PUMPS, COMPRESSORS AND VALVES MAINTENANCE

Objective

Pumps, Compressors and Valves are major equipment in all petrochemical, refinery, Manufacturing and petroleum firms. Understanding the function, operation, and troubleshooting of this equipment is a must to maintain the production and maximizing the profitability of the plant. Right specification and appropriate selection of this equipment increase the plant reliability reduce the downtime and operating and maintenance costs. This course will discuss this equipment over three days and cover different types of pumps and valves and their associated terminology. In addition to the different methods of inspection of the main component and the accessories of the pumps and valves will be explained in details. The different application of pumps and valves and the troubleshooting of each them and the method of treatments will be dealt with in depth. At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Have an understanding of the different types of pumps, valves, compressors and their associated terminology
• Have an understanding of Centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, packing, mechanical seals and sealing systems, bearings and couplings
• Have the ability to select the right valve for the particular application and to perform the necessary calculation for valve sizing