Rotating Equipment Masterclass : Pumps & Compressors
About Course
Dive deep into the world of rotating equipment with this comprehensive 20-hour masterclass, **completely free** on Theetay. This course covers the operation and maintenance of pumps, centrifugal compressors, and reciprocating compressors, equipping you with essential knowledge for various industries.
Led by expert instructors, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of key concepts like cavitation, performance curves, NPSH, surge and stonewall, capacity control, pulsation control, lubrication, cooling, and more. Explore critical mechanical components like impellers, bearings, mechanical seals, packing, crossheads, pistons, compressor valves, and their functions through detailed graphics, 3D animations, and cross-sectional views.
Enhance your practical skills with valuable Excel workbooks that provide qualitative and quick comparisons, application notes, and calculations for predicting performance characteristics.
Key Benefits:
- Master the operation and maintenance of pumps, centrifugal compressors, and reciprocating compressors
- Gain a deep understanding of key concepts and operating principles
- Explore critical mechanical components and their functions
- Learn best practices for operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Access valuable Excel workbooks for performance analysis
- This course is completely free!
Enroll today and access this free online course from leading platforms like Udemy, Udacity, Coursera, MasterClass, NearPeer, and more!
Keywords: Rotating Equipment, Pumps, Centrifugal Compressors, Reciprocating Compressors, Operation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting, API Standards, Excel Workbooks, Performance Analysis, Free Online Course, Udemy, Udacity, Coursera, MasterClass, NearPeer
What Will You Learn?
- Understand rotating equipment working principles for successful operation of your plant and piping systems
- Understand the various rotating equipment construction details
- Lear how to read and interpret pump and compressor curves
- Learn how to determine and interpret your piping system curve
- Optimize the operation efficiency of your pumping and/or compression systems
- Perform various calculations to size and assess rotating equipment performance (head, discharge temp, inlet capacity, volumetric efficiency…)
- Understand what affects the selection and design of rotating equipment (process conditions, fluid characteristics, interstaging, foundation needs...)
- Understand the concept of pulsation, how it can affect your compressor performance and how to control it according to the API 618 standard
- Know how to size suction and discharge volume bottles to control reciprocating compressor pulsation
- Analyze the problems in operation related to packing, mechanical seals, bearings and flow control
- Apply the best practices and guidelines for maintenance, problem solving and troubleshooting of rotating equipment
- Be an active and efficient communicator during meetings with rotating equipment vendors
- Get access to useful charts and diagrams to solve daily rotating equipment problems
- Download our valuable Compressor Performance Excel Workbook
- And much more...
Course Content
About this rotating equipment masterclass
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A Message from the Professor
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Masterclass introduction
03:31 -
Course Material Download Link
00:00
Pumps Section introduction
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Learning objectives
06:42
Pumps Basic principles
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Introduction
01:20 -
How do pumps work
07:02 -
Pressure measurement
04:42 -
Pump head
10:57
Pumps Net Positive Suction Head, NPSH
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Introduction
03:10 -
NPSHr, Net Positive Suction Head Required
04:28 -
NPSHa Net Positive Suction Head Available
21:36
Pumps Cavitation
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Vapor pressure
03:05 -
What cavitation is all about
01:25 -
The effect of vapor pressure on pump performance
09:22 -
Vaporization cavitation
04:44 -
Internal re-circulation
02:27 -
The vane passing syndrome
01:50 -
Air aspiration
02:44 -
Turbulence cavitation
00:37 -
Preventing cavitation
08:37
Pumps The affinity laws
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The affinity laws explained
11:56
Pumps Useful work and pump efficiency
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Useful work from a pump
04:19 -
Flow determination
01:54 -
Pump efficiency
06:20
Pumps Classification
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Introduction
