Pumps: Selection, Operation and Maintenance

By attending this course you will gain an understanding of the characteristics of various types of pumps, pump components & the influence of upstream & downstream conditions.

Course Outline

After participating in the seminar, you will be able to: 
• Select the best pumps for your projects
• Gain an awareness of the performance characteristics of positive displacement and centrifugal pumps.
• Increase reliability of your pumps after having understood their operational and maintenance aspects.
• Develop a better maintenance program being familiar with the components of positive displacement and centrifugal pumps.
• Improve performance of your pumps with the increased appreciation of the influence of fluid sources and attached piping.

Description Pumps are essential components in almost all industries in that they are required to meet system demands and operate reliably.   
Failure to meet these requirements can have significant production (and hence cost) impacts.

By attending this course you will gain an understanding of the characteristics of various types of pumps, pump components and the influence of upstream and downstream conditions.  The course will provide Engineers and Technicians with information for the optimal selection, operation and maintenance of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps.

Workshop As part of this course, a workshop will be eld on the development of justifiable, cost effective preventive maintenance activities for a pump.  This workshop will show you a method of developing a pump preventive maintenance program and will enable you to develop a list of preventive maintenance activities (and activity frequencies) that can be applied in your own facility.

Objective To provide an understanding of the  fundamentals of the operation and maintenance of various types of rotary and reciprocating pumps. 

Who Should Attend Plant and facilities managers, engineers, technicians and supervisors who need to be familiar with the fundamentals associated with the operation and maintenance of pumps; Plant and facilities operations personnel; Managers, engineers, technicians and supervisors responsible for plants and facilities containing pumps and associated equipment. Stationary engineers; Consultants
and contractors who need some familiarity with pumps.

Personnel in the food, chemical, petrochemical, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical, water utility and energy industries will find this course of particular interest.

Instructor: Alan Powell, Program Director, EPIC

Program Outline Day I
8:00          Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method

8:30          General Overview
               • Pressure
               • Flow
               • Bernouilli’s equation
               • Example
               • Properties of fluids
               • Flow characteristics
               • Types of pumps
               • Regulations, codes and standards
 
9:00          Positive Displacement Pumps
                • Reciprocating
                • Diaphragm
                • Rotary

10:15         Refreshments and Networking

10:30         Centrifugal Pumps
                 • Components
                 • Cavitation
                 • Net positive suction head
                 • Pump curves
                 • Pump efficiency
                 • Best efficiency point
                 • Example
                 • Impeller Speed

12:00         Lunch

1:00           Centrifugal Pumps -Continued
                • Affinity laws
                • Example
                • Multi-pump systems
                • Flow control

1:30          Pump Seals
               • Packing
               • ‘O’ Rings  
               • Mechanical seals

2:00          Refreshments and Networking

2:15          Lubrication
               • Oils and greases
               • Lubricant viscosity
               • Oil analysis

2:45          Pump Bearings
               • Types and components
               • Life
               • Installation

4:00          Adjournment

Day II
8:30          Valves, Filters and Strainers
               • Isolating and throttling valves
               • Check valves
               • Safety and relief valves
               • Types of filters and strainers

9:15          Pump Drivers
               • Motors
               • Variable speed drives
               • Motor couplings

10:00         Refreshments and Networking

10:15         Pump/Pipe Systems
                • Determination of suction and discharge losses
                • Example
                • Water hammer

12:00         Lunch

1:00          Pump Selection Considerations
               • Positive displacement versus centrifugal pumps
               • Pump selection
               • Procurement
               • Life cycle costing

1:45          Operation and Maintenance
               • General maintenance considerations
               • General operational considerations
               • Potential problems

2:30          Refreshments and Networking

2:45          Workshop
Development of preventive maintenance activities and frequencies for a pump. This workshop will enable attendees to apply, review or revise the preventive maintenance applied to similar pumps installed in their own facilities.

4:00          Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

Faculty

Alan Powell
Mr. Powell is a Program Director with EPIC (Educational Program Innovations Center) who has over 30 years experience in the maintenance of industrial facilities.  After graduating with a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Manchester in England, he immigrated to Canada. During his career he has developed maintenance programs, introduced significant maintenance cost saving concepts and managed a process to revise the preventive maintenance program in many large facilities. He has authored and presented several papers on maintenance at national and international conferences.

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

Certificates offered

1.2 CEU / 12 PDH

Cancellation Policy

To withdraw from a course, you must send a request, in writing, with the official receipt to our office. Fifteen or more business days in advance: full refund less $50.00 administration charge. Five to fifteen business days in advance: non-refundable credit of equal value for any future EPIC seminar within one year. Credits are transferable within your organization. In case of an unexpected event occurring after this time, you may send someone else to take your place without any additional cost.

Map & Reviews

EPIC Educational Program Innovations Center
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EPIC Learning Centre
5670 McAdam Rd
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada   L4Z 1T2

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Would have liked more interactive problem solving.

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