The  programme has been developed to provide a comprehensive training  covering the operations and maintenance of Centrifugal & Hermetic Pumps as would be used in a modern process plant or power station.

Day 1

Introduction to Pumps

• Centrifugal Pumps
• Positive Displacement Pumps
• Gear Pumps

Pump Selection

• Selection Criteria
• Pump Components and Design
• Impellers
• Diffuser
• Seals and Bearing Design
• Couplings
• Drivers

Day 2

Pump Terminology

• Net Positive Suction Head
• Specific Speed
• Pump System Curves (Head, Capacity and System Curves
• Affinity Laws
• Pump Efficiency (Best Efficiency Point)

Installation and Operations

• Installation Criteria
• Operations of Pumps
• Pumps in Series/Parallel

Day 3

Pump Maintenance

• Bearing types and maintenance
• Journal Bearings and Thrust Bearings
• Seal types and maintenance
• Pump Stripdown and Rebuild
• Wear Rings
• Impellers

Pump Troubleshooting

• Fault Diagnosis
• Pump Cavitation

Day 4

Pump Alignment Techniques

• Rim and Face Alignment
• Reverse Alignment
• Laser Alignment

Pre-Alignment checks

• Soft foot
• Sag
• Run-out
• Mechanical Looseness
• Motor Magnetic Centre
• Piping Strain

Day 5

Practical Alignment Prepare graphs for graphic cold reverse alignment.

• Plot vertical readings.
• Plot horizontal readings
• Perform cold graphic alignment without error

Prepare graphs for desired readings

• Plot vertical readings.
• Plot horizontal reading

Perform Laser Alignment