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Course
Number 119 9 hours of instruction Format: Programmed Instruction Self-study Price: $47.50 |
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Operating characteristics and identification of parts of centrifugal pumps;
flow-through pump; mechanical and packing seals; seal flush; parts of an
impeller, identification of impellers; discharge pressure versus flow; power
requirements versus flow; effect of specific gravity on power requirements;
multistage operation; methods of priming centrifugal pumps; operating
characteristics of self-priming centrifugal pumps; types of oil lubrication;
grease-lubricated bearings; bearing housing temperatures; and cavitation and
gassing of centrifugal pumps.
Prerequisites - Familiarity with terms used to indicate temperature, pressure, and flow (°F,
psig, pph, etc.) (Course Number 49). Ability to add and subtract whole
numbers (Course Number 29).
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Course Number 12 - Positive Displacement Pumps
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Course Number 21 - Single Stage Steam Jet Vacuum Pumps - Troubleshooting
Course Number 57 - Multistage Steam Jet Vacuum Pumps - Operation
Course Number 75 - Multistage Steam Jet Vacuum Pumps - Troubleshooting