Training Certificate

Prolific Consultants FZE Certificate of Course Completion will be issued to all attendees.

Course Introduction

Piping calculations, Control valves, actuators and pumps find extensive use in petrochemical process plants, water circulation systems, cooling and heating systems, and many other applications.

Keeping these equipment and machines running with least troubles and shutdown decreases the downtime of the whole system. Right control unit and machine selection appropriate to the right application, right machine operation and control, effective maintenance programs, reliable monitoring system, and skilled personnel capable of doing the right trouble shooting are essential requirements for prolong machine life. All the above can be achieved via deeper understanding of the process piping ,control valves and pumps construction and tolerances, the limits and constrains on their operation, and the more effective flow controlling methods.

This course will offer the opportunity to learn more about piping flow, control valves, actuators and pumps, their construction, operation, performance curves, control and troubleshooting. During the course participant’s discussion, comments, bringing up their own problems are welcomed and encouraged. Short tests on the course material will be performed to examine the degree of delivering the right and quality of the presented material.      

Course Objective

• Familiarize the Attendees with different types of piping for process in Power systems
• Upgrading the knowledge of problems and solutions for piping flow and pumps
• Exercising examples of troubleshooting methods
• Exercising examples of control valves and piping
• Highlight the importance of pumps and fluid drives
• Highlight the importance of heat transfer in process piping

Suitable For

Process and Mechanical engineers who are involved with troubleshooting, selection, operation, and maintenance of large process machinery.

Entry level engineers all the way to senior engineers will benefit because of the course structure, the course targets engineers in the petrochemical, chemical, refining and power industries.

Training Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions, and motivate everybody find the right answers. You will also be encouraged to raise your own questions and to share in the development of the right answers using your own analysis and experiences. Tests of multiple-choice type will be made available on daily basis to examine the effectiveness of delivering the course.

Very useful Course Materials will be given.

• 30% Lectures
• 30% Workshops and work presentation
• 20% Group Work & Practical Exercises
• 20% Videos & General Discussions

Course Content

• Flow in pipes
• Pressure drop and pipe fittings
• Material selection
• Velocity and heat transfer
• Thermal Insulation of pipes
• Pumping methods
• Centrifugal pumps
• Reciprocating pumps
• Rotary pumps
• Pumps performance curves
• Process Piping Design operating conditions
• Parameters affecting the pump performance
• The intersection of pump and system curves, operating point and Capacity control
• Specifications
  • Hydraulic Institute Standard
  • API standard
  • How to use standards for pumps selection
  • How standards differ from each other
  • How to use standards to write the right  specification for pumps
• Properties of liquids being pumped
• Material selection ,Special applications ,Manufacturer data and curves
• Control Valves and actuators
• Valve Sizing and Selection
• Troubleshooting and Maintenance
• Cavitation in pumps
• Valves Problems, Noise Attenuation Improving Valve Life and Operating Efficiency