Pipeline Design, Maintenance & Rehabilitation Practices

OBJECTIVES

• Design pipelines
• Understand the rehabilitation Procedure for pipes
• Analyze pipe networks
• Understand the causes of Water Hammer in Pipes

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Engineers who would like to refresh their knowledge in pipeline design and maintenance.
• People working in the pipeline Industry who would like to know more about the design of pipes.
• Engineering graduates

COURSE OUTLINE 

DAY ONE

Fluid Properties

• Chemical
• Physical

Fluids in Motion

• Types of flow
• Continuity of Flow
• Energy of a flowing fluid
• Momentum of a flowing fluid

Flow measurements through pipes

• Venturi meter
• Orifice meter
• Pitot tube

Energy losses in Pipelines

• Minor losses
• Major losses

Friction losses in pipelines

• Hydraulic Gradient

DAY TWO

Design of Gravity pipelines

• Use of Moody’s Diagram
• Use of Hydraulics Research Stations Tables
• Use of Resistance Equation
• Design of Gravity Sewer (Tutorial)

DAY THREE

Sewerage Rehabilitation Manual

• Phase I
• Phase II
• Phase III
• Phase IV

Water Mains

• Operation and Maintenance
• Rehabilitation
• Pipes, Valves and Meters

• Sewage Storm Overflows
• Purpose
• Types
• Flow Regulators

• Types

DAY FOUR

Pumps

• Types
• Pump Head
• Multiple Pump Systems
• Pumping calculation Tutorial

Cavitation

• Definition
• Theory
• Examples

DAY FIVE

Unsteady Flow in Pipes (Water Hammer)

• Pressure propagation in pipes
• Theory
• Examples

Pipe Network analysis

• Conditions for the analysis
• Methods
• Examples