Pumps & Compressors Technology Application, Design Operation, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Pumps & Compressors Technology Application, Design Operation, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
OBJECTIVES
- Review the basics of Pumps and Compressors
- Maximize the efficiency, reliability, and longevity of all types of pumps
- Learn how the performance curves of Pumps and Compressors are measured and calculated
- Gain a thorough understanding of pump characteristics.
- Use modern rod pump effectively to optimize rod pump systems.
- Design the rod pump systems; compare pumping units
- In-depth dynamometer card interpretation will enable you to diagnose and fix field problems.
- Use the similarity laws to calculate the Pumps/Compressors performance at different speed and rotor size
- Maintain the motor equipment, belt
- Measure the level fluid, foaming and more
- Many field examples will be used for practice
- Learn methods of troubleshooting and maintaining Pumps/ Compressors
- Highlight the importance of the related international codes and standards
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Supervisors Engineers & Facility/Utility engineers, Technicians, Operating Personnel, Petroleum Engineer , Gas Engineer production superintendents foremen, field technicians , Reservoir Engineers or anyone require a working level knowledge of pumps & compressors.
COURSE OUTLINE
Introduction
- Rod pumping advantages and disadvantages
- Pumping unit geometries and prime movers
Pumps Types and Performance
- Types Of Pumps
- Centrifugal
- Displacement
- Pumping methods
- Centrifugal action
- Displacement action
- Rotary displacement pumps
- Pumps performance curves
- Head-Capacity curve
- Power-Capacity curve
- Efficiency-Capacity curve
- NPSH-Capacity curve
- Limits of operation
- Characteristics curves for different types of pumps
- How to obtain these curves experimentally
- How to calculate these characteristic curves
- Specific speed and specific diameter
- The significant of the Specific Speed and the Specific Diameter
- How to calculate these numbers
- How to use these number in pumps selection process
- Parameters affecting the pump performance
Similarity Laws
- The effect speed variation
- The effect of impeller trimming
Pumps selection
- Pumps standards
- Hydraulic Institute Standard
- API standard
- How to use standards for pumps selection
- How standards differ from each other
- How to use standards to write the right specification for pumps
- Overall procedure in selecting a pump
- Parameters affecting the pump selections
- Properties of liquids being pumped
- Material selection
- Manufacturer data and curves
- Economic consideration
- Pumps application
- Comparison between different types
- Essential data required
Down hole Equipment
- Common and special pumps and their advantages and disadvantages
- Plungers, balls and seats, pump displacement and slippages; gas anchor design.
System Design
- Types and Problems
- Component Equipment, classification versus API
- Constant productivity index, Vogel, and Fetkovich IPR methods
- Guidelines for system design; tips for reducing torque and rod loading, and increasing system efficiency
- Counter Balance, check stress rod
- Pump Analysis (Walker and Agnew Method)
Positive Displacement Compressors
- Compression Methods
- Intermittent compression
- Reciprocating and Rotary compressors
- Continuous compression
- Axial and Centrifugals
- Features and comparison
- Types of Reciprocating Compressors
- Trunk type
- Crosshead type
- Lubricated & non-lubricated
- Single & Double acting
- Compression cycle
- Internal compression
- Clearance volume
- Intercooling effect
- Volume ratio
- Pressure ratio
- Capacity control
- Clearance pockets
- External bottles
- Valve unloader
- Bypass port
- Pulsation control
- Rotary Compressors
- Screw compressors
- Sliding vane compressors
Centrifugal Compressors
- Basic Components
- Rotating elements
- Stationary parts
- Compressor seals
- Centrifugal classification
- Centrifugal arrangement
- Performance curves
- How to read performance curves
- Surge line and stone line
- Blade curving angle effect
- Volume ratio effects
- Quadrant curve
- Fan Laws
- The effect of speed variation
- The effect of trimming the rotor
- Limit on the speed
- Multistage
- Intercooling effect
- Operation of centrifugal Compressors
- System Characteristics
- Volume ratio effect
- Effect of MW variation
- Inlet Pressure and Temperature effects
- Effect of Rotational speed
- Compressor Control
- Motor driven compressors
- Turbine Driven Compressors
- Automatic control system
- Pressure control
- Flow control
- Parallel flow
- Compressor Surge
- What causes surge
- Surge control
Pump Categories, and Centrifugal Pumps
- Pump Categories: Dynamic (Centrifugal) and Positive Displacement (Reciprocating and Rotary)
- Centrifugal Pumps: Operation, Casings and Diffusers, Hydrostatic Pressure Tests, Impellers, Hydraulic
- Balancing Devices, Mechanical Seals, Minimum Flow Requirement, Performance Characteristics,
- Cavitation, and Net positive Suction Head
ROD Pump
- Types and dimension version API
- Coupling, Continuous sucker rod, design polo shed rod
- Paraffin Scrapers, Rod Pull out Force
Dynamometer Analysis
- Assembling
- Interpretation, test procedures
- Rod Load analysis, Torque Analysis and counter balance
- Conventional Unit of Torque counter
Failure Control
- Equipment Handling (Tension, Corrosion, fatigue
- Diagram, Continuous s Rod, Storage
Failure Control
- Equipment Handling (Tension, Corrosion, fatigue
- Diagram, Continuous s Rod, Storage
Dynagraph Interference
- Gilbert, Gibb-Neely
Fishing
- Rod Lifting Method
Troubleshooting of Pumps
- Pump Maintenance, Inspection, Overhaul, Diagnoses of Pump Troubles
- Troubleshooting of Centrifugal Pumps
- Troubleshooting of Rotary Pumps
- Troubleshooting of Reciprocating Pumps
- Water Hammer
Troubleshooting & Maintenance
- Principles of troubleshooting
- Principles
- Failure modes
- Statistics of more frequent troubles
- Maintenance
- Maintenance strategies
- Measuring methods
- Monitoring and Data collection
- Reasons of Failure
- Mechanical seals
- Wet and dry type
- Compressors versus Pumps shaft seals
- Piping systems
- Why seals fails
- Bearings
- Roller antifriction types
- Journal bearings
- Range of applications
- Lubrication of bearings
- Lube-oil systems
- Shaft deflection
- Critical speed and shaft deflection
- Parameters affecting shaft deflection
- Effects of shaft deflection on Mechancal seals and Bearings
- Cavitation in pumps
- Net Positive Suction Head
- Available against required NPSH
- Effects of Cavitations
- Cures for cavitation
- Surge in compressors
- Causes of compressor surge
- Surge and compressor performance
- Anti-surge methods
- Off-design operating conditions
- Variation in inlet conditions
- Multistage compressors performanceHowdy, editor
- Compressors in parallel operation