00:54 -
Positive displacement pumps
03:27 -
Centrifugal pumps
02:37 -
Conceptual difference between centrifugal and positive displacement pumps
01:55 -
Centrifugal volute pumps
01:44 -
Types of centrifugal pumps
10:41 -
Pump impellers 12
02:45 -
Suction specific speed, Nss
09:33 -
Pump impellers 22
03:08 -
Wear bands
03:03 -
Specific speed, Ns
04:05
Pumps Understanding pump curves
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Pump performance curves
02:15 -
Head vs Pressure (reminder)
02:00 -
The Head-Capacity curve (H-Q curve)
03:44 -
The efficiency curve
00:58 -
The energy curve (BHp curve)
00:41 -
The pump minimum requirement curve (NPSHr curve)
01:01 -
Overview of the 4 curves
06:44 -
Pump family curves
06:29
Pumps Understanding the system curve
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Total dynamic head, TDH
08:14 -
Determining the static head, Hs
00:42 -
Determining the pressure head, Hp
01:04 -
Draft Lesson
02:35 -
The Hazen and Williams formula
01:15 -
The Darcy and Weisbach formula
02:48 -
The practical formula
26:41 -
The dynamic system
03:53 -
Dynamic pressure
03:48 -
Resistance changes
07:53
Pumps Shaft deflection
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Introduction
01:06 -
60° and 240° radial loads
05:19 -
Operation, design and maintenance
05:20 -
Tight tolerances in centrifugal pumps
01:10 -
Signs of shaft deflection Interpreting the evidence
06:49 -
The sweet zone
00:54 -
The dual volute pump
01:48
Pumps Bearings
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What is a bearing
07:33 -
Bearing lubrication
08:06 -
Bearing failure
08:30 -
Bearing maintenance
10:18 -
Bearing seals
08:03
Pumps Shaft packing
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What is a packing
06:06 -
Packing leakage
02:20 -
Stages in the life of packing
02:42
Pumps Mechanical Seals
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Introduction
03:58 -
The mechanical seal
01:59 -
The single UNbalanced INside mounted mechanical seal
01:06 -
The single UNbalanced OUTside mounted mechanical seal
01:12 -
The single balanced INternal mechanical seal
01:05 -
The single balanced EXternal mechanical seal
00:51 -
O-rings
02:02 -
The balance effect advantages and mathematical explanation
06:22 -
The cartridge mechanical seal
00:36 -
Double seals
01:27 -
The tandem dual seal
02:24 -
The back to back double seal
00:56 -
The face to face double seal
01:00 -
Support system for dual seals
03:54
Centrifugal Compressors Introduction
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Introduction
03:09
Centrifugal Compressors Rotating equipment overview
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Introduction
02:38 -
Definition of rotating equipment
01:32 -
Classifications of rotating equipment
04:37 -
Performance and mechanical design similarities
02:33 -
The equipment train
02:05 -
Important fundamentals
06:02
Centrifugal Compressors Types and applications
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Introduction
05:07 -
Positive displacement compressors Rotary lobe
04:21 -
Positive displacement compressors Rotary vanes
02:11 -
Positive displacement compressors Rotary screw
02:37 -
Positive displacement compressors Reciprocating
07:16 -
Dynamic compressors Centrifugal single stage
06:29 -
Dynamic compressors Centrifugal multi-stage
06:38 -
Dynamic compressors Axial
08:13
Centrifugal Compressors Compressor characteristics
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Introduction
07:13 -
Positive displacement compressors
02:53 -
Draft Lesson
06:54 -
Dynamic compressors
07:57
Centrifugal Compressors Operation of a compressor in a system
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Introduction
07:16 -
Defining the process system
00:51 -
The system resistance curves
04:22 -
Draft Lesson
01:54 -
A positive displacement compressor in the process system
01:39 -
A dynamic compressor in the process system
01:31
Centrifugal Compressors The concept of fluid head
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Introduction
03:24 -
Defining the fluid head
04:00 -
The head required
03:20 -
The head produced
03:25 -
Paths of compression
02:00 -
The different types of gas head
04:54 -
Dynamic compressor curves format
01:34
Centrifugal Compressors Performance relationships
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Introduction
03:23 -
Satisfying the objective
01:25 -
Gas characteristics
05:00 -
Draft Lesson
00:25 -
Draft Lesson
07:29 -
Compressor efficiency
02:02 -
Draft Lesson
01:02 -
The fan laws
02:42
Centrifugal Compressors What determines the compressor curve shape
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Introduction
00:29 -
The compressor stage
05:48 -
