PROCESS EQUIPMENT – CENTRIFUGAL PUMP

DESCRIPTION

Process Plants consist of many process equipment and inter-related process systems. It is a norm that staffs operating the plant are expected to know the functionality of the general process equipment. Knowledge about process equipment theory, its functionality and design comes from various sources, however some of the sources may not provide the right basics that are true theoretically and practically. Many times newcomers are not trained with correct knowledge and practice, thus leading to poor understanding of process equipment in-depth working knowledge, design and operating limits. This leads to mal-operation or poor maintenance of the equipment and at times very time consuming troubleshooting without being able to address the underlying root cause.
 
Centrifugal Pumps are used commonly in most process plants and is the first rotating equipment that many plant people come across within their initial plant experience. As such, it would be ideal to train new staffs (and some experienced staffs) with the correct understanding of the equipment functionality and its design criteria. Regardless of years of plant operating experience, it is not a surprise to know that most operators and engineers do not have good grasp of the equipment and how the selection and design considerations are made during pump selection for process operation. This training provides both fundamental knowledge about Centrifugal Pumps, and at the same time shows how pumps are selected based on process hydraulics and how process problems can be looked at from the technical point of pump design knowledge.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Understand the fundamentals of Centrifugal Pump design and how it relates to the pump functionality in its process environment
  • Able to select Centrifugal Pumps for new process hydraulics and understand pump process datasheet
  • Be able to verify changes in the process hydraulics with respect to existing pump performance
  • Understand the pump Performance Curve and its limitations
  • Able to relate pump problems and how to troubleshoot typical Centrifugal Pump problems

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The training is designed to include participants with some engineering background and is suitable for :
  • Junior and senior engineers of chemical, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation background
  • Senior technicians
  • Managers with technical background

DURATION

​2 Days 

SPEAKER

Vigneswaran Kumaran

CONTENT

Day 1
•Pump Types
•Centrifugal Pump Components
•General Terms in Pumping System
•Pump Laws & Basic Concepts
•General Pump Design –
   Performance/Characteristic Curve
 
Day 2
•System Curve  & Hydraulics - Application
•Pump Sizing & Datasheet
•Pump Protection Flow & Cavitation
•Process Plant Typical Pump Issues
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