Intermediate Pump & Mechanical Seal School

Who would benefit from this course?

The Intermediate Pump and Mechanical Seal School is a two-day class on pumps and seals, targeted to Plant Operators, Maintenance Personnel, Engineers or anyone involved in the selection, maintenance and operation of pumps.


It is an extension to our popular Basic class and includes in depth discussion on Pump Hydraulics, Cavitation, NPSH, Variable Speed Pumping, Mechanical Seal trouble shooting, disassembly and reassembly, Corrosion, Bearings, Couplings, Best Maintenance Practices, Predictive Maintenance, Upgrades and Re-rates and Electric Motors. The format includes lecture and interaction with the class. Many field examples with photos are used along with actual pumps and seals to enhance the learning process. Total time for the course is 16 hours. 

Agenda
    • Quick review of Fluid Dynamic Terms such as flow, head, specific gravity, viscosity and vapor pressure
    • Full discussion of NPSH and Cavitation
    • Quick Review of Types of Pumps (Centrifugal and Positive Displacement)
    • Pump Hydraulics with emphasis on system and pump performance curves, pump and motor selection and minimum flow requirements.
    • Seal-less pumps including fundamentals of operation and discussion of advantages and disadvantages.
    • Pump Specifications – How to get the right pump for the application.
    • Variable Frequency Drives and their benefits from power savings to pump protection and extended wear life.
    • Pump Maintenance, predictive vs. preventative, increasing mean time between failures, trouble shooting, and importance of balancing.
    • Corrosion in pumps including types, causes, prevention, material selection, coatings.
    • Condition Monitoring and its positive impact to the bottom line. When and where to use it. Measuring vibration, temperature, power, flow and pressure.
    • Pump upgrade and re-rate services. Increase life expectancy, match to new operating conditions, keeping those obsolete pumps running.
    • Discussion of electric motors including fundamentals of operation, types, efficiency, maintenance.
    • In depth Mechanical seal discussion with an emphasis on proper seal selection, Cartridge and Split Seals, trouble shooting, disassembly and reassembly.
    • Bearing types, proper selection, wear analysis, operational limits.
    • Lubrication, grease Vs. Oil, Synthetics, Viscosity, Flood and Oil Mist
    • Coupling guidelines, types, spacer vs. non-spacer, selection and maintenance.