Training Seminars

All Seminars are available in the following languages:
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Russian

The following is an outline description of Consultant Services International’s training seminars. These seminars include presentation material and notebooks for distribution to attendees. All presentation material and notebooks will be personalized for your company and audience. ALL SEMINARS AND MATERIALS DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE THE PROPERTY OF CONSULTANT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL AND CANNOT BE DUPLICATED OR REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION.

Pre-class questionnaires are recommended to give the attendees a feel for the seminar or seminars and Consultant Services International an indication of expertise of the group.

Note: Should there be a need for seminars not included in the following, new or expanded seminars can be provided upon request. We can develop anything you need.


MAKING ENGINE AND TURBINE OILS SEMINAR:

  • a. Ingredients in engine and turbine oils – base stock and additives.
  • b. Base Stocks:
  • c. Crude refinery products – including base stocks.
  • d. Crude refinery products – including base stocks percentages.
  • e. Difference between automotive and natural gas engine and turbine base stocks.
  • f. Types of synthetic base stocks.
  • g. Difference in mono and multi grade base stocks.
  • h. Additives: (See next seminar)
  • i. Blending techniques of base stocks and additives.
  • j. Finished product quality and manufacturing guarantee.

ENGINE OIL ADDITIVES SEMINAR:

  • a. Function of oil additive.
  • b. Types of additives.
    • 1. Surface.
    • 2. Performance.
    • 3. Protective.
    • 4. Oxidation control.
    • 5. Viscosity retention.
    • 6. Contaminant control.
  • c. Engine and turbine additive needs.
  • d. What additives do in engine and turbine oils.

ADDITIVE ELIXIRS SEMINAR:

  • a. What are they?
  • b. Types of elixirs.
    • 1. Teflon
    • 2. Zinc
    • 3. Solvent and detergent
  • c. Performance claims and actual performance for each type.

RECOGNIZING ENGINE AND TURBINE WEAR PATTERNS SEMINAR:

  • a. Bearing properties:
    • 1. Fatigue strength.
    • 2. Conformability.
    • 3. Embedability.
    • 4. Corrosion resistant.
    • 5. Friction reduction
    • 6. Heat resistant.
  • b. Bearing materials:
    • 1. Steel backed.
    • 2. Copper/Lead lining.
    • 3. Lead/Tin overlay.
    • 4. Aluminum.
  • c. Bearing failure groups.
    • 1. Dirt failures.
    • 2. Lubricant failures.
    • 3. Operation & installation failures.
    • 4. Surface reaction failures.
  • d. Examples of failure group.
  • e. Liner profile wear patterns.
  • f. Spark plug – using spark plug as diagnostic tool.

HOW TO MAKE AN ENGINE, TURBINE AND/OR COMPRESSOR INSPECTION SEMINAR:

  • a. Preparation requirements:
    • 1. History of equipment – performance conditions.
    • 2. Number of hours since last overhaul.
    • 3. Operating oil and water temperatures.
  • b. Planning requirements.
    • 1. Prepare written action plan (step by step) for customer and operators.
    • 2. Get action plan approved before the inspection – allow sufficient time.
  • c. Equipment required for the inspection:
    • 1. Personal safety equipment – shoes, glasses, overalls, safety hat and etc.
    • 2. Schematic of the equipment.
    • 3. Camera – make sure camera’s are allowed in the plant (part of the action plan).
  • d. Inspection requirements:
    • 1. Obey all safety regulations.
    • 2. Document data accurately and thoroughly.
  • e. How to write-up the inspection for your customer
  • f. Timing of the finalized inspection report.

ENGINE, TURBINE AND COMPRESSOR OPERATIONS SEMINAR:

Engines will be covered as High Speed, Medium Speed and Slow Speed
  • a. How a 4 cycle engine operates –-------- slides and drawings.
    • 1. Piston path for 4 cycle engines.
    • 2. Crankshaft and rod path for 4 cycle engines.
    • 3. Effects of under and over loading.
  • b. How a 2 cycle engine operates ---------- slides and drawings.
    • 1. Piston path for 2 cycle engines.
    • 2. Crankshaft and rod path for 2 cycle engines.
    • 3. Effects of under and over loading.
  • c. How a compressor operates ------------- slides and drawings.
    • 1. Piston path.
    • 2. Rod path and packing.
  • d. How gas and steam turbines operate – slides and drawings.
    • 1. Turbine
    • 2. Gearbox

ENGINE OIL AND WATER TEMPERATURES SEMINAR:

  • a. Typical temperatures per engine/turbine/compressor make and model.
  • b. Current (Original Equipment Manufacturer) OEM standards.
  • c. Why does the OEM require deltas between oil and water?
  • d. Why is water temperature always higher than oil temperature?
  • e. Develop what happens in the engine with thermal expansion.
  • f. Sources of reporting oil and water temperatures.
  • g. Determining oil and water temperature reporting accuracy.
  • h. What effect does the accuracy have on the engine/turbine/compressor operation?
  • i. Causes of temperature problems.
  • h. Side effects improper oil and water temperatures.

