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Centrifugal pump hydraulics, sizing and design practices

Overview

This one-day course is for technical personnel involved in the sizing, selection and operation of Pumps in Oil and Gas Processing facilities. The course focuses on the hydraulic principles of centrifugal pumps, their sizing and system design. You will learn quick pump calculations for conceptual studies along with rules of thumb as well as rigorous calculation required during detailed engineering phase.

Course Outline

  • Centrifugal Pump Fundamentals
  • Basic components of a Centrifugal Pump
  • Head and Pressure relationship
  • Sizing of the pump
  • Suction and discharge piping calculations
  • Pipe sizing criteria and design practices
  • NPSH and cavitation
  • Shut off or dead head
  • Calculate the power of pump required to do a certain pumping job
  • Difference between hydraulic, brake and rated power
  • Affinity laws
  • Understanding of Pump and System curves
  • Series and Parallel operation of pumps
  • Calculate the effects on pump performance of handling viscous liquids
  • When and why we need recycle for the pump?
  • Typical arrangement and configuration of a pump shown on P&ID
  • How to fill the pump datasheets?
  • Rules of thumb for pump, piping and system design
  • Charts, example, cheat sheet, figures, handy reference and many more.

Participants will receive complete set of course material and a sizing spreadsheet.

Who Should Attend

This course is tailored for individuals who have some pump basic knowledge and/or are seeking a deeper understanding of how centrifugal pumps work, and when and how to apply this knowledge. This course benefits those who are involved in some facet of pump design or application.

Technicians, Operators and Junior Engineers will find the Introduction to Pumps course helpful and relevant.

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