Centrifugal pumps - Principles , Operation and Design

Centrifugal pumps : Principles , Operation and Design, available at $74.99, has an average rating of 4.46, with 82 lectures, 1 quizzes, based on 1300 reviews, and has 6157 subscribers.

You will learn about 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 Learn how to determine and interpret your piping system curve 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 This course is ideal for individuals who are Chemical, Process and Mechanical Engineers or Product Engineers and Technologists or Operation, technical service and maintenance professionals or Engineers, Consultants and Sales professionals or Technical professionals responsible for piping system inspection or Technical professionals responsible for interdisciplinary energy projects It is particularly useful for Chemical, Process and Mechanical Engineers or Product Engineers and Technologists or Operation, technical service and maintenance professionals or Engineers, Consultants and Sales professionals or Technical professionals responsible for piping system inspection or Technical professionals responsible for interdisciplinary energy projects.

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Summary

Title: Centrifugal pumps : Principles , Operation and Design

Price: $74.99

Average Rating: 4.46

Number of Lectures: 82

Number of Quizzes: 1

Number of Published Lectures: 82

Number of Published Quizzes: 1

Number of Curriculum Items: 83

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 83

Original Price: 219.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

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

Learn how to determine and interpret your piping system curve

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

Who Should Attend

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

Target Audiences

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

June 24 course update:

We have added new video lectures. In addition, new quizzes are being added to help you test your knowledge and emphasize the key learning points. The quiz will include:

True/False questions

Multi-choice questions

Images, cross-sectionnal views

Solved problems

and much more

When you think you’ve got a good grasp on a topic within the course, you can test your knowledge by taking the quiz. If you pass, wonderful ! If not, you can review the videos and notes again or ask us for help in the Q&A section.

Dear student,

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 course is designed to provide you with a complete understanding of construction details and functioning of centrifugal pumps. This understanding is a prerequisite for successful operation of 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

So with no further ado, check out the free preview videos and the curriculum and we look forward to see you in the first section.

Also remember, as enrolled student you will have unlimited access to this material and one-on-one instructor support. So feel free to interact with us by email or simply ask us for help in the Q&A section. It will be our pleasure to help you and provide assistance.

Hope to see you there

Cheers,

WR Training

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Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: ABOUT THE COURSE

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Learning objectives

Lecture 3: Course video sample

Chapter 2: BASIC PUMP PRINCIPLES

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: How do pumps work

Lecture 3: Pressure measurement

Lecture 4: Pump head

Chapter 3: NET POSITIVE SUCTION HEAD – NPSH

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: NPSH required

Lecture 3: NPSH available

Chapter 4: CAVITATION

Lecture 1: Vapor pressure

Lecture 2: What cavitation is all about

Lecture 3: The effect of vapor pressure on pump performance

Lecture 4: Vaporization cavitation

Lecture 5: Internal re-circulation

Lecture 6: The vane passing syndrome

Lecture 7: Air aspiration

Lecture 8: Turbulence cavitation

Lecture 9: Preventing cavitation

Chapter 5: THE AFFINITY LAWS

Lecture 1: The affinity laws explained

Chapter 6: USEFUL WORK AND PUMP EFFICIENCY

Lecture 1: Useful work from a pump

Lecture 2: Flow determination

Lecture 3: Pump efficiency

Chapter 7: PUMP CLASSIFICATION

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Positive displacement pumps

Lecture 3: Centrifugal pumps

Lecture 4: Conceptual difference between centrifugal and positive displacement pumps

Lecture 5: Centrifugal volute pumps

Lecture 6: Types of centrifugal pumps

Lecture 7: Pump impellers 1/2

Lecture 8: Suction specific speed, Nss

Lecture 9: Pump impellers 2/2

Lecture 10: Wear bands

Lecture 11: Specific speed, Ns

Chapter 8: UNDERSTANDING PUMP CURVES

Lecture 1: Pump performance curves

Lecture 2: Head vs Pressure (reminder)

Lecture 3: The Head-Capacity curve (H-Q curve)

Lecture 4: The efficiency curve

Lecture 5: The energy curve (BHp curve)

Lecture 6: The pump minimum requirement curve (NPSHr curve)

Lecture 7: Overview of the 4 curves

Lecture 8: Pump family curves

Chapter 9: UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM CURVE

Lecture 1: Total dynamic head, TDH

Lecture 2: Determining the static head, Hs

Lecture 3: Determining the pressure head, Hp

Lecture 4: Determining the friction head (Hf) and the velocity head (Hv)

Lecture 5: The Hazen and Williams formula

Lecture 6: The Darcy and Weisbach formula

Lecture 7: The practical formula

Lecture 8: The dynamic system

Lecture 9: Dynamic pressure

Lecture 10: Resistance changes

Chapter 10: SHAFT DEFLECTION

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: 60° and 240° radial loads

Lecture 3: Operation, design and maintenance

Lecture 4: Tight tolerances in centrifugal pumps

Lecture 5: Signs of shaft deflection : Interpreting the evidence

Lecture 6: The sweet zone

Lecture 7: The dual volute pump

Chapter 11: BEARINGS

Lecture 1: What is a bearing ?

Lecture 2: Bearing lubrication

Lecture 3: Bearing failure

Lecture 4: Bearing maintenance

Lecture 5: Bearing seals

Chapter 12: SHAFT PACKING

Lecture 1: What packing is all about

Lecture 2: Packing leakage

Lecture 3: Stages in the life of packing

Chapter 13: MECHANICAL SEALS

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: The mechanical seal

Lecture 3: The single UNbalanced INside mounted mechanical seal

Lecture 4: The single UNbalanced OUTside mounted mechanical seal

Lecture 5: The single balanced INternal mechanical seal

Lecture 6: The single balanced EXternal mechanical seal

Lecture 7: O-rings

Lecture 8: The balance effect : advantages and mathematical explanation

Lecture 9: The cartridge mechanical seal

Lecture 10: Double seals

Lecture 11: The tandem dual seal

Lecture 12: The back to back double seal

Lecture 13: The face to face double seal

Lecture 14: Support system for dual seals

Lecture 15: Bonus

Instructors

WR Training
Petroleum Petrochemical & Chemical Engineering

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2 stars: 27 votes

3 stars: 156 votes

4 stars: 510 votes

5 stars: 598 votes

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