Engineering and Maintenance
Mechanical Troubleshooting of Pumps and Compressors
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Mechanical Troubleshooting of Pumps and Compressors Course
Introduction:
The purpose of this course is to give attendees a thorough and current review of the principles of fluid mechanics and how pumps, compressors, and turbines operate. Aspects of centrifugal and axial compressors will be covered. After completing this course successfully, participants will have gained the practical knowledge necessary to not only select the appropriate device for a given application, but also to troubleshoot and fix several typical issues with operation.
Course Objectives:
Upon the successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:-
- Understand the different types of turbomachinery including basic design aspects and highlighted problem areas
- Understand the ideal gas equation including its practical application and be familiar with the isentropic processes of ideal gases
- Know how to minimize compressor work by understanding the processes involved and identifying their efficiency
- Be able to explain the general relationship between the Momentum and Bernoulli equations for incompressible fluids
- Be familiar with the axial flow compressor and the corresponding velocity triangles including torque and power calculations
- Learn the different types of centrifugal machines and pumps including their design, installation, operation, maintenance, re-rate/retrofit and troubleshooting
- Be aware of the affinity laws and their application to the various effects in pumps, compressors and turbines
- Understand the concepts of specific speed and radius applied to pumps, compressors and turbines
- Recognize the various beneficial design aspects of turbomachines and understand the crucial process of cavitations in pumps
- Be able to carry out the proper methods of centrifugal pumps installation, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting
Who Should Attend?
- Maintenance Managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and senior technicians
- Plant Managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and senior technicians
- Operations Managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and senior technicians
- Production Managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and senior technicians
- Project Managers, engineers, superintendents, supervisors, foremen and senior technicians
- Machinery and rotating equipment engineers, foremen and senior technicians
- Engineering managers, process engineers, mechanical engineers, reliability and technical integrity engineers
Course Outlines:
Pumps:
- Classification and types of pumps
- Glossary of terms
- Accessories
- Pump operation
- Pump performance curves
- Pump selection and specification
- Performance testing
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
Compressors:
- Classification and types of compressors
- Glossary of terms
- Accessories
- Compressor operation
- Performance curves
- Compressor selection and specification
- Performance testing
- Maintenance & Troubleshooting