Power Generation & Energy Systems
Combined-Cycle Power Plant Performance Testing
Preparation, execution and interpretation of combined-cycle performance tests — instrumentation and uncertainty, correction curves, heat-rate and output assessment, and how to defend a test result commercially.
Industry focus: Power Generation & Electrical Engineering
Who Should Attend
Designed for these roles
- Performance, efficiency and technical services engineers
- Commissioning and start-up teams handling acceptance testing
- Operations engineers responsible for heat-rate monitoring
- Asset and contract managers evaluating guarantee claims
Delivery formats
- Customised in-house training at your plant or office
- Public classroom delivery, subject to schedule
- Live online delivery where suitable
- Recommended group size: 8–20 participants
Problems Solved
What this course fixes
Acceptance tests run without stable conditions, then disputed
Corrections applied mechanically without understanding the curves
Measurement uncertainty ignored until the result is challenged
Routine performance monitoring that never triggers a corrective action
Learning Outcomes
What participants can do after the programme
Outcomes are written as tasks, not topics — so managers can verify capability back at work.
- Plan a performance test to recognised code practice including stabilisation criteria
- Specify instrumentation and estimate measurement uncertainty
- Apply correction curves for ambient, fuel, power factor and configuration
- Calculate corrected output and heat rate and reconcile against guarantees
- Build a routine monitoring regime that isolates recoverable losses
Course Outline
Detailed programme content
Day 1 — Test Basis & Instrumentation
- Code framework, test boundary and guarantee conditions
- Instrumentation selection, calibration and data acquisition
- Uncertainty analysis in practice
Day 2 — Execution & Correction
- Stabilisation, test runs and data validation
- Correction curves and their application
- Fuel analysis, heating value and energy input
Day 3 — Interpretation & Monitoring
- Corrected results, guarantee comparison and dispute handling
- Degradation trending and recoverable vs non-recoverable loss
- Workshop: work a full test calculation from raw data
Practical Work
Practical exercises and case studies
Sessions are built around calculations, data interpretation and technical decisions. Case material is generic or anonymised — no client-confidential project data is used.
Full corrected output and heat rate calculation from a raw test data set
Measurement uncertainty estimation for a defined instrumentation scheme
Applying correction curves and checking the result against guarantee conditions
Case discussion: a disputed acceptance test and how it could have been avoided
Trainer Profile
Delivered by Ir. Hafiz Rahman
Lead Trainer — Pressure Equipment & ASME Codes
22 years industry experience
Hafiz has spent his career between the design office and the plant floor — sizing shells and heads in the morning, walking down repairs with an inspector in the afternoon. He teaches code work the way it is actually used: calculation sheets, nameplate data, and repair decisions that must survive an audit.
Real project exposure
- Pressure vessel and heat exchanger design review for a Pengerang refinery expansion
- Fitness-for-service assessment on ageing separators at an East Malaysia gas terminal
- Turnaround inspection planning for a Kerteh petrochemical complex
Certifications
- ASME Section VIII Div. 1 Design
- API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector
- BEM Registered Professional Engineer
Trainer allocation is confirmed in your proposal. Substitute trainers hold equivalent certification and sector experience.
Next Step
Run this programme for your team
We will confirm available dates, trainer, duration and HRD Corp claimable investment — and adjust the outline to your equipment and standards at no extra cost.
No obligation. Proposals include HRD Corp claim guidance.
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