Upon completion, attendees will learn and understand:
1. How to read and utilize Pump Performance Curves for maximum benefit
2. How to identify the main pump principles and characteristics of typical pump designs
3. How the flow rate impacts on pump reliability
4. How to avoid unwanted pump cavitation by recognizing common causes
5. How properly selecting a pump can lower lifetime maintenance and energy costs
6. How to effectively solve pump issues using Root Cause Failure Analyses
7. Operational problems that leads to pump failures and avoid them
8. Why pumps vibrate, why seals and bearings fail and prevent such failures
9. The best practices in pump monitoring and maintenance and how to implement them
10. How to Design Preventive maintenance and analyze the most common cause of pump
failures.
To achieve the above objectives, the following course content will be covered in (3 Days)
1. Introduction to Pumps
* Basic Definitions of Pumps
* Pressure and Head
* Classification of Pumps
2. Hydraulics, Selection, and Curves
* Pump Capacity, Specific Speed and Suction Specific Speed
* Head Explanation of Elements Of System Head Curves
* Performance Curves How to Read and Understand Them
* Horsepower and Efficiency
* How to Size Motors
* NPSH and Cavitation
* Parallel and Series Operation
* Performance Optimization
* Over-Sizing Pumps
* Pumping Viscous Liquids
* Piping Layout
3. Energy Conservation in Pump Selection
* Selecting Pumps to Minimize Energy
* Life Cycle Pump Costs
4. Sealing Systems
* Stuffing Box/Packing Assembly
* Mechanical Seals
5. Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Pumps
* Impellers
* Wear Rings
* Thrust and Thrust Balance
* Pump Configuration Types
* Minimum Flow
* Suction Recirculation
* Pump Installation and Startup
*Maintenance
o Developing a PM Program for Pumps
* Troubleshooting
* Root Cause Failure Analysis
Pump Repair
Course content can be tailored to suit individual customer needs, and normally includes
an actual pump for the hands-on sessions. All participants receive full course
documentation packs and a certificate.