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Lubrication and condition monitoring for turbines and compressors

Lubrication and condition monitoring for turbines and compressors - Seminar (3 days)

24.03.2026 09:00
26.03.2026 16:30
Brannenburg
On-siteGerman
1,290.00 € plus VAT
24.03.2026 09:00
26.03.2026 16:30
Live video stream
OnlineGerman
1,150.00 € plus VAT
27.10.2026 09:00
29.10.2026 16:30
Brannenburg
On-siteGerman
1,290.00 € plus VAT
27.10.2026 09:00
29.10.2026 16:30
Live video stream
OnlineGerman
1,150.00 € plus VAT
Appointment on request
Location as desired
In-HouseGerman
7,900.00 € plus VAT

Efficient lubrication and oil monitoring – the key to extending the service life of turbines and turbo compressors

In this seminar, you will gain practical knowledge on selecting the optimal lubricant, which is crucial for the economical and reliable operation of your equipment. You will learn how to extend oil change intervals through targeted filtration and professional oil maintenance, thereby reducing maintenance costs in the long term. Another focus is on the early detection of unusual wear and potential malfunctions in order to avoid costly breakdowns.

In addition, we teach you sound methods for damage analysis after machine failures and the correct collection and interpretation of oil samples. With the help of modern oil analysis techniques, you can plan proactive maintenance measures and significantly increase the service life of your turbines and turbo compressors. Finally, you will learn how to correctly evaluate analysis results and effectively use warning values to accurately assess machine damage and oil condition.

  • Correct selection of the optimal lubricant for an economic and reliable operation of your facilities and machines
  • Extension of oil changing intervals
  • Cost reduction through better filtration and oil care
  • Early recognition of unusual wear and failures
  • Investigation of causes of faliure after breakdowns
  • Extraction of meaningful oil samples
  • Oil analysis in pro-active maintenance
  • Warning values for evaluation of machine damages and oil condition
  • Interpretation of lab reports

  • Skilled employees and executives working in maintenance of power plants and chemical companies
  • Service technicians, mechanics and commissioning staff of producers of turbines, turbo compressors and power plants
  • Service partners of facility Producers
  • Technically skilled employees working in construction, serive and sales
  • Distribution engineers and sales people of lubricants and their service partners
  • Producers of oil circulation and central lubrication systems
  • Construction engineers for power plants
  • Technical purchasers for lubricants and operating fluids
  • Application engineers working in mobile labs as well as for on-site condition monitoring and fluid management
  • Appraisors and surveyors for damage analysis and machine malfunction
  • Technically interested employees who want to extend their knowledge in the areas lubrication techniques and tribology
Seminar (3 days)

Content

Lubrication, Friction and Wear

  • Lubrication and Formation of lubricating film
  • Hydrodynamic and hydrostatic lubrication
  • Importance of viscosity and temperature
  • Mechanisms of wear and their causes

Fundamentals of lubricants

  • Mineral oils, partially synthetic and synthetic oils in comparison
  • Charactersitics and areas of application of Mineral oils, hydrocrack, PAO, Ester oils and polyglycols, especially in the area of greases
  • Types, active principle and application of lubricants addtives
  • Grease thickener: Soap based and soap-free thickener, characteristic and important applications of particular thickener
  • Environmental relevance of lubricants

Lubrication of turbines

  • Tasks, requirements and characteristics of turbine oils
  • Spezifications and VGB-guidelines
  • Bearing and gear lubrication
  • Control operating hydraulic
  • Sorts and types of turbines and their specific requirements

Lubrication of compressors

  • Tasks, requirements and characteristics of compressor oils
  • Types of compressors and their lubrication requirements
  • Selection of appropriate lubricating oils
  • Influence of compacting gas on lubricant (air, processing gas, biologic gas, cooling agent)

Isolating oils

  • Tasks, requirements and characteristics
  • Oil monitoring via conventional analysis techniques
  • Lifecycle-management for electirc Transformators through condition monitoring via gas-in-oil-analysis (DGA)

Operational alterations of lubricating oils

  • Application-specific strain and oil aeging
  • Causes for sludge formation and varnish
  • Oil oxidation, hydrolysis and cracking
  • Reduction of antioxidants and other additives
  • Contamination through water, dust and external oils
  • Air content and foam formation
  • Diesel effect and cavitation
  • Visible changes: cloudiness, contamination and phase separation

Oil ageing and sediments in turbine oil systems

  • Sorts of sediments and their consequences in lubircating oil systems
  • Causes of varnish and other sediments as consequence of altered System requirements and oil chemistry ancillary conditions
  • Actions for recognition, avoidance and removal of sediments

Filtration and oil care

  • Oil change or oil care
  • Oil cleanliness, life span and reliability
  • Filtertypes: effectiveness and areas of application
  • Removal of soild and liquid sediments
  • Oil care concepts, operational and installation filtration

Oil analysis for lubricants in power plants

  • Oil Analysis
    Why, when, how, how often, how many?
    Methods and devices for sampling
    Required data, grease sampling datasheet
    Online portal: lab report, data entry, enquiries
    Data migration into a maintenance program
  • Analysis techniques
    Analysis sets, areas of application and explanatory power
    Identification of wear characteristic values: element analysis, PQ-Index, optical particle analysis
    Characteristic values for oil condition: viscosity, oxidation etc.
    Reduction of additives: antioxidants, FT-IR and RULER, BN and AN
    Contamination: water and particles, purity level, soot, mud, external oils, intermixture
  • Interpretation of lab report results
    Define warning and Limit values
    Recognize known oil types on lab report
    Interpretation of real lab reports

Oil analyses to clarify the causes of damage

  • Recognizing the causes of wear and damage
  • Reasons for vibration (noise) or high temperature
  • Reduced power transfer
  • Increased foam formation
  • Turbidity, dark coloration
  • Deposits, sludge formation
  • Shortened filter service life and filter blockages

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Seminar price includes:

  • Participation in the seminar
  • Hot lunch
    on all days *
  • Coffee/tea and snacks*
  • Water and juices
  • Detailed seminar documents
  • Certificate of participation
    (*with presence in Brannenburg)

Live-Video-Stream:

  • via Microsoft Teams
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    you need:
  • PC / Notebook
  • Headphones or speakers
  • optional: camera
  • stable internet connection

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