Undoubtedly, this hands-on course is highly sought-after among our participants! During the course, you will acquire knowledge and practical skills in implementing established procedures for the daily and long-term maintenance of pumps and associated equipment. By adopting a proactive maintenance approach and gaining a comprehensive understanding of pump mechanisms, you can streamline operations, save time, and enhance overall efficiency.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

· Describe the operation of HP and positive displacement pumps including pump design aspects, laws, performance comparisons, characteristic curves and performance testing

· Test rotary pump performance and apply maintenance and troubleshooting techniques accordingly

· Identify reciprocating pump types and perform reciprocating pump maintenance and troubleshooting

· Determine HP pump problems and perform HP pump maintenance and troubleshooting

· Identify compressor types, how they operate, their common problems, and perform troubleshooting techniques

· Apply the various methods of pump alignments such as visual, straight edge and feeler gauge, rim and face, reverse dial indication, cross dialing and laser alignment

· Diagnose soft foot conditions, and apply measurement and correction techniques.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for plant personnel responsible for the installation and maintenance of positive displacement/ HP pumps, including plant maintenance technicians and mechanical maintenance technicians. It will also be beneficial for professionals managing and supervising personnel involved in the operation and maintenance of pumps and compressors.

Course Outlines:

Pump operation and theory

HP pumps
Design aspects
Pump laws
Positive displacement pumps
Performance comparisons
Special purpose pumps
Pump characteristic curves
Performance testing

Rotary HP pump maintenance and troubleshooting

Pump performance
Pump tests
Pump problems
Pump maintenance
Pump troubleshooting

Reciprocating pump maintenance and troubleshooting

Reciprocating pump types
Pump problems
Pump maintenance
Pump troubleshooting

HP pump maintenance and troubleshooting

Pump problems
Pump maintenance
Pump troubleshooting
Pump inspections

Compressor maintenance and troubleshooting

Rotary screw compressors
Rotary vane compressors
Lobe type compressors
Reciprocating compressors
Lubrication and cooling

Pump alignment methods

Straight edge and feeler gauge
Rim and face
Reverse dial indication
Cross dialing
Laser alignment
Mathematical alignment formula calculations
Graphical solutions

Soft foot correction and tolerances

Soft foot definition
Effects of soft foot
Types of soft foot
Measuring soft foot
Correcting soft foot

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