Siemens offers steam turbine courses that cover various steam turbine designs used in different industrial applications. Basic technology training helps students gain understanding of steam turbine design, components, principles of operation and maintenance procedures. Practical training is given to students on maintenance procedures of the equipment. The students can make use of training modules that involve Siemens-designed turbo machinery and products.
A steam turbine graduate program offered by GE Energy is ideal for mechanical, marine or industrial engineering graduates. These graduates can then pursue their career in steam turbine engineering. Students need to have familiarity with heavy-duty rotating equipment, AC and DC motors and generators, as well as heat transfer and thermodynamics. They need to have knowledge in basic computer software packages like MS Office and Adobe Acrobat.
Steam and gas turbine design courses teach students the theoretical and practical underpinnings of turbine design and operation. Education which focuses on turbine design teaches students how to balance cost with design efficiency, so students can find out economic solutions to designing turbines. They learn about turbine thermodynamics and gas dynamics. They also learn about turbine optimization and design, as well as blade design, which can be applied to new turbine designs or turbine retrofitting projects.
This course covers various types of turbine designs and focuses on detailed classification of turbines so students can understand the governing systems which control them. The students in this discipline learn about the operating principles of steam turbines, and how to develop and maintain governing systems which manage the massive engines. The course includes 3D animation sections that help students gain insight into steam turbine operation so they can better understand the parameters of the governing system controllers.