2023 Dates
| DATE | SEATS AVAILABLE |
| October 31-November 1 | 10 |
2024 Dates
| DATES | SEATS AVAILABLE |
| February 20-21 | 10 |
| April 16-17 | 10 |
| June 18-19 | 10 |
| August 20-21 | 10 |
| October 15-16 | 10 |
Registration
Please call the registrar at 716.799.1080 or email us at etapro-buf-administration@etapro.com.
NOTE: Registration for a session closes 1-week prior to the scheduled start.
Location
Currently, all of our classes are offered via virtual instructor led training (VILT) using Microsoft Teams or RingCentral/Zoom and Amazon AWS Cloud-based servers. Attendees should use a locally installed VirtualPlant Cycle Builder and Microsoft Excel to complete the course. It is strongly recommended to use at least 2 displays/monitors when attending this class.
Courses are hosted from Amherst, NY USA, Bogota, Colombia, or Johannesburg, South Africa.
In-person Training and Workshop Option
Attendees have the option to attend those sessions with the dates shown in red in-person at the EtaPRO LLC office in Amherst, NY.
Description
EtaPRO® VirtualPlant™ software provides actual and expected real-time and aggregate key performance indicators, such as efficiencies and capacities, for plants and equipment overall. VirtualPlant simulates an entire power generation cycle. The objective of the course is to familiarize students with VirtualPlant and to help develop and tune VirtualPlant models.
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the VirtualPlant Cycle Builder software. Students will learn how to:
- Manage and maintain existing models
- Develop new models using the VirtualPlant Cycle Builder application
- Use models to create a parametric study
Course Content
- Introduction of VirtualPlant Components
- Boiler/HRSG
- Steam Turbines
- Gas Turbines
- Feedwater Heaters
- Condensers
- Pumps
- Mixers/Splitters
- Building Simple Turbine Cycle Models
- Simple Rankine Cycle
- Simple Combined Cycle
- Rankine Cycle (based on vendor heat balance)
- Parametric Studies
- Output and Heat Rate Sensitivity
- Developing Heat Rate and Output Correction Curves
- Working with Real VirtualPlant Models
- Troubleshooting
- Non-convergence
- Typical Trouble Spots
- Connecting to EtaPRO
- Understanding Real-time Model Cases
- What-if studies
- Troubleshooting
Course Materials
Each participant will receive copies of the EtaPRO VirtualPlant Training Workbook (PDF) with classroom exercises.
Who Should Attend
The course is intended for individuals who are interested in creating a digital twin or simulation of their plant to study and forecast plant thermal performance.
Fee
- 1½-Day EtaPRO VirtualPlant Workshop $1,150
- 3-Day EtaPRO APR & VirtualPlant Workshop $1,850
All of our courses offer a 10% multi-registrant discount to organizations registering three or more persons for the same class at the same time. Fee includes software guides and other course materials.
Note: Occasionally, a particular course will not meet the minimum registration requirement. EtaPRO LLC reserves the right to cancel such a session at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled start. Participants will be promptly notified.
Cancellations received later than 10 working days prior to course are subject to a 20% service charge. Those who have not canceled reservations two working days prior to the course and “no shows” are subject to the full course fee. Substitutions may be made at any time.