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Dresser-Rand® Equipment-Specific eLearning Now Available from Coastal

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Dresser-Rand and Coastal Skills Training announce that three new training curricula — Reciprocating Products (19 courses), Steam Products (3 courses), and Turbo Products (2 courses) — are available in Coastal’s award-winning ClarityNet HD® eLearning format.

The new eLearning courses cover the general operation and maintenance of Dresser-Rand’s reciprocating compressors, steam turbines, and turbomachinery and are supplementary to Dresser-Rand’s instructor-led training and hands-on workshops.

The operation and maintenance content was authored by Dresser-Rand’s experienced training personnel and is delivered in Coastal’s ClarityNet HD eLearning format. ClarityNet HD integrates with all major learning management systems and enables administrators to deliver individual, self-paced training to employees at any location.

To arrange for a free, online demonstration of the new Dresser-Rand Reciprocating, Steam, and Turbo Products eLearning training curricula on ClarityNet HD, please call Coastal Skills Training at 1-800-828-8190, ext. 3121.

Curricula available:

Reciprocating Products
19 Total Training Units = 19 Training Hours

  • Recip-Compressor Major Components
  • Recip-Compressor Theory
  • Recip-Compressor Piston End-Clearance
  • Recip-Compressor Rod Run-Out
  • Recip-Compressor Frame Lubrication
  • Recip/Engine Crankshaft Web Deflection
  • Recip-Compressor Rod Packing Fundamentals
  • Recip-Compressor Rod Packing Reconditioning
  • Recip-Compressor Wedge Ring Packing
  • Recip-Compressor Divider Block Cylinder and Packing Lubrication
  • Recip-Compressor Pump-to-Point Cylinder and Packing Lubrication
  • Recip-Compressor Set Screw Type Valve Cover
  • Bolt Torque
  • Recip-Compressor Crosshead and Piston Supernut
  • Engine – Major Components
  • Engine – Two-Cycle Theory
  • Engine – Four-Cycle Theory
  • Engine – Pre-Ignition and Detonation
  • Engine – Balancing Firing Pressures


Steam Products
3 Total Training Units = 3 Training Hours

  • Steam-Turbine Major Components
  • Steam-Turbine Operation
  • Steam-Turbine Overspeed Trip Systems


Turbo Products
2 Total Training Units = 2 Training Hours

  • Centrifugal-Compressor Types
  • Centrifugal-Compressor Surge