Description We work in an industry where economic success is heavily dependent on the collective performance of our processing equipment and their operators.
This book can be used as a self-paced, self-taught short course or as a companio.
Three handy references are also contained in the book to answer questions as they arise in the field: 1) Operators Guide to API Flush Plans, 2) Illustrated Glossary of Centrifugal Pump Terms, 3) Glossary of Electric Motor Terms, and 4) Useful Centrifugal Pump Formulas.
How to start a pump reliability program By the end of the book, the reader should possess a clear understanding of how to operate and monitor their pumps.
Troubleshooting basics 7.
Lubrication basics 6.
What operators should Know about electric motors 5.
Mechanical seals and their related seal flush plans 4.
Centrifugal pump operating characteristics 3. 2.
Importance of equipment reliability and What role operators play in this mission.
The following topics and content are covered: 1.
This book was specifically written for process operators who regularly deal with Centrifugal pumps, addressing principally those variables and factors under their control, while limiting design theory and mathematics to a minimum.
Their shear numbers and variety can make their mastery a challenge.
We would be hard pressed to find a processing unit inside our complexes without a few of these in service.
The ever-present Centrifugal pump is one of the workhorses of the process world, tirelessly moving fluids, ranging from the innocuous to the toxic and flammable, from one stage of the process to the next.
One training topic essential to Every operators education is that of Centrifugal pumping technology.
There are no shortcuts to operational excellence.
Formal and informal training must be provided regularly if continuous process and reliability gains are to be expected.
Without highly trained and confident operators we can never hope to realize the full potential of our complex processes.
Description We work in an industry where economic success is heavily dependent on the collective performance of our processing equipment and their operators
