
and shut-down sequences

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Aeroderivative
Gas Turbines
Operation and maintenance
Gas Turbine General Overview • Power turbine flow path
• GE Oil & Gas gas turbine key features • Accessory drive components
• Installation layout • External accessory skid
• Main equipment configuration
Gas Turbine Auxiliary Systems
Operating Principles • Synthetic and mineral lube oil system
• ISO condition • Fuel gas system
• Operating principle • Hydraulic starting system
• Brayton cycle
Gas Detection & Fire Fighting System
• External factors affecting gas turbine
performance Gas Turbine Operation
• Internal factors affecting gas turbine • Operator responsibilities
performance • General operating precautions
• Preparation for start-up
Aereoderivative Industrial Gas Turbine Heritage
Gas Turbine Troubleshooting
Gas Turbine General Description, Model Summary
• Purposes of troubleshooting
and Heritage of LM Aereoderivative Gas Turbine
• Definition of troubleshooting
• Purpose and scope
• Typical problems with main auxiliary systems
• General description and features
• Standard equipment and features Gas Generator Maintenance Philosophy
• On-condition maintenance
Model Summary
• Maintenance levels
• LM2500/PGT25
• PGT25+ Power Turbine Maintenance Philosophy
• Inspection types
Description of Gas Turbine Components
• Inspection intervals
• Typical aeroderivative gas turbine
assembly description Spare Parts Required for Inspections
• Compressor section
How to use the Unit Service Manuals
• Combustion section
• High pressure turbine
NOTE: The course is focused on PGT25+
• Power turbine
SAC machines

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Steam Turbines

Operation and maintenance

GE Oil & Gas Steam Turbines: Loading
General Description and Key Features
Key Parameters for Steam Turbine Startup and Operation
Field Applications
Maintenance Philosophy Overview
Fundamentals of Steam Turbine Cycles • Planning
• Design considerations • Inspection types
• Efficiency considerations • Routine maintenance
• Turbine fundamentals (impulse and reaction)
Troubleshooting
Major Components and Equipment Arrangements
How to use the Unit Service Manuals
• Rotors
• Turbine buckets
NOTE: The course is focused on SAC/SC
• Journal and thrust bearings
and SNC/SANC machines
• Nozzle boxes
• Crossovers
• Diaphragms
• Casings and shells
• Major steam valves
• Couplings
• Miscellaneous devices
• Turning gears
Condenser
• Operating principles
• Components
Steam Consumption Diagrams
Auxiliary and Protection Systems
• Lube oil system
• Control oil system
• Steam sealing
• Vents and drain
• Extraction
• Exhaust hood
Description of Condensate and Drain Circuits
Control System
• Basic control functions
• Basic protection functions
• Protective devices
• Supervisory instrumentation
Preliminary Procedures for Steam Turbine Startup
Startup and Shut-down Sequences

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Centrifugal Compressors

Operation and maintenance

GE Oil & Gas Centrifugal Compressors: • Jacking oil system (if applicable)
Introduction & Overview • Alarm and shut-down
• Routine check during normal operation
Compressors - General Description and Key Features
• Identifying malfunctions & faults
• Shaft
• Impellers/Blades Sealing System
• Balance drum and thrust collar • Scope of the system
• Casing and diaphragm bundle/stator vanes • Description of components
• Journal & thrust bearings • Electrical instruments-typical loops
• Oil seals • Alarm and shut-down
• Instrumentation • Seal operation
• Routine check during normal operation
Gas Path
• Identifying malfunctions & faults
• Fluid Flow in a Centrifugal Compressor
• Axial thrust Assembly and Disassembly Operations
• Special tools
Abnormal Operating Conditions - Overview
• Clearance measurements
• Centrifugal Compressor unsteady flows
• Rotating stall Maintenance Philosophy
• Surge • Minor and major maintenance
• Preventive maintenance
Choking (or stonewall)
How to use the Unit Service Manuals
Compressor Performance Curves
• Design considerations
NOTE: The course is focused on BCL, MCL
• Efficiency considerations
and SRL machines
• Operating planes
Compressor Regulation
• Basic principle of compressor operation
• System resistance curve modification
Off Design Operations
• Effect of molecular weight variation
• Suction temperature variation
• Suction pressure variation
• Compressor internal leakage
• Fouling effect
Antisurge Protection System
• Protection system philosophy overview
Lube Oil System
• Description of components
• Electrical instruments-typical loops