ENGINE AND TURBINE OIL LIFE (HOW LONG DOES IT LAST) SEMINAR:

  • a. Why change oil?
  • b. Current OEM standards for changing oil.
  • c. Does oil consumption effect when oil is changed?
  • d. Under what conditions should the oil be changed?
  • e. How should the oil analysis report be used concerning changing oil?
  • f. Side effects of improper oil change intervals.

ENGINE, TURBINE AND COMPRESSOR OIL CONSUMPTION RATE SEMINAR:

  • a. What is the OEM standards for engine, turbine and compressor rate?
  • b. Determining actual station/engine/turbine oil consumption rate.
  • c. Determining actual leak rate.
  • d. Determining actual consumption for 4 and 2 cycle engines by make and model.
  • e. Determining actual compressor oil consumption rate.
  • f. Defining consumption rate of consumption in BHP*HR/GALLON.
  • g. Side effects of over and under oil consumption rate,.

USED OIL SAMPLING SEMINAR:

  • a. Why catch oil samples?
  • b. How to catch oil samples – slides and diagrams.
  • c. Where to catch oil samples – slides and diagrams.
  • d. Filling out sample labels.
  • e. Timing – from date sampled until results are received.

UNDERSTANDING OIL ANALYSIS SEMINAR:

  • a. Benefits of oil analysis.
  • b. Major oil analysis tests:
    • 1. Viscosity.
    • 2. TBN and or TAN
    • 3. Infrared analysis.
    • 4. Metals.
  • c. Testing equipment.
  • d. Limitation of oil analysis.
  • e. The most important oil analysis for:
    • 1. Gas engines
    • 2. Turbines
    • 3. Compressors
  • f. How oil analysis identifies unsatisfactory conditions.
  • g. Trending results.

COOLANT AND COOLANT PROBLEMS SEMINAR:

  • a. Types of coolant – gas engines and turbines.
  • b. What happens to the oil when there is a coolant leak.
  • c. Leak identification.
    • 1. Visual.
    • 2. Oil analysis.
    • 3. Coolant dye.
  • d. Side effects of coolant leaks.

GAS TURBINE SEMINAR:

  • a. Gas turbine history.
  • b. Gas turbine operation.
    • 1. Simple-cycle open system.
    • 2. Regenerative-cycle open system.
    • 3. Intercooling, reheating.
    • 4. Essential components.
    • 5. Systems, controls and accessories.
    • 6. Jet engines for Industrial use.
  • c. Applications:
    • 1. Electric power generation.
    • 2. Total energy.
  • d. Lubrication.
  • e. Factors affecting lubrication.
  • f. Oil analysis.
  • g. Trending oil analysis data.

OIL FILTRATION SEMINAR:

  • a. Benefits of standard full flow oil filters:
    • 1. Oil cleanliness.
    • 2. Reduced deposits.
    • 3. Reduced wear.
  • b. Benefits of side stream oil filters.
  • c. Understanding oil filter micron sizes.
  • d. OEM standards for oil filters.
  • e. Oil filter change frequency.
  • f. Other types of oil filters:
    • 1. Stainless steel screen oil filters.
    • 2. Centrifugal
  • g. Centrifuge oil filters.
  • h. Side effects of poor oil filtration.

AIR FILTRATION SEMINAR:

  • a. Brand and type of air filters.
  • b. Benefits of standard air filters:
    • 1. Dry.
    • 2. Oil wetted.
    • 3. Oil bath.
  • c. OEM standards for air filters.
  • d. Air filter change frequency.
  • e. Side effects of poor air filtration.

GAS COMPRESSOR SEMINAR:

  • a. Compressor types.
  • b. OEM sizes and configuration.
  • c. Lubrication:
    • 1. Feed rate and equipment condition.
    • 2. Type of lubricant.
  • d. Lubrication type:
    • 1. Full lubrication.
    • 2. Micro-lubrication.
    • 3. No lubrication.
  • e. Rod wear and run-out.
  • f. Cylinder wear and when to change.

TURBOCHARGER SEMINAR:

  • a. OEM types and sizes per engine make and model.
  • b. Troubleshooting problems:
    • 1. Low air manifold pressure.
    • 2. High air manifold pressure.
    • 3. High pre-turbine exhaust temperature.
    • 4. Low pre-turbine exhaust temperature.
    • 5. Air/Fuel ratio effects on performance.