Centrifugal Pumps: Operation & Care

What you'll learn

• Explain how a centrifugal pump converts driver power into flow and head
• Interpret a pump curve and explain why sustained operation far from the best efficiency point damages pumps
• Describe cavitation and Net Positive Suction Head in plain terms, and recognise and prevent cavitation in the field
• Identify common pump failure modes — deadheading, dry running and recirculation — and how each arises
• Perform a safe centrifugal pump start-up in the correct sequence
• Monitor the parameters that matter: vibration, seal-pot condition, temperatures and flow

Curriculum

Progress through each competency level in order.