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Reciprocating Compressors

Operation and maintenance

Reciprocating Process Compressors:
General Description
• How the compressor operates
and how it is integrated in a plant
• Components of a reciprocating
compressor
Basic Principles of Operation --
Thermodynamics
• Ideal and real compression cycle
• Capacity and Power
• Multistage compression
Review of Compressor Components --
Cylinders:
• Single acting/double acting cylinders
• Main components/operating principle
Frame:
• Frame arrangements
• Key components/operating principles
Lube Oil and Cooling Systems Frame Oil System Pulsation and Vibration
• Operating principles • Wave propagation
• Description/features of components • Pressure pulsation
• Instrumentation • Gas capacity pulsation
• Vibrations
Cylinder Oil System:
• Operating principles Maintenance Overview
• Review of possible arrangements • Corrective maintenance
• Control/instrumentation • Preventive maintenance
Compressor Cooling: Diagnostics and Maintenance
• Cooling solutions • List of parameters for optimum diagnostics
• System components • Troubleshooting
• Control/instrumentation • Maintenance planning from diagnostic results
• Routine maintenance and inspection
Startup/Stop Sequences
• Minimum requirements to safely start and stop Compressor Modifications
the unit • Up-dating and up-rating (capacity control; valve
• Special sequences to meet process losses and pocket factors
requirements
How to use the Unit Service Manuals
Main Parameters during Compressor Operation
• Data acquisition systems and analysis NOTE: The course is focused on 2HE/1-1
• Run-out and rod-drop and 6HG/3 machines

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Multi-Customer Training
Control System Programs
Who should attend
Engineers and experienced instrument and
control technicians.

Goals
These two-week courses enable engineers to
calibrate the controls and diagnose problems
in GE control panels. The courses provide a
solid background in turbine governing
systems. Participants increase their skills
in machine operation requirements.
Class size is limited to maintain an effective
learning environment and to allow for
adequate hands-on experience.

Length
10 Days

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SpeedTronic™ Mark V
Turbine Control Panel - HMI
Operation and maintenance
Gas Turbine Control Fundamentals Control Software Philosophy
• General description and operating principles • Startup control system overview
• Main components • Speed control system overview
• Auxiliary systems • Acceleration control system overview
• Temperature control system overview
Introduction To Speedtronic™ Mark V
• General overview of control system Protection Philosophy
• TMR Control Philosophy • Protections: Over Temperature & Over Speed
• Vibrations & Loss of Flame / stall (if any)
Hardware Description • Alarms: Trip and Events
• Control Panel • Control specification reference
• Operator Interface
• Panel Documentation Operating Procedures
• P&ID \ Interconnection drawings \ Device • Permissive to Start/ Crank/ Fire
summary • Startup and Shutdown Sequence
• Practice • Troubleshooting
• Practice
General Software Description
• Operating System & Software Structure Introduction to the Speedtronic Mark V Features
• TCI and Cimplicity services for <HMI> • Control panel hardware configuration
• HMI & Software Tools • Backup operator interface panel
• HMI Documentation <BOI> / Backup systems (if any)
• Practice • Abbreviations and conventions
• I/O & Global Variable scaling
• Mark V data communication network
Software Configuration
• I/O Configuration
• Sequencing
• Control constants and assignment files
• Compiling Configuration Program (MK5MAKE)
• Download Configuration Files
Cimplycity
• Navigation through screens
• Applications
• Alarm display
• Screen Edit
• Configuration of points

