Centrifugal pumps : Principles, Operation and Design

Welcome to this online course on centrifugal pumps.

Centrifugal pumps of various designs and applications are encountered nowadays throughout refining, petrochemical and process industries as well as in power generation and environmental engineering.

This training course is designed to provide you with a complete understanding of construction details and functioning of centrifugal pumps. This understanding is a pre-requisite for successful operation of your plant and piping system.

The course includes extensive graphics, 3D animations and cut sections to give you a virtual practical exposure on centrifugal pumps.

The objective of this course is threefold :

1. Break down for you all the centrifugal pump operating principles into easily digestible concepts like cavitation, performance curves, head, etc…

2. Illustrate through 3D animations and cut-sections the main pump mechanical components like impellers, shafts, bearings, packing, mechanical seals, etc…

3. Provide guidelines and best practices for operation, maintenance and troubleshooting

• • Understand centrifugal pumps working principles for successful operation of your plant and piping systems

  • Understand centrifugal pumps construction details (impeller, volute, shaft, bearings, packing, mechanical seals, etc)

  • Lear how to read and interpret your pump curves

  • Lear how to read and interpret your pump curves

  • Optimize the operation efficiency of your pumping systems

  • Analyze the problems in operation related to packing, mechanical seals, bearings and flow control

  • Apply the best practices and guidelines for maintenance, problem solving and troubleshooting

• Chemical, Process and Mechanical Engineers
• Product Engineers and Technologists
• Operation, technical service and maintenance professionals
• Engineers, Consultants and Sales professionals
• Technical professionals responsible for piping system inspection
• Technical professionals responsible for interdisciplinary energy projects