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 ‘HANDS ON’ CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS AND

PUMPING SYSTEMS WORKSHOP –BETTER UNDERSTAND & MANAGE YOUR PUMPS TO

REDUCE OPERATING & MAINTENANCE COSTS &

IMPROVE SYSTEM RELIABILITY!

Date: 19 to 21 June 2013

Venue: Holiday Villa Subang, Malaysia

WORKSHOP DAILY PROGRAMME:

Day 1Time Descriptions/ Objectives08:30 Registration09:00 Introduction

• Ice breaker

• Pumps the heart of the process

• Pump types – principal factors

• Assumptions and prior knowledge

• Pumps from a life cycle cost perspective

• Pump standards – local / international

10:00 Coffee Break10:15 TUTORIAL, followed by Pumps Construction

• Identifying and naming of Parts

• Parts function and design criteria

• Pumping arrangements – single / multistage andpurpose

• Shaft seals - standard gland and mechanical seals

• Axial and Radial forces acting within a pump and howmanaged

• Pump coupling and drive options – important factors

• Pipe layout and pipe fittings; right sizing and elementselection based on minimum ‘K’ factor and Life CycleCost (LCC) evaluation, including the importance ofgood system design and operational practice.

12:30 Lunch Break13:00 TUTORIAL, followed by - Understanding HowCentrifugal Pumps Actually Work and Operate

• Familiarization and reading pump performance or iso-efficiency charts

• The importance of ‘Net positive suction headavailable’ (NPSHA) VS ‘Net positive suction headrequired’ (NPSHR) discussed

• The meaning of Specific Speed of a Pump – howutilized to verify pump efficiency and NPSHR usingan imperical formula 

15:00 Coffee Break

15:15 Understanding How Centrifugal Pumps ActuallyWork and Operate (continued)

• Reading pipe friction tables and pipe fitting ‘K’ factors(‘K’ = Coefficient of Resistance)

• The impact of the ‘K’ factor on pump operations andpump system LCC discussed

17.30 End Day 1

Day 208:30 Recapture topics covered on Day 1 and Class

queries08:45 Pump System Set up and Pump Selection – K

Factors considered

• Hydraulic, mechanical, operational andmaintenance

• Options available and decisions made10:00 Coffee Break10:15 Pump Selection Exercise (continued)

• Evaluation of the Pump suction side

• TUTORIAL, Worked examples on NPSHA calculations

• Evaluation of pump discharge side; flooded suctioVS suction lift scenarios.

• Difference between a ‘Closed loop and Open looppump system’

• TUTORIAL, Worked Example – Selecting acentrifugal pump to match the system

12:30 Lunch Break13.00 Pump Selection Exercise (continued) 

• Worked Example – Selecting a centrifugal pump match the pumping system on an ‘As DesignedBasis’

15:30 Coffee Break15:45 Pumping Viscous fluids, Slurries and 2-Phase

fluids• Pumping of Viscous Fluids

• TUTORIAL - Worked example

• Slurry Characteristics

• Pumping of slurries discussedOpen forum: Opportunity to talk about the Pump / Pump System issues / difficulties experienced in youwork place. Examples of varied pump / pumpingsystem problems and solutions provided anddiscussed17:30 End Day 2

Day 308:30 Recapture topics covered on Day 2 and Class

queries?08:45 TUTORIAL, Centrifugal pump and pumpsystem operational problems solving; GroupSession miscellaneous pump faults presenteand solutions gleaned from course materialcovered in the past 2 days

10:00 Coffee Break10:15 Commissioning of Pumps and Pumping

systems discussed

• How a pump’s performance curve (signature) isestablished

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Day 3 (con’td)

• Bench testing / shop tests VS as installed testsdiscussed

• Pump performance testing - understanding thedifference between the ‘Guarantee and Acceptance’performance evaluation in relation to the pump’s -duty point, operating point and best efficiency point(BEP) for a newly installed pump set.

12:30 Lunch Break13:00 Commissioning of Pumps and Pumping systems

discussed (continued)

- Guarantee and acceptance condition verificationusing the following methodologies;o The use of ellipse analysis oro Using an empirical formula – noting

conditions that apply

• TUTORIAL – Verification of the prescribed‘Guarantee and acceptance criteria’ using anempirical formula.

15:00 Coffee Break15:15 Centrifugal Pumps – “Periodic Planned

Maintenance Program (PPMP) VS Performance

Based Maintenance Program discussed

• Preparation for a planned maintenance outage

• Elements to be considered before and during thepump maintenance opportunity

• Ongoing maintenance requirements with pumps inoperation

• Pump Performance enhancement methodologiesdiscussed

• Pumping Do’s and Don’tCase study: Costs and Energy savings captured thruReassessment and Evaluation of an existing pumpstation set up and operations

• TUTORIAL: An up grade which produceddemonstrable returns on investment (ROI) and otherquantifiable benefits to achieve the desired triplebottom; Economic, Environmental and Socialoutcomes 

17:30 End of the Centrifugal pumps Course

• Distribution of the “Pumps Course Attendance”Certificates to Candidates 

• Completion and Return of the Course EvaluationSheets by candidates

ADMINISTRATION DETAILS:

Venue : Holiday Villa, Subang, MalaysiaDate : 24 to 26 April 2013Workshop Time : 9.00am to 5.30pmOthers: HRDF Claimable (applies to

Malaysian companies only)

For more information kindly contact :

Trixie: +6016 2976 535Jo - +6014 3637 325 / +65 9770 1916Jan- +6014 9232 092 / +65 9358 8810General Line: +603 8073 3784

TRAINER’S PROFILE: Octo MonizCEng.,MBA (Tech Mgt)

Octo is an experienced and highly motivated emarine engineer with extensive industry experienceonshore and offshore industrial settings. He hhands-on experience in the operation, maintenanand management of a diverse range of plant aequipment comprising steam raising boiler plapumps, compressors, turbines, electrical powgeneration and hvac / refrigeration systems. He linengineering theory and best practice in the operatiand maintenance of plant, to demonstrate hosuperior plant performance and results may achieved. He has strong complex problem solviskills and is ready to discuss solution options whraised. He has a passion for engineering arecognizes its potential to deliver the triple bottooutcomes required of Industry today ie. economenvironmental and societal benefits.

He is able to demonstrate how these may be achievin a practicable and sustainable manner. Finally,

enthusiastic and interactive style and demeanmakes him popular and a much sought afInstructor.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:• Facilities Managers

• Maintenance & Operations Staff - Fitters,Technicians and Engineers

• Plant Engineers - Mechanical, Rotating Equipmeand Project Engineers

• Process Engineers

• Engineering Consultants

• Pump Sales and Applications Staff

• Pump Design Staff• Pump Users

• Contractors

COURSE STRUCTURE:• Multi-media presentation with a high level of

Presenter and class interaction

• Sessions followed by quiz / multi choice questionfor revision and self-evaluation

• General safety and best practice emphasised.

• Workshop manual which includes copies of theslides, quiz questions and answer sections as we

as additional reference data and technicalinformation (courtesy of Goulds pumps)

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