Title: Training and study tour in Steam Turbine and
Boiler (Maintenance and Operation) (Third Group)
Client: Ministry of Electricity & Water
Country: Kuwait
Year: September - October 2004
Financing: Government of Kuwait
Description of project and services rendered
The objective of the project is to provide training for fourteen Kuwaiti engineers and technicians on the latest Boiler and Steam Turbine techniques.
The Steam Turbine Training program items included the following:
- Main ideas about Stream Turbine
- Turbine Oil System
- Turbine Governor System
- Turbine Protection
- Turbine Start-up Procedure
- Turbine Gland Steam System
- Turbine Automatic Control System
- Turbine Shooting
- Training on Simulator for turbine start-up and Turbine Interlock
- Turbine efficiency
The Boiler Training program items included the following:
- Main ideas about Boiler
- Type of Boilers
- Boiler Fuel Oil/Gas System
- Types of Burners (Oil, Gas)
- Combustion Oil for Boiler
- Internal and External Water Treatment
- Boiler Start-up / Shut Down
- How to Safe Boiler in Emergency
- Boiler Automatic Control System (Drum Level Control System, Fuel/Air Ratio Controller)
- Boiler Protection
- How to improve Boiler efficiency
- Trouble Shooting
- Training on simulator for Boiler Start-Up and Boiler Interlock
They also visited the following facilities of Canadian companies:
In the Quebec area:
- Hydro-Quebec (IREQ)
- Beauharnois Hydro-Electric station
- Hydro-Quebec (la Citière Power Station)
- Hydro-Quebec (Tracy power station)
In the Toronto area:
- Babcock and Wilcox
- Siemens
