Overview of Pumps & Compressors in Oil & Gas Facilities
Overview of Pumps & Compressors in Oil & Gas Facilities
OBJECTIVES
- How to select, size, and specify common pump and compressor equipment used in the oil and gas industry
- About integrating pump and compressor equipment with piping and other systems
- About identifying physical principles and forces that occur in rotating equipment, focusing on pumps and compressors
- About using operating and troubleshooting techniques for pumps and compressors
- About pump hydraulics and compressor thermodynamics
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Mechanical engineers, process engineers, Maintenance Engineers, facilities engineers, plant engineers, pipeline engineers, technicians, Foremen and operators who desire a general knowledge of pumps and compressors in oil and gas facilities
COURSE OUTLINE
- Types and applications of pumps and compressors
- Centrifugal pumps
- Reciprocating pumps
- Rotating pumps
- Pump selection and application
- Thermodynamics of compression
- Centrifugal compressors
- Reciprocating compressors
- Rotary screw compressors
- Pump and compressor control methods
- Pump installation, operation, and maintenance considerations
- Compressor installation, operation and maintenance considerations
- Auxiliary systems – LO, seal gas, and monitoring instruments