AOPBT                                                Pumps – Basic Types and Operation

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Topic 1: Pump Fundamentals
     
1.1 Identify three pumps at your site and on a P & ID and tell the purpose of each pump. ____   ____
     
1.2 Identify the casing, inlet (suction), and outlet (discharge) of a pump at your site. ____   ____
     
1.3 Identify each of the following pump auxiliaries and explain why each is used in its application: electric motor driver, steam turbine driver, fixed coupling, and variable speed coupling. ____   ____
     
1.4 Identify each of the following pump components and auxiliaries and explain why each is used in its application: suction strainer, pump bearings, constant level oiler, forced feed lube system, cooling system, packing, mechanical seal, and seal flush system. ____   ____
     
     
Topic 2: Positive Displacement Pumps    
     
2.1 Identify examples of the following types of reciprocating positive displacement pumps at your site and explain why each is used in its application: a piston pump and a diaphragm pump. ____   ____
     
2.2 Identify examples of the following types of rotary positive displacement pumps at your site and explain why each is used in its application: a gear pump and a screw pump. ____   ____
     
     
Topic 3: Centrifugal Pumps    
     
3.1 Identify a single-stage centrifugal pump and a multiple-stage centrifugal pump and explain why each is used in its application. ____   ____
     
3.2 Identify a single-stage pump with double suction impeller at your site. ____   ____
     
3.3 Identify a multi-stage centrifugal pump at your site and determine how it offsets axial thrust. ____    ____


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