Positive Displacement Pumps: Equipment and Operation
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
This course offers and understanding of packing, lubrication, and cooling systems, the construction and operation of pump valves, pulsation dampeners and suction stabilizers, variable displacement devices and bypasses and relief valves. Additionally, you will learn startup and shutdown procedures, how to recognize and solve common pumping problems; and proper operating maintenance.
Target Audience
Operations personnel who require a fundamental understanding of knowledge to operate and maintain facilities. Also suitable for maintenance and technician personnel whether new to their roles or seasoned experts looking to enhance their skills.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify and describe the types of cylinder valves and valve guides.
- Explain the purpose of pulsation dampeners and describe how they function.
- Discuss the purpose of suction stabilizers and describe how they function.
- Identify the purpose of bypass and relief valves and describe how they function.
- Describe the operation of variable displacement devices.
- Identify the main functions of packing.
- Describe the lubrication systems used on positive displacement pumps.
- Identify the purpose of bearings and how to maintain them.
- Describe how pumps are cooled.
- Identify pre-start procedures for positive displacement pumps.
- Describe how to start a positive displacement pump.
- Describe the shutdown procedures for positive displacement pumps.
- Identify what causes loss of capacity.
- Identify the causes of vapor-locking.
- Identify what causes overloading, overspeeding, and short-stroking.
- Identify the causes of noise and vibration during the operation of positive displacement pumps.
