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Overview

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Familiarize with performance characteristics of centrifugal pumps
• Apply pipe system standards and codes for design safety of operation
• Perform calculation of pipe flow, pressure drop and pumping power
• Understand procedure for inspection of piping systems
• Follow the best practices for maintenance and repair of piping systems

Description

The reliable operation of pumps and mechanical integrity of piping systems is essential to the cost-effective operation of industrial facilities. This course will present the technical characteristics and functioning of all types of pumps with the focus on centrifugal pumps. Calculation of fluid flow and pressure drop in piping system will be explained in detail, as well as selection of the right pump for the given application. Best practices for efficient operation and maintenance of pumps and piping systems will be discussed.

This course will have several class workshops that will include case studies and selected practical real-world examples to be solved in teamwork.

Course Outline:

• Fluid Flow in Pipes and Pumps
• Positive Displacement Pumps
• Centrifugal Pumps
• Cavitation Prevention Methods
• Pump Selection and Installation
• Pipe Connections and Systems
• Pump and Pipe Condition Monitoring
• Maintenance of Pumps and Pipe Systems

Who Should Attend

Plant and Facilities managers • Engineers • Technicians and Supervisors who need to be familiar with the fundamentals associated with pumps and pipe systems • Plant and facilities operations personnel• Managers • engineers • Technicians and Supervisors responsible for plants and facilities• Stationary Engineers • Consultants and Contractors • Personnel in the food, chemical, petrochemical, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical, water utility and energy industries will find this course of particular interest.

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Syllabus

DAY - 1

• Overview of Pumps in Industry
• Pump Standards and Codes
• Positive Displacement Pumps
• Centrifugal Pumps: Characteristic Curves
• Pump Selection
• Problems in Operation and Cavitation Prevention
• Pumps in Parallel and in Series

DAY- 2

• Flow Control Optimization
• Pump Structural Elements: Impellers, Bearings, Seals
• Installation and Commissioning
• Condition Monitoring Analysis
• Inspection and Testing
• Maintenance and Repair Program

DAY - 3

• Overview of Industrial Piping
• Pipe Codes & Standards
• Pipe Material Selection and Connections
• Fluid Flow in Pipes: Hydraulic Design
• Piping Structural Analysis: Mechanical Design
• Stress Analysis and Pipe Support Calculation
• Inspection & Maintenance of Pipe Systems

Instructor

Mike Ivanovic, Ph.D.

Dr. Mike Ivanovic is President of UBAMIP Consulting, and also a former Adjunct Associate Professor at U of Toronto.

After working in the consulting group of ANSYS Canada Ltd., he now runs the private consulting company UBAMIP Consulting in Waterloo.

Mike has been very active in providing training courses of various levels of complexity for professionals in industry in Canada, USA and overseas.

His area of professional expertise has been the analysis and problem solving in operation of pressure systems, specifically of stationary components such as pressure vessels, storage tanks and piping systems, together with rotating machinery, such as pumps, compressors and turbines, in the process and petrochemical industry.

Technical consulting projects also included design, operation and maintenance of various thermal engineering components, such as heat exchangers and industrial heaters.

The focus in most of the projects has been on the equipment optimization, combined with the risk assessment and failure prevention technologies based on fitness for service studies and remaining life analysis.