Workshop on Troubleshooting maintenance of Rotating Equipment

Course details

Course Outline

Centrifugal Pumps

• Pump Categories: Dynamic (Centrifugal) and Positive Displacement (Reciprocating and Rotary)
• Centrifugal Pumps: Operation, Casings and Diffusers, Hydrostatic Pressure Tests, Impellers, Hydraulic Balancing Devices, Mechanical Seals, Minimum Flow Requirement, Performance Characteristics, Cavitation and Net positive Suction Head
• Maintenance Recommended for Centrifugal Pumps

• Vibration Analysis and Predictive Maintenance
• Centrifugal Pump Mechanical Seals, Basic Components, Seal balance, Face Pressure, Pressure-Velocity, Power Consumption, Temperature Control
• Seal Lubrication/Leakage, Single Inside Pusher Seal, Classification of Seals by Arrangements, Classifications of Seals by Design, Materials of Construction
• Applications, Types of Mechanical Seals, Common Failure Modes of Seals, Seal Refurbishment, Gland Plates and Piping Arrangements
• Installation and Troubleshooting of Mechanical Seals
• Pump Maintenance, Inspection, Overhaul, Diagnoses of Pump Troubles
• Troubleshooting of Centrifugal Pumps
• Water Hammer
• Bearings
• Used Oil Analysis
• Pump Selection
• Pumping System Calculations
• Diagnostics of Pumping Systems
• Pump Drivers
• Workshop: Design and selection of Different Pumping Systems for the Oil and Gas Industry and the Power Generation Industry

• Compressor Polytropic Efficiency and Power Requirements
• Compressor Volumetric Flow Rate and Volumetric Efficiency
• Dynamic Compressors (Centrifugal and Axial)
• Compressor Performance Measurement
• Receivers, Compressor Control and Compressor Unloading Systems
• Preventive Maintenance and Housekeeping
• Dynamic Compressor Technology
• Centrifugal and Axial Compressors
• Simplifies Equations for Determining the Performance of Dynamic Compressors
• Centrifugal Compressors  Components, Performance Characteristics, Balancing, Surge Prevention Systems and Testing
• Choking and Anti-Choking Systems
• Compressor Auxiliaries, Off-Design Performance, Stall and Surge

Topics:

• Monitoring Vibration
• Performing a Vibration Analysis
• Determination of Velocity and Displacement                                

Topics:

• Principles of Lubrication Analysis
• Trend Analysis
• Taking Oil Samples
• Reading Oil Analysis Report

Topics:

• Handling and Storage
• Proper Bearing Installation
• Maintenance

Topics:

• Introduction to Reverse Double Dial Alignment
• Determining Misalignment
• Correcting Misalignment

Topics:

• Prealignment Measurements
• Determining Misalignment
• Correcting Vertical Misalignment
• Correcting Horizontal Misalignment 

Topics:

• Computerized Alignment
• Laser Alignment
• Bracket Sag
• Correcting Vertical and Horizontal Alignment