RAJA PRABHU BALU, field service engineer

RAJA PRABHU BALU

field service engineer

Weir oil & Gas Services

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, MARINE ENGINEERING
Experience
11 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 3 Months

field service engineer at Weir oil & Gas Services
  • India
  • January 2007 to July 2013

Present employer: weir oil & gas (wesco) dubai. field service engineer. jan 2007-tilldate.
presently deputed in iraq - weir oil & gas services to retrofit equipments in rumaila oil field for bp (British petroleum), eni - seipem, soc (south oil co. iraq)
wesco profile: weir oil & gas is a service & SOLUTION provider FOR ROTATING EQUIPMENTS AND PLANT MAINTENANCE AND api certified for bop (blow out preventives) repair and refurbish. Facility provides manufacturing and refurbish wide range of rotating and static equipments.
JOB PROFILE: EXTENSIVE RANGE OF TURBINES, GAS COMPRESSORS, PUMPS, BLOWERS REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT DONE, DISMANTLING REPLACE OF DAMAGED WORN PARTS, ENSURE DESIGN PARAMETERS SUCH AS WEAR RING, BEARING, AXIAL CLEARANCES MAINTAINED, DYNAMIC BALANCING ETC.

JUNIOR REPAIR ENGINEER at HY POWER MARINE SERVICES
  • India
  • May 2002 to December 2006

PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: HY POWER MARINE SERVICES JUNIOR REPAIR ENGINEER MAY2002-DEC2006.
JOB PROFILE: BREAK DOWN, PREVENTIVE AND PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE OF ROTATING AND STATIC EQUIPMENTS. RESPONDING TO IMMEDIATE BREAKDOWNS AND EMERGENCY SALVATION METHODS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION AND DOWNTIME OF PLANT MACHINERIES.
SERVICING OF EXTENSIVE RANGE OF ROTATING EQUIPMENTS AND STATIC EQUIPMENTS AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND REMOVAL AND REFIT OF EQUIPMENTS FROM POSITION AFTER RECEIVING WORK REQUEST FROM SUPERVISOR AND PTW APPLIED FOR THE SAME. handled different type of mechanical seal as per api 610 and 682.
EQUIPMENTS HANDLED AND FAMILIAR WITH
PUMPS: CENTRIFUGAL AND POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS OF ALL ARRANGEMENTS BARREL TYPE PUMP CATRIDGE RENEWAL AND CATRIDGE REPAIR WORKS.
BRANDS: WEIR, GABBIONETTA, SULZER, CLUDE UNION, ITT, WORTHINGTON, FLOWSERVE, IMO, ALLWEILER, INGERSOLLRAND, KSB, NATIONAL OILWELLS, SPM, DRESSER ROOTS, GOULDS, FLOWAY.
❖ INVOLVED IN REPLACE OF DAMAGED WORN PARTS SUCH AS IMPELLER AND CASING WEAR RINGS, SHAFT SLEEVES, BEARINGS, ORINGS AND GASKETS.
❖ MECHANICAL SEALS INSTALLATION AND SEAL KNOWLEDGE OF API 610 AND 682 DESIGNS.
❖ INSTALLATION, ALLIGNMENT AND COMMISSIONING AND SYSTEM CHECKING.
COMPRESSORS: POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT AND DYNAMIC COMPRESSORS OF SINGLE AND DOUBLE ACTING, BARREL, HORIZONTAL SPLIT, LOBE, SCREW, ROTARY, VANE, DIAPHRAGM.
BRANDS: DEMAG, NUOVO PIGNONE, BELLISS MARCOM, MY COMM, ATLAS, and LINDE t-450/2mach.
❖ DISMANTLING AND RECORDING THE CLEARANCES. REPLACING DAMAGED WORN PARTS, ROTOR CENTERING AND ADJUSTING OF RADIAL AND THRUST BEARINGS. LABYRINTH REPLACEMENT, OIL SYSTEM CHECKED.
❖ PISTON RINGS, RIDER RINGS REPLACEMENTS, ADJUSTING CROSS HEAD CLEARANCES.
❖ STAND OUT CHECKS, VALVES REPLACEMENTS, FORCE FED OIL SYSTEM AND CRANK WEB DEFLECTION CHECKS, FILTER REPLCEMENTS ETC.
❖ ADJUSTING TIMING GEARS AND GEARS ROTOR RENEWAL AND MAJOR OVERHAULING.
TURBINES: (STEAM turbines) - COPPUS, ELIOTT, SIEMENS.
❖ OVERHAULING AND REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED PATRS SUCH AS journal babbit bearings, thrust bearings, LABYRINTHS, CARBON RINGS.
❖ ROTOR CENTERING AND CLEARANCES MAINTAINED AND RECORDED.VALVES BUCKETS REPLACEMENTS, ROTOR BALANCING AND DIMENSIONAL CHECKS CARRIED OUT.
DIESEL ENGINE: fire engine, generators and marine diesel engine for propulsion
BRANDS; CATERPILLAR (3412, 3408), WARTSILA (R32, R22), MAN B&W (12K 90 MC), SULZER, MITSUBISHI, KAWASAKI, DUETZ, DAIHATSU, YANMAR, FIAT, SCANIA ETC.
❖ ENGINE OVERHAULING, TAPPET CLEARANCE SETTING, FILTER RENEWAL, PARAMETERS CHECK, BIG END BEARING AND SMALL BEARING RENEWAL AND CLEARANCE CHECKING, CRANK SHAFT RENEWAL, PISTON REPLACEMENT. AND ALL ENGINE ERECTION AND COMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES.
❖ INVOLVED IN START-UP, SHUTDOWN ACTIVITIES, TROUBLE SHOOTING AND HOURLY MAINTENANCE DONE, AUXILIARIES MACHINES OVERHAULING.
AUXILLIARIES: Gear boxes, variable frequency drives, HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS, VALVES, WASTE HEAT RECOVERY BOILERS, RADIATORS, HEAT EXCHANGERS, COOLERS.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
❖ EXECUTE FIELD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE/ PLAN.
❖ EXECUTE NON-ROUTINE/BREAKDOWN MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.
❖ EXECUTE ALL ASSIGNED WORK TASKS IN LINE WITH AGREED PLANT OPERATING PHILOSOPHIES, AND IN LINE WITH CURRENT MAINTENANCE CRAFT PROCEDURES AND WORK PRACTICES.
❖ REPORT TO MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR ON STATUS OF DAILY ACTIVITIES AND WORK PROGRESS.
❖ ASSIST MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR TO CONTROL AND PLAN WORK ACTIVITIES.
❖ INTERFACE WITH OTHER MAINTENANCE/ SERVICE DEPARTMENT STAFF TO CO-ORDINATE BREAKDOWN OR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WORK ON FACILITIES AND PLANTS.
❖ SIGNATORY OF PERMIT TO WORK ACTIVITIES WITHIN AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY- AS LICENSED AND ADVISED BY SUPERVISOR.
❖ GIVE GUIDANCE TO ASSISTANT OR TRAINEE TECHNICIANS IN THE TEAM TO AID THEIR DEVELOPEMENT.
❖ TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION TO CONTROL EMERGENCIES AND CONTAIN HAZARDS WITHIN AREA OF RESPOSIBILITY.
❖ HAVING EXPOSURE IN ALL KINDS OF SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

Education

Diploma, MARINE ENGINEERING
  • at ANNA UNIVERSITY
  • April 2002

EURO LINK MIDDLE EAST RIGGING & LIFTING SLINGING, BANKSMAN COURSES 2008 MTI MIDDLE EAST MTE. NORWAY. THEORETICAL & PRACTICAL TRAINING ON LIFTING 2008 DIPLOMA IN MARINE ENGINEERING (ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI) 1999 - 2002

Specialties & Skills

Maintenance Manuals
Maintenance Management
Installation
Maintenance Engineering
System Maintenance
ARRANGEMENTS
BEARINGS
ENGINEER
MAINTENANCE
OIL FIELD
PETROLEUM
PLANT MAINTENANCE
RETROFIT

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

LIFTING UPERVISOR (Training)
Training Institute:
MIT
Date Attended:
June 2008