Impeller with side plate removed
02:10 -
Draft Lesson
03:48 -
Blading types Backward lean and radial vanes
05:52
Centrifugal Compressors Surge and stonewall
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Introduction
10:19 -
Surge facts
04:21 -
Limits of the compressor curve
00:40 -
What causes surge
04:39 -
What causes stonewall
05:09
Centrifugal Compressors Individual stage and overall performance
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Introduction
07:47 -
The stage curve
02:51 -
The overall curve
03:25 -
Determining section performance
04:51
Centrifugal Compressors The effect of gas density change
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Introduction
05:23 -
The factors involved
01:27 -
The effect on pressure ratio
01:11 -
The effect on compressor head
03:34 -
The effect on system resistance
01:27 -
The effect on flow rate
01:20 -
The effect on power
01:24
Centrifugal Compressors The effect of fouling
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Introduction
01:00 -
The mechanism of fouling
02:20 -
The effect of fouling on the operating point
04:30 -
The causes of fouling
04:54 -
Detecting fouling by condition monitoring
01:03 -
Preventing and correcting fouling
11:00
Centrifugal Compressors Control overview
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Introduction
06:55 -
Your objectives
00:29 -
Adjusting the compressor to system changes
02:53 -
Adjusting the compressor performance curve
15:19 -
Compressor protection
05:22
Centrifugal Compressors Surge control systems
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Introduction
00:41 -
System objectives
00:20 -
Available options
01:57 -
System design considerations
01:03 -
A history of surge system types
06:43
Centrifugal Compressors Mechanical design
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Introduction
01:57 -
The casing
04:44 -
The inlet guide vanes (IGV)
04:24 -
The rotor
01:26 -
The diaphragms
02:33 -
Inter-stage seals
03:54 -
About shaft end seals
01:36 -
Labyrinth seals
04:46 -
Restrictive ring seals
03:31 -
Liquid film floating ring seals
03:01 -
Liquid film cone seals
00:58 -
Dry gas seals
05:32 -
Why do compressors need bearings
02:06 -
Journal bearings
03:24 -
Thrust bearings
06:02
Centrifugal Compressors Casing and stationary internals
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Introduction
01:07 -
Casing functions
02:46 -
Casing types
07:34 -
Casing fabrication options
01:40 -
Casing stresses and deflections
04:04
Centrifugal Compressors Rotor design
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Introduction
01:48 -
Shaft end design
03:36 -
Shaft stiffness
01:22 -
Rotor configuration
01:20 -
Rotor assembly
04:37 -
Rotor balance
04:35
Centrifugal Compressors Flexible coupling design, installation and operation
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Draft Lesson
01:04 -
Coupling functions
02:35 -
Coupling types
01:05 -
Gear couplings
05:27 -
Flexible couplings
04:14 -
Couplings with elastomer inserts
00:53 -
The coupling system
01:35 -
Coupling installation and removal
02:53 -
Gear coupling 3D animation
00:24 -
Flexible couplings 3D animation
00:22 -
Jaw and spider coupling 3D animation
00:23
Centrifugal Compressors Understanding and predicting compressor Performances
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Introduction
04:37
Centrifugal Compressors Using performance curve to evaluate behavior
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Using performance curve to evaluate behavior Introduction
02:21 -
Compressor stage characteristics
02:00 -
Performance curves
04:22 -
Inlet pressure
08:14 -
Inlet temperature
07:26 -
Molecular weight
04:49 -
Compressibility and ratio of specific heats
01:45 -
General equations
03:44 -
Constant weight flow
03:43 -
Rotational speed
06:21 -
Section wrap-up
00:54
Centrifugal Compressors Actual performance curve
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Actual performance curve
08:14
Centrifugal Compressors System resistance
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System resistance
13:59
Centrifugal Compressors Compressor Performance Excel Workbook
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Workbook presentation
03:41
Reciprocating Compressors
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Introduction
03:15 -
Before you start this course
01:50
Reciprocating Compressors Compressors overview
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Compressors overview Introduction
02:04 -
Compression methods
02:42
Reciprocating Compressors The theory
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Draft Lesson
02:57 -
Simplified 3D animation A virtual practical exposure
03:27 -
Pressure – Volume diagram
