About this Course

*Centrifugal Pumps and Pumping Systems Workshop – Better Manage Your Pumps & Save!

This is a 3-full day multi-media presentation with a high level Presenter coupled with interactive sessions in class with quiz / multiple choice questions for revision and self evaluation.  General safety and best practice are emphasized.  Workshop manual which includes copies of the slides, quiz questions and answer sections as well as additional reference data and technical information (courtesy of Goulds pumps) are included.

TOPICS COVERED:

• Classification of Pumps – Rotodynamic / Positive Displacement
  
• Rotodynamic Pumps – Parts Nomenclature and Function
  
• Operating Principle
  
• Forces Within a Pump – Axial and Radial
  
• Specific Speed (Nss) and Suction Specific Speed (Sss)
  
• Net Positive Suction Head (NPSHa VS NPSHr)
  
• The Pump Duty Point and Best Efficiency Point (BEP)
  
• Pump Curves – Flow, Head, NPSHr, Power Absorbed and Efficiency Relationship
  
• Pump Affinity Laws and Applications
  
• Pump Selection – Exercise
  
• Pumps in Series and Parallel Operation
  
• Pumping Slurries & Viscous Fluids
  
• Pump Testing – Shop Test
  
• Pump Installation Testing and Commissioning – Pit Falls Discussed
  
• Pump Operations and Maintenance
  
• Pump Performance Measurement and Performance Optimisation
  

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

• Facilities Managers
  
• Maintenance & Operations Staff – Fitters, Technicians and Engineers
  
• Plant Engineers – Mechanical, Rotating Equipment and Project Engineers
  
• Process Engineers
  
• Engineering Consultants
  
• Pump Sales and Applications Staff
  
• Pump Design Staff
  
• Pump Users
  
• Contractors
  

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