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Pumps: Operation and Maintenance

  • By: Dimitris Antoniadis
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Pumps: Operation and Maintenance

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About the course

Pumps are found throughout an industrial plant, having roles in production, transportation and storage. This training course covers all types of pumps both dynamic pumps, for example centrifugal pumps, and positive displacement pumps, such as gear, screw and reciprocating pumps. The focus of the instructor is to familiarize participants in how to operate and maintain the whole spectrum of pumps.

First centrifugal pumps are handled and here participants are shown all the main components, including the influence of impeller design, clearance and the Lomakin effect, shafts and shaft run-out, how to avoid cavitation and how to replace the packing rings. Rotary pumps then form the basis of the next course, the different types are explained and for which application they are suitable; including lobe versus internal gear pump and the screw pumps of 1 to 3 screws. Plunger, piston and diaphragm reciprocating pumps are then explained, and it is shown how a pulsation dampener is used to suppress the pulsations from these pumps.

The course is formed of 10 modules split across 16 training hours. All modules will be live sessions with the instructor. This training course is available as a company in-house training only; there is a choice between an online training or an onsite training. All training materials will be available through your EngineeringTrainer account.

Meet your instructor

Instructor

Dimitris Antoniadis

Power Plant Maintenance Manager

Power Plant Maintenance Manager

Learning Outcomes

After this course, you...
• are able to identify the various types of pumps and their characteristic operating curves,
• can identify individual pump components and describe their functionality,
• know how to select a pump for a given application and installation,
• are able to implement proper procedures for the overhaul service, rigging, disassembly, inspect and reassembly,
• know the maintenance procedures and troubleshooting techniques for diagnosing, predicting and preventing common problems associated with pumps,
• have seen how to select and maintain the internal and external seals of a pump,
• are familiar with how to troubleshoot and maintain pump bearings and couplings.

Who should attend this course

Engineers and technicians that work with pumps at Power Plants, petrochemical plants, production oil/gas fields and process plants:
• Rotating equipment, machinery, plant, maintenance and mechanical engineers,supervisors,foremen.
• Operating and maintenance personnel.

Prerequisites

Engineering B.Sc diploma or equivalent, or 5 years practical experience with Compressors

Program & Details

  • 1. Function of a Pump
    2. Types of Pump
    3. Dynamic Pumps versus Positive Displacement Pumps

  • 1. How does a Centrifugal Pump work?
    2. Axial, Radial and Mixed Pumps
    3. Specific Speed and Pump Type
    4. Standards and Codes
    5. API 610 Pump Classification

  • 1. Shafts
    2. Impellors
    3. Shaft Seals
    4. Packing Rings
    5. Multistage Impellers, Balancing and Balance Drums
    6. Volute Design and Radial Loads
    7. Clearances
    8. Design of Pump-Suction Side Piping
    9. Design Nozzle Loads

  • 1. Pump Capacity
    2. Pump Head
    3. Efficiency and Power Output
    4. Pump Specific Speed
    5. Flow, Head and Power Coefficients

  • 1. Pump Assembly Report
    2. Checking Bearing Related End Play and Run Out
    3. Checking Shaft Related Run Out
    4. Centrifugal Pump Repair and Overhaul
    5. Assessing the Mechanical Condition
    6. Pump Control System
    7. Cavitation
    8. Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)

  • 1. Rotary Pumps versus Reciprocating and Centrifugal Pumps
    2. External Gear Pumps
    3. Internal Gear Pumps
    4. Lobe Pumps
    5. Vane Pumps
    6. Gerotor Pumps
    7. Screw Pumps

  • 1. Classification of Reciprocating Pumps
    2. Piston Type
    3. Indicator Diagram
    4. Check Valves
    5. Plunger Pumps
    6. Packing
    7. Pulsations and Pulsation Dampeners
    8. Metering (Diaphragm) Pumps

  • 1. Production Pumps; Field Gathering, Heater Treater Charge, Free Water Knockout , Desalter Bottoms and Multiphase
    2. Transportation Pumps; Suction Booster, Mainline ShiPiping, Pipeline Re-injection, Scraper Trap and Chemical Injection
    3. Storage Pumps; Tank Loading & Unloading, Blending, Tank Circulation, Emulsion Transfer and ShiPiping
    4. Mud Pumps

  • 1. Foundation Preparation and Pouring
    2. Baseplate and Grouting
    3. Pump Case Expansion

  • 1. Vibration Limits
    2. Seal Degradation
    3. Troubleshooting of Centrifugal Pumps
    4. Troubleshooting of Positive Displacement Pump
    5. Troubleshooting of a Diaphragm Pump
    6. Troubleshooting of Reciprocating Pump
    7. Small Bore Connections
    8. Pulsation Control Devices
    9. Dampener Sizing

Certification

A personal digital certificate will be made available upon successful completion of the course. A sample Certificate is shown below.

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