Pumps & Compressors: Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshoot

 To familiarize participant to the different types of Pumps & Compressors and the range of their applications

 To deepen the participants understanding of the limits of Pumps & Compressors and compressors operation

 To enable/ assist the participants to read and interpret the performance curves of Pumps & Compressors

 To provide overview of testing standards/codes

 To Understand Operation, maintenance & Troubleshooting aspects including the Start-up, priming, shut down

 To know Preventive and Predictive maintenance of Pumps & Compressors

 Monitor Vibration levels and their measurements.

 Significance of bearing housing temperatures etc.

 To understand principles of Condition Based Monitoring.

1. Classification, Types of Pumps & Compressors

2. Centrifugal pumps: o operating characteristics o priming, cavitation o NPSH, NPSH margin o power requirement for pumping

3. Pump performance curves: o Head – capacity curve [H – Q]- o power – capacity curve [P – Q] o Efficiency – capacity curve [η – Q] o Specific speeds o Operating point of centrifugal pump

4. Compressor working principles, types, operational aspects

5. Operation & Troubleshooting: o Start-up, priming, shut down o Vibration levels and their measurements. o Bearing housing temperatures o Accessories [shaft seal, bearing]

6. Trouble shooting [symptoms, causes, Remedial measures): o The functions of a bearing in rotating machines. o Bearing and Shaft alignment o How to correct for misalignment. o Tools for servicing

7. Preventive and predictive maintenance: o Maintenance by Plan vs. Maintenance by Default o Equipment reliability and availability o Building a maintenance management plan

8. Overview of API 610 and API 674

9. Final Quiz, Feedback and Close down.