Pumps and Process Piping

13 hours

This course covers the equipment and procedures used to move fluids – liquids and gases – through an industrial process environment. This course covers the basic concepts and practical methods necessary to design, specify, evaluate, and troubleshoot industrial pump and process piping systems. All relevant formulas and calculations are presented and demonstrated. Practical guidance for equipment selection is provided. It is intended for new or less experienced personnel or those whose training was not primarily in this area.

  1. Basics of Fluid Flow
    a. Basic properties
    i. Pressure
    ii. Density
    iii. Viscosity
    b. Reynolds number
    c. Pressure drop in liquid systems
    d. Pressure drop in gaseous systems
    e. Pressure drop through nozzles and orifices
    f. Choked flow
    g. Ideal Gas Law
    h. Non-ideal gases
  2. Piping Basics
    a. Piping components, schedules, and categories per code
    b. Pipe sizing
    c. Pressure and temperature limitations
    d. B31.3 considerations
    e. Materials of construction
  3. Valves
    a. Ball valves
    b. Plug valves
    c. Globe valves
    d. Metering valves
    e. Gate valves
    f. Butterfly valves
    g. Diaphragm valves
    h. Pinch valves
    i. Backflow prevention valves
    i. Check valves
    j. Advantages and disadvantages
  4. Control Valves
    a. Sizing for liquid flow
    b. Sizing for gas flow
    c. Tuning constants
  5. Pump Selection and Installation
    a. Pump characteristics
    i. Capacity
    ii. Head
    iii. Efficiency
    b. Pump power
    c. Pump classifications
    i. Operation
    ii. Purpose
  6. Types of Pumps
    a. Centrifugal pump
    b. Positive displacement pump
    c. Metering pump
    d. Gear pump
    e. Flexible impeller pump
    f. Sliding vane pump
    g. Turbine pump
    h. Progressive cavity pump
    i. Screw pump
  7. Pump Essentials
    a. NPSH
    b. Pump laws
    c. Motor sizing
    d. Pump selection criteria
    e. Advantages and disadvantages
    f. Installation tips
    g. Rules of Thumb
  8. Seals and Gaskets
    a. Packing
    b. Single mechanical seals
    c. Double mechanical seals
    d. Sealless
    e. Guidelines for proper seal selection
    f. Materials of construction
    g. Installation tips
  9. System Design
    a. How to design a piping system step-by-step
    b. Safety considerations