"Pipeline Engineering for the Gas Turbine Industry"

Offered by the International Petroleum Technology Institute (IPTI)

Saturday & Sunday, June 12 & 13, 2010
Scottish Exhibition & Conference Center
Glasgow, Scotland

Overview
This course will be an introduction to pipeline and gas turbine industries, with discussions on how these two industries interface. Topics will focus on the design, operation and maintenance aspects of the pipeline, gas turbine, and compression system fields. Case studies will be used to demonstrate real life situations as well as interactive audience participation in open discussion on: What does the year 2015 look like for pipelines? Price of natural gas? Impact of Shale gas? Carbon credits? Nox emissions regulatory limits? Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for transportation?

After completing the course the participants should be able to:

1. Understand onshore pipeline design
2. Identify the differences between gas and liquid pipelines
3. Rrelate to the operational and integrity issues with gas pipelines: external corrosion; coatings
4. Understand pipeline maintenance: cleaning; inspection
5. Identify how and why pipelines are important to the gas turbine industry

Instructors
Tom Hausfeld, GE Energy; Andre Goncalves, Penspen Limited; Aaron Hasnip, Penspen Integrity

Course Attendee Profile:
Attendees should have some background or appreciation for the engineering profession, with an interest in pipelines, gas turbines, and/or compression systems.

Course Outline:	Saturday, June 12, 2010
	Basics of Pipeline Engineering Introduction to petroleum/gas industry and how it interfaces with gas turbines, compressors and pumps Onshore pipeline design Differences b/t gas and liquid pipelines Operational and integrity issues with gas pipelines External corrosion Coatings Hydro testing and commissioning pipeline and facilities Pipeline Maintenance Cleaning Inspection Case studies of where things go wrong
	Sunday, June 13, 2010
	Basics of Gas Turbine Engineering (GE) Gas turbine designs Gas compressors/pumps Gas turbine and pipeline integration
	Machinery Maintenance Service strategies Maintenance requirements Case studies
	Summary of how and why pipelines are important to the gas turbine industry (GE & Penspen)
	Interactive audience participation – What does the year 2015 look like for pipelines? Price of natural gas? Impact of Shale gas? Carbon credits? Nox emissions regulatory limits? Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for transportation?