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SpeedTronic Mark VI ™

Turbine Control Panel - HMI

Operation and maintenance
Control Panel Overview Fuel Demand Philosophy
• System architecture • Startup
• Hardware identification • Acceleration
and description • Speed/load
• Temperature
Introduction to HMI • Shutdown
• Windows NT/2000/XP basic information
• Cimplicity program description Protection
• Toolbox ST program description • Overtemperature
• Common communication port • Overspeed
• Vibration
Mark VI Controller • Loss of flame
• Hardware structure
• Controllers Panel Calibration
• I/O Packs • Servo actuator calibration
• Terminal boards Startup and Shut-down Procedures
• Practice • Permissives
Toolbox How to use the Unit Service Manuals
• General description and features
• Software structure description
• Hardware configuration
• Modify sequence
• Adding I/O signal
• Downloading new configuration
• Data exchange configuration
• Trend recorder
• HMI configuration
• Finder analysis
• Practice
Cimplicity Project
• Cimplicity project configuration
• Standard screen description
• Cymplicity screen editing
• Practice
• Trends
Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting tools description
• Watch Windows
• Practice
• Trip history
• Replacement of cards

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SpeedTronic™ Mark VIe
Turbine Control Panel - HMI
Operation and maintenance
Control Panel Overview Cimplicity Project
• System architecture • Cimplicity project configuration
• Hardware identification • Standard screen description
and description • Cymplicity screen editing
• Practice
Introduction to HMI • Trends
• Windows XP basic information
• Cimplicity program description Troubleshooting
• Toolbox ST program description • Troubleshooting tools description
• Common communication port • Watch Windows
• Practice
Mark VIe Controller • Capture Block & DDR
• Hardware structure • Trip history
• Controllers • Replacement of cards
• I/O Packs
• Terminal boards Fuel Demand Philosophy
• Practice • Startup
• Acceleration
ToolboxST • Speed/load
• General description and features • Temperature
• Software structure description • Shut-down
• Hardware configuration
• Modify sequence Protection
• Adding I/O signal • Overtemperature
• Downloading new configuration • Overspeed
• Data exchange configuration • Vibration
• Trend recorder • Loss of flame
• HMI configuration Panel Calibration
• Finder analysis • Servo actuator calibration
• Practice
Startup and Shut-down Procedures
• Permissives
How to use the Unit Service Manuals

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Computer–Based Training
CCF Centrifugal
Compressor Fundamentals
Since 1993, GE Oil & Gas has been using computer- Our new course presents the following material:
based training to benefit from its capabilities to: • Theory of Operation – includes principles of
• Shorten training time operation, basic thermodynamic and rotordynamic
• Improve retention rates theory, major components, and factors that affect
• Bring just-in-time training to our service engineers
centrifugal compressor performance
Now, one of our most universal CD-ROM training
• Design and Construction – includes the
programs, Centrifugal Compressor Fundamentals, is
identification, function, and assembly of all major
being made available to our customers.
centrifugal compressor components
Based on the latest technology, this course uses
state-of-the-art 3D animations, graphics, audio, and
• Auxiliary Systems and Instrumentation – describes
text to provide an introduction to GE centrifugal
the lube oil system and the sealing system, as well as
compressors.
compressor instrumentation and monitoring systems
Using this multimedia training course, customers can
gain knowledge in the convenience of their own site
• Operation and Maintenance – describes basic
or achieve the necessary preparation before
startup and operating procedures, safety precautions,
attending formal classroom training.
maintenance philosophy, maintenance intervals and
requirements, and troubleshooting advice
Benefits
Using traditional
Flexibility
classroom training
Trainees can use it:
methods to present
• During work or off hours, anytime and anywhere
this material can take
• As a quick start training program
up to 16 hours.
• As a periodic refresher course
With our interactive
multimedia training
course you can:
Organization
• Reduce training
The integrated, automatic record keeping system
time by an
maintains complete records on:
average of 30%
• Each user’s progress
to 70%
• Each user’s test scores
• Increase long-term
retention by an
average of 50%

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