About This Course
This Principles, Applications and Performance of Pumps, Compressors and Turbines
training course will focus on the importance of rotating machinery such as pumps,
compressors and turbines of various designs and applications, which are
encountered throughout process industry, petrochemical and oil and gas industries.
This training course will start with an introduction to liquid and gas systems
including pressure and head, capacity and ow, friction head losses & operational
dynamics. Centrifugal and positive-displacement pumps, compressors and turbines,
will all be introduced, together with their main construction and parts. The applica-
tion of the dierent types of pumps, compressors and turbines will be discussed
along with their suitability for dierent operational duties. Operation, troubleshoot-
ing and maintenance will also be dealt with.
TRAINING OUTLINE
Day 01 (INTRODUCTION AND FLUID LAWS)
- Introduction to basic types and principles of, Pumps, Compressors and Turbines
- Basic liquid and gas Laws
- Understanding Head
- Types of ow and losses
- Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)
DAY 2 (PUMPING SYSTEMS, PUMP PERFORMANCE AND PUMP TYPE CONSTRUCTION)
- Pump type and Performance (Centrifugal and Positive Displacement)
- Pump characteristics. Head, Capacity, Power, Eciency and Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)
- Pump Curves and System Curves.
- Positive Displacement Pumps, Reciprocating and Rotary
- Dynamic Pumps Types, Centrifugal, Axial, Mixed, Multistage, etc.
- Sealing Systems. Conventional Packing Glands and Mechanical Seals
DAY 3 (COMPRESSOR CONSTRUCTION, TYPES, CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE)
- Positive displacement compressors, reciprocating compressors, reciprocating compressors, diaphragm compressors.
- Rotary compressors, rotary screw compressor, lobe type air compressor, sliding vane compressors, liquid ring compressors
- Dynamic compressors, centrifugal compressors, axial compressors
- Principle of operation and performance curves
- Surging and choking problems
DAY 4 (TURBINE TYPES, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE)
- Turbine Types
- Gas Turbines
- Steam turbines
- Turbine Operation
- Main components
- Nozzles
- Stator and Rotor Blades (Vanes) Conguration and Flow
- Aerofoil and Twisted Contours
- working cycle of a gas turbine, representation of the Pressure-Volume diagram (indicator card)
- Stages
DAY 5 (TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE)
- Potential Failure Analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Review of common faults
- Developing a Preventive Maintenance Plan
- Vibration causes, forcing frequency causes, unbalance, misalignment, mechanical looseness, bearing defects, gear defects, oil whirl, blade or vane problems
- Cavitation
- Water Hammer
- What causes water hammer?
- Solutions for water hammer
- Review of the Week & Wrap-Up