Start Date : 10 Aug,2025
End Date : 14 Aug,2025
Duration : 5 Days
Overview:
The course will feature the importance of fluid movers such as pumps, compressors of various designs and applications, which are encountered throughout chemical and process industries, including oil refineries, gas production facilities, power generation and other fields of engineering. The course is intended to familiarize engineers, technicians and operators with the guidelines and best practices employed in utilizing this equipment, including installation, operation, maintenance and repair. A thorough understanding of fluid flow in pumps, compressors and turbines is a prerequisite for successful operation of entire system as advances in construction and application of this equipment have presented numerous problems in everyday operation: mechanical, hydraulic, chemical, etc.
Course Objectives:
Understand technical features of pumps, compressors and turbines
Select optimal type and size of equipment for a given industrial application
Use methods of estimating the degree of deterioration and inefficiency of equipment
Apply best practices and techniques of pinpointing the root cause of problems
Choose the most efficient remedies and troubleshooting techniques in operation
Course Content:
1. Centrifugal Pumps
Overview of various types of pumps based on design and application
World standards and codes related to pump design
Main elements of centrifugal pump construction
Design of pump-suction piping
Selection and sizing of centrifugal pump
Solving problems in operation
2. Positive Displacement Pumps
Positive displacement pumps: reciprocating and rotary
Pump requirements for chemical, process and oil industry, power generation
Pumps for special applications
Guidelines for pump installation and operation
Pump inspection, control and performance testing
Maintenance and troubleshooting of pumps
3. Centrifugal Compressors
Overview of the main features of various types of compressors
Classification of compressors based on design and application
World standards and codes related to compressor design
Main elements of centrifugal compressor construction
Analysis of centrifugal compressor efficiency
Guidelines for trouble-free centrifugal compressor operation
4. Positive Displacement Compressors
Positive displacement compressors: Reciprocating and Rotary
Basic criteria for selecting the optimum cost-effective compressor
Compressor loadings and speeds; noise control and protection
Compressors for special applications
Guidelines for compressor installation and operation
Compressor inspection, maintenance, control, performance testing and troubleshooting
5. Industrial Gas Turbines
Main elements and technical characteristics of gas turbine design
Radial and Axial-flow gas turbines
Combustor performance - types of fuels, combustion and pollution control
Gas turbine deterioration - corrosion and erosion prevention
Mechanical vibrations - monitoring, measurements, diagnostics and analysis
Installation, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of gas turbines
Targeted Audience:
Chemical, Process and Mechanical Engineers
Product Engineers and Technologists
Operation, technical service and maintenance professionals
Technical professionals responsible for interdisciplinary energy projects