04:44 -
Piston displacement
01:56 -
Volumetric efficiency
03:21 -
Inlet capacity
00:51 -
Piston speed
05:50 -
Draft Lesson
00:41 -
Compressor head
00:41 -
Power
05:03 -
Valve loss
04:08 -
Clearance loss
06:52 -
Piston ring leakage
01:12 -
Valve slip
01:16 -
Effect of multistaging
05:52 -
Interstage pressures
01:40 -
Effect of altitude
01:21 -
Brake horsepower
01:29
Reciprocating Compressors Machine characteristics
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Introduction
04:04 -
Classifications
03:23 -
Automatic valves
01:16 -
Useful terminology
03:13
Reciprocating Compressors Selection
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Considerations in selection
01:26 -
Selection possibilities
02:55 -
Selection of AIR compressors
06:00 -
Selection of PROCESS compressors
09:17
Reciprocating Compressors vs Centrifugal Compressors
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Reciprocating compressors in a process system
05:57 -
Centrifugal compressors in a process system
05:18
Reciprocating Compressors Mechanical design
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Mechanical design of reciprocating compressors Introduction
02:48 -
Crankcase
02:36 -
Distance piece
01:21 -
Cylinders
02:01 -
Cylinder arrangements
02:30 -
Cylinder materials
02:29 -
Cylinder liners
03:23 -
Pistons
02:22 -
Piston dismantling
01:23 -
Piston materials
02:12 -
Piston to piston rod connections
03:36 -
Piston rods
02:16 -
Piston rod materials
01:35 -
Piston rod to crosshead connections
03:16 -
Crossheads
02:12 -
Crankshafts
01:25 -
Crankshaft – Rod – Crosshead – Piston Assembly
03:25 -
Piston rings and rider bands
05:16 -
Piston rod packings
00:55 -
Packing rings
02:24 -
Packing ring arrangements Single acting
05:22 -
Packing ring arrangements Double acting
04:30 -
Packing ring arrangements Pressure breaker
02:38 -
Piston rod packing assembly
02:21 -
Oil wiper packing
00:51
Reciprocating Compressors Valves
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Compressor valves Introduction
03:18 -
What is a compressor valve
00:41 -
Basic requirements
01:38 -
Basic function
02:40 -
Valve types
01:31 -
Ported plate valves
04:31 -
Ported plate valves – 3D animation
01:50 -
Concentric ring valves
02:06 -
Concentric ring valves – 3D animation
02:00 -
Disc valves (poppet)
05:07 -
Rectangular valves
03:24 -
Suitability of valves
02:02 -
Valve materials
05:05 -
Valve failure analysis
13:28 -
Troubleshooting valve problems
02:56 -
How to install and remove a compressor valve
08:39
Reciprocating Compressors Pulsation control
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Pulsation control
14:03 -
Sizing a compressor volume bottles
03:15
Reciprocating Compressors Capacity control
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Capacity control Introduction
04:22 -
Intake valve unloading
01:38 -
Intake valve unloading – Hand operated valves
03:48 -
Intake valve unloading – Air operated valves
03:08 -
5 step control
05:35 -
Clearance pocket
00:57 -
Clearance pocket – Hand operated valve
01:02 -
Clearance pocket – Air operated valve
00:58 -
Clearance pocket – Variable volume valve
01:10 -
Intake valve unloading combined with clearance pocket
03:25
Reciprocating Compressors The lubrication system
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Compressor lubrication Introduction
03:20 -
Crankcase Bearings lubrication methods
01:00 -
Lubrication Method #1 Splash lubrication
00:54 -
Lubrication Method #2 Splash and flood lubrication
01:08 -
Lubrication Method #3 Full pressure circulation lubrication
02:55 -
Draft Lesson
09:27 -
Cylinder and packing lubrication
02:20 -
Method of application
02:03 -
Draft Lesson
03:10 -
Pumps with a pressurized supply
01:06 -
Rate of oil feed
09:37
Reciprocating Compressors The cooling system
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Introduction
01:59 -
Over cooling
00:39 -
Cooling systems
04:28
Rotating Equipment Basic Process Control Systems (BPCS)
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Learning objectives
01:03 -
Why do we need to control
01:03 -
How to control
09:42 -
Pump control 17
04:07 -
Pump control 27
02:34 -
Pump control 37
08:55 -
Pump control 47
01:47 -
Pump control 57
02:41 -
Pump control 67
01:15 -
Pump control 77
01:12 -
Compressor control 13
01:35 -
Compressor control 23
11:46 -
Compressor control 33
02:53
MASTERCLASS Downloadable Resources
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Downloadable resources
00:18
Extra
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The Chemical Engineer’s Reference Folder
03:24 -
The Flow of Fluids Excel Workbook
02:00 -
The Heat Exchanger Excel Workbook
07:44
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