Start Date : 3 Aug ,2025
End Date : 7 Aug ,2025
Duration : 5 Days
Overview:
This course will offer the opportunity to learn more about pumps and compressors, their design, construction, operation, performance curves, control and troubleshooting and maintenance. During the course participant’s discussion, comments, bringing up their own problems are welcomed and encouraged.
Course Objectives:
Describe the operation of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps including pump design aspects, laws, performance comparisons, characteristic curves and performance testing
Test rotary pump performance and apply maintenance and troubleshooting techniques accordingly
Identify reciprocating pump types and perform reciprocating pump maintenance and troubleshooting
Determine centrifugal pump problems and perform centrifugal pump maintenance and troubleshooting
Identify compressor types, how they operate, their common problems, and perform troubleshooting techniques
Apply the various methods of pump alignments such as visual, straight edge and feeler gauge, rim and face, reverse dial indication, cross dialing and laser alignment
Diagnose soft foot conditions, and apply measurement and correction techniques
Course Content:
1- Pump operation and theory
Centrifugal pumps
Design aspects
Pump laws
Positive displacement pumps
Performance comparisons
Special purpose pumps
Pump characteristic curves
Performance testing
2- Rotary pump maintenance and troubleshooting
Pump performance
Pump tests
Pump problems
Pump maintenance
Pump troubleshooting
3- Reciprocating pump maintenance and troubleshooting
Reciprocating pump types
Pump problems
Pump maintenance
Pump troubleshooting
4- Centrifugal pump maintenance and troubleshooting
Pump problems
Pump maintenance
Pump troubleshooting
Pump inspections
5- Compressor maintenance and troubleshooting
Rotary screw compressors
Rotary vane compressors
Lobe type compressors
Reciprocating compressors
Lubrication and cooling
6- Pump alignment methods
Straight edge and feeler gauge
Rim and face
Reverse dial indication
Cross dialing
Laser alignment
Mathematical alignment formula calculations
Graphical solutions
7- Soft foot correction and tolerances
Soft foot definition
Effects of soft foot
Types of soft foot
Measuring soft foot
Correcting soft foot
Targeted Audience:
This course is designed for plant personnel responsible for the installation and maintenance of positive displacement/ centrifugal pumps and compressors, including plant maintenance technicians and mechanical maintenance technicians. It will also be beneficial for professionals managing and supervising personnel involved in the operation and maintenance of pumps and compressors
