Course Description
Reciprocating machinery — reciprocating compressors and engines — presents unique condition monitoring challenges that rotating-machinery vibration techniques do not address. Their complex motion, crosshead and cylinder mechanics, and valve dynamics require specialised monitoring approaches.
This specialised course develops the knowledge to monitor and diagnose reciprocating machinery condition. Participants learn the specific failure modes of reciprocating compressors and engines, the specialised measurement techniques (including crank-angle-based analysis), and how to diagnose valve, ring, crosshead, and bearing problems.
What you will achieve
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Explain why reciprocating machinery needs specialised monitoring
- Understand reciprocating compressor and engine mechanics
- Identify the failure modes of reciprocating machinery
- Apply crank-angle-based and specialised measurement techniques
- Diagnose valve and ring problems
- Diagnose crosshead, bearing, and rod-load problems
- Monitor reciprocating machinery condition
- Apply condition monitoring to reciprocating compressors and engines
How the course is delivered
The course combines reciprocating machinery theory with specialised condition monitoring techniques and diagnostic case studies. Real failure examples illustrate valve, ring, crosshead, and bearing diagnosis.
The programme addresses the specialised monitoring that reciprocating machinery requires beyond standard vibration techniques.
Designed for
This training course is ideal for:
- Condition monitoring analysts and technicians
- Reciprocating machinery and reliability engineers
- Rotating/reciprocating equipment specialists
- Maintenance engineers with reciprocating assets
- Engineers monitoring compressors and engines
Daily programme
- Reciprocating compressors and engines
- Mechanics of reciprocating machinery
- Why specialised monitoring is needed
- Failure modes overview
- Specialised measurement techniques
- Crank-angle-based analysis
- Vibration, ultrasound, and pressure monitoring
- Data acquisition on reciprocating machines
- Valve problems and diagnosis
- Piston ring and cylinder problems
- Crosshead and rod-load problems
- Bearing diagnosis
- Monitoring reciprocating machinery
- Building the CM program
- Diagnostic case studies
- Workshop and review
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
