Positive Displacement Pumps
Overview/Description
This course presents an overview of positive displacement pumps. It is intended to provide you with the ability to recognize various types of positive displacement pumps and become familiar with their characteristics and operation.
The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- describe the characteristics of positive displacement pumps
- specify differences between positive displacement pumps and centrifugal pumps
- explain the importance of viscosity as it relates to the operation of positive displacement pumps and how they are protected against over-pressurization
- identify positive displacement pumps as one of the following: reciprocating pump, power pump, rotary pump, gear pump, lobe pump, vane pump, peristaltic pump, two-screw type pump, three-screw type pump, diaphragm pump.
Target Audience
Personnel working with or around positive displacement pumps
Expected Duration
1.0
Lesson Objectives:
Positive Displacement Pumps
identify principles of operation of positive displacement pumps.
identify characteristics of centrifugal pumps.
identify principles of viscosity.
identify true statements regarding relief valves.
identify characteristics of reciprocating pumps and rotary pumps.
identify characteristics of gear pumps.
identify characteristics of screw pumps, moving vane pumps, and diaphragm pumps.
identify characteristics of peristaltic pumps.
Course Number: FUND0305