OBJECTIVE:

Participants will learn about pumps and their specific applications in refineries and chemical plants. Due emphasis will be placed on the application of fluid mechanic concepts for the selection or purchase of different types of pumps.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Mechanical Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers

DURATION :

Five days

TOPICS :

• Introduction to fluid mechanics
• Types of pumps
• Pump selection
• Centrifugal pumps (characteristics curves, capacity, head, power, NPSH & efficiency)

       - Hydraulic & Motor Power Evaluation

       - Centrifugal pumps Construction

• Features (casing, impellers, shaft, wear rings, bearings , seals , … etc)

       - Pump Series & parallel operation

       - Pump material selection

       - Pump seal selection

       - Pump viscous liquids & change of pump calculations

       - Pump testing & inspection

       - Pump maintenance & troubleshooting

• Positive displacement pumps
• Reciprocating pumps
• Case study