Power and ElectricalGas Turbine Technology and Operation
Gas turbines start quickly, run hot and lose output in ways that are entirely predictable from their thermodynamics and their operating environment. This course covers understanding and operating them. Delegates work through the cycle and its components, compressor, combustor and turbine section behaviour, and the control and protection systems governing start up, loading and trip. Performance is a major theme: ambient conditions, compressor fouling and hot section deterioration all move output and heat rate, and each is managed differently. The course covers operating limits, hot section life consumption and the counting of equivalent operating hours that drives maintenance intervals.
Course objectives
- Explain the gas turbine cycle and the function of each component
- Describe compressor, combustor and turbine section behaviour
- Operate start up, loading and shutdown within limits
- Explain the protection functions and what each trips on
- Quantify the effect of ambient conditions on output and heat rate
- Manage compressor fouling and washing
- Track hot section life and equivalent operating hours
Who should attend
- Power plant operators and shift engineers
- Mechanical and performance engineers in generation
- Maintenance engineers on gas turbines
- Oil and gas staff operating turbine driven equipment
- Graduate engineers entering generation
Course outline
- 01The gas turbine cycle
- 02Compressor section behaviour
- 03Combustor and emissions
- 04Turbine section and hot gas path
- 05Control, protection and trip functions
- 06Start up, loading and shutdown
- 07Ambient conditions, fouling and performance
- 08Hot section life and equivalent operating hours
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 to 30 October 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 28 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 19 March 2027 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 26 March 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |