Centrifugal Pumps: Operation & Maintenance

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This is one of a five-part series which will teach your employees the proper procedures for installing, maintaining and troubleshooting centrifugal pumps. It discusses pump basics and terminology, mechanical seals, bearing failure, cavitation, entrainment, and disassembly and repair. A specific course has been created explaining the theoretical principles of interpreting pump performance curves, Affinity Laws, and matching specifications of a system to its application.

Identify normal and abnormal start-up and operating conditions of centrifugal pumps, pump monitoring, and shutdown procedures with this course. By focusing on precautions, this course attempts to educate in order to prevent injury and equipment damage. Demonstrating pump and component maintenance helps the student identify potential causes of pump failure. Topics include:

-Basic start-up, operation, shutdown and maintenance of pumps
-System components requiring monitoring and adjusting
-Abnormal operating conditions