Masterclass: Sizing and Application of Reciprocating Pumps

28 October 2025
A Masterclass

2 Hour Session
Interactive Q&A
Trusted by professionals
Certification included

Why take this course?

Let this instructor-led masterclass take you through the steps in sizing and integrating a reciprocating pump into your piping system. The session will explain all the key parameters, such as Net Positive Suction Head and Acceleration Head together with how to size a pulsation dampener and the pump nozzles. Our experienced instructor will take you through the material, answering questions and concluding with an example.

What you'll learn

Learning outcomes:
• Be able to calculate familiar with terms such as Pump Total Head, Net Positive Suction Head, Liquid Brake Horsepower
• Select a centrifugal pump so that operates close to the best efficiency point
• Familiar with typical piping layouts around a Centrifugal Pump, and what routings to avoid.
• Have seen the concept of specific speed
• Know how to read centrifugal pump maps based on efficiency, BHP and head
• Seen the typical mechanical sealing (one or two pairs) configurations
• Seen a worked example of how to select a centrifugal pump

Masterclass: Sizing and Application of Reciprocating Pumps

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28 October 2025
Instructor-Led 2hr Duration
Online Live Session

About the course

This instructor-led masterclass with our rotating machinery expert Dimitri Antoniadis, starts by showing the key components in a reciprocating pump and the typical system diagram around a pump. Participants will learn to be able to calculate all the key parameters such as the Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) and the Brake Horse Power (BHP), and understand the relation between Stroke Length, Speed and Plunger Diameter with the Displacement Capacity.

Reciprocating pumps lead to a pulsating flow and within this session the sizing equation and charts for a pulsation dampener will be explained. Typical piping layouts for the suction side of the pump are shown. This session closes by looking at the lubrating and sealing system before a show a case of how to size the reciprocating pump.

Your instructor will encourage an open discussion, answering your questions throughout the session, and taking you through a worked example to ensure you leave with knowledge that you can apply going forward.

Masterclass
28 October 2025
2 PDH Credits
English
MAS1111

Meet your instructor

Dimitris Antoniadis

Power Plant Maintenance Manager

Who should attend this course

• Engineers who want to know how to size a reciprocating pump for their application
• Engineers looking to layout the system including pulsation dampeners around a reciprocating pump

Prerequisites

Basis affinity with reciprocating pumps and their role

Program & Details

Contents: Live

1. Type and Construction Features of Reciprocating Pump.
2. Components of Reciprocating Pump.
3. Operating Range Of Reciprocating Pump.
4. System around the Pump
5. Reciprocating Pump Performance.
6. Stroke Length, Speed and Plunger Diameter.
7. Pulsation Dampener.
8. Suction Piping System and NPSHR
Lubrication, seal oil and flushing