Reciprocating Analysis Certification Paths

Do you want to be a certified reciprocating analyst? Windrock now offers CAT certification test for categories I-IV

Presently there is no industry standard certifications for reciprocating analysis. Companies offer basic and advanced analysis training classes with a qualification test following but that shows if you listened in class, not if you know how to collect and analyze reciprocating machinery data.

Windrock, the leader in reciprocating analysis has developed a certification path that is geared toward verifying an analyst ability to collect and analyze data. There are 2 paths that a analyst can take. One is a reciprocating machinery path that includes engines and compressors or a compressor only path.

What does an analyst need to know to pass the test.

MACHINERY AND COMPRESSOR LEVEL I

Assumes the analyst knows engines and/or compressors, know what data is typically collected with reciprocating monitoring equipment, and can recognize good and bad data.

MACHINERY AND COMPRESSOR LEVEL II

Assumes an analyst has been analyzing for up to three years, can recognize common faults in crank angle pressure, vibration, ultrasonic, time waveform, and spectrum curves, and understands temperature variances. They also need to understand the theory behind some of the basic performance indicators. For engines, a general understanding of emissions is also needed.

MACHINERY AND COMPRESSOR LEVEL III

Assumes an analyst is well versed in pattern recognition and can recognize more complicated faults in crank angle pressure, vibration, and ultrasonic. They also need to fully understand combustion characteristics and thermodynamic principles as it relates to engines and/or compressors.

MACHINERY LEVEL IV

The level IV is a fill in the blank test that means the analyst will need a full understanding of pattern recognition, combustion statistics, thermodynamic properties, and emissions. This test will be graded by a panel of experts.

Certification details

Not Windrock product specific

No training class required to take exam

Optional classes available

Analyst can opted out of CAT I with 3 years experience, all participants must take CAT II-IV

In person and proctored (2 hour time limit, 80% to pass)

Call Technical Services at 865.330.1100 to sign up.

Compressor

Certificate	First Name	Last Name	Company
CAT I COMPRESSOR	Tim	Gibbs	Windorck
CAT I COMPRESSOR	Phillip	Walley	Chevron
CAT I COMPRESSOR	Donato	Breaux	Chevron
CAT I COMPRESSOR	Jeremy	Baranko	Marathon Petroleum
CAT II COMPRESSOR	Pete	Flanagan	Windrock
CAT II COMPRESSOR	Luiz	Starbano	Hoerbiger

Machinery

Certificate	First Name	Last Name	Company
CAT I MACHINERY	Sushil	Deshmulch	Windrock
CAT I MACHINERY	Garrett	Ellis	ONEOK
CAT I MACHINERY	Pete	Flanagan	Windrock
CAT I MACHINERY	Michael	Callis	ONEOK
CAT I MACHINERY	Gavin	Goonzales	Energy Transfer
CAT I MACHINERY	Tim	Dainty	Energy Transfer
CAT I MACHINERY	Scott	Hayward	Energy Transfer
CAT I MACHINERY	Kirk	Hood	TC Energy
CAT I MACHINERY	Tyler	Tillson	TC Energy
CAT I MACHINERY	Aaron	Youngblood	Energy Transfer
CAT I MACHINERY	Matt	Crummel	Dominion Energy
CAT I MACHINERY	Michah	Pass	MPLX
CAT I MACHINERY	Tanner	Heffel	MPLX
CAT I MACHINERY	Steve	Frazee	Windrock
CAT I MACHINERY	Donald	Beckett	MPLX
CAT I MACHINERY	Jessica	Alvey	Boardwalk Pipeline
CAT I MACHINERY	Dustin	Bradley	Florida Gas Transmission
CAT I MACHINERY	Patrick	Wilson	MPLX
CAT I MACHINERY	Dustin	Dame	Panhandle Eastern
CAT II MACHINERY	Mason	Davis	Windrock
CAT II MACHINERY	Ryan	Gauthier	MPLX
CAT II MACHINERY	Tim	Gibbs	Windrock
CAT II MACHINERY	Brandon	Miller	Windrock
CAT II MACHINERY	Brandon	O'Neal	Windrock
CAT III MACHINERY	Dwight	Small	Windrock
CAT III MACHINERY	Brandon	O'Neal	Windrock