Course description
Centrifugal pumps are the most common type of pumps used in the oil and gas industry. The flow through the pump is controlled by discharge flow control valves.
Centrifugal pumps of various designs and applications are encountered nowadays throughout refining, petrochemical, and process industries as well as in power generation and environmental engineering.
Calculation and Selection of Centrifugal Pumps training course is designed to provide you with a complete understanding of the construction details and the functioning of centrifugal pumps. This understanding is a prerequisite for the successful operation of the plant and piping systems.
The course includes extensive graphics, and cut sections to give you a virtual practical exposure to centrifugal pumps.
Suitability - Who should attend?
Calculation and Selection of Centrifugal Pumps training course is ideal for :
- Petroleum, Chemical, Process and Mechanical Engineers
- Production Engineers and Technologists
- Operation, technical service and maintenance professionals
- Consultants, Project managers and Sales professionals
- Technical professionals responsible for piping system inspection
- Technical professionals responsible for interdisciplinary energy projects
Outcome / Qualification etc.
At the end of the Calculation and Selection of Centrifugal Pumps course, you will be able to:
- Identify different types of pumps, including centrifugal and positive displacement pumps
- Recognize the advantages and the limitations of each type of pump
- Calculate the flow of liquid through piping systems
- Break down for you all the centrifugal pump operating principles into easily digestible concepts like cavitation, performance curves, head, etc
- Illustrate through 3D animations and cut-sections the main pump mechanical components like impellers, shafts, bearings, packing, mechanical seals, etc
- Provide guidelines and best practices for operation, maintenance and troubleshooting
Training Course Content
Day 1
Introduction toCalculation and Selection of Centrifugal Pumps
- Properties of Liquids, Pressure, Flow, energy, and Head
- Different Pump Types
- Pressure measurement
- Pump head
Day 2
Basic Pump Principles
- Pump and System
- Pump and System curves
- Hydraulic gradient
- How do pumps work
- USEFUL WORK AND PUMP EFFICIENCY
- Useful work from a pump
- Flow determination
- Pump efficiency
Day 3
Pump Classification
- Positive displacement pumps
- Centrifugal pumps
- Conceptual difference between centrifugal and positive displacement pumps
- Centrifugal volute pumps
- Types of centrifugal pumps
- Pump impellers 1/2
- Suction specific speed, Nss
- Pump impellers 2/2
- Wear bands
- Specific speed, Ns
Day 4
Understanding Pump Curves
- Pump performance curves
- Head vs Pressure (reminder)
- The Head-Capacity curve (H-Q curve)
- The efficiency curve
- The energy curve (BHp curve)
- The pump minimum requirement curve (NPSHr curve)
- Overview of the 4 curves
- Pump family curves
Day 5
Net Positive Suction Head - NPSH
- Introduction
- NPSH required
- NPSH available
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