Mechanical Equipment: Compressors, Pumps, Seals, Motors and Variable-Speed Drives Virtual Course

  • Time

    10:00am - 3:00pm

  • End Date

    14 Jun, 2022 - 16 Jun, 2022

  • Price

    ₦185,000

Event Details

  • Pumps and Pumping Systems
  • Compressors and Compression Systems
  • Motors and Variable Speed Drives
  • Discussion of associated equipment such as mechanical seal design, bearings and valves
  • Condition monitoring and Predictive Maintenance techniques

 

COURSE CONTENT 

Pumps and Pumping Systems

  • Pump categories and selection - Dynamic and positive displacement
  • Pump Theory of Operation - Governing fluid laws and performance curves
  • Dynamic Pumps - Centrifugal, axial, mixed flow
  • General Performance Characteristics - Cavitations, net positive suction head
  • Positive Displacement Pumps - Reciprocating, rotary
  • Engineering of System Requirements - Fluid type, system head curves

 

Compressors and Compressor Systems

  • Positive Displacement Compressors - Reciprocating and rotary
  • Dynamic Compressors - Centrifugal, axial, mixed flow
  • Compressor Operation - Gas laws, operation curves
  • Compressor Performance Measurement and sizing
  • Compressor Equipment
  • Surging and Choking

 

Motors and Variable Speed Drives

  • Characteristics and Operation of AC Induction Motors
  • Starting and Speed Control of AC induction motors
  • Speed control methods of AC Motors
  • Construction, Enclosures and cooling methods of AC Motors
  • Basic principles of AC Variable-Speed Drives (VSD's)
  • Electromagnetic Interferences, Cable Details and Filtering

 

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

  • Types of maintenance
  • Factors affecting pump, compressor and motor maintenance
  • Vibration Analysis and Condition Monitoring
  • Electrical Signature Condition Monitoring
  • Thermal Imaging condition monitoring
  • Oil Analysis

 

Associated Mechanical Equipment

  • Mechanical Seals
  • Bearings
  • Faults associated with bearings and mechanical seals
  • Lubrication
  • Control Valves

 

FOR WHOM

Professionals in Maintenance, Engineering and Production

 

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.

 

DATE:

1ST BATCH: 14th – 16th June, 2022          

2ND BATCH: 28th – 30th Nov, 2022  

Other Dates

Start Date End Date
29 Oct, 2019 01 Nov, 2019
Start Date End Date
07 May, 2019 10 May, 2019
Start Date End Date
14 Jun, 2022 16 Jun, 2022
Start Date End Date
28 Nov, 2022 30 Nov, 2022

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