Join instructor Mike Mancini as he explores how to determine where your equipment is running relative to the best efficiency point and how to use this information to optimize operation. This will include a discussion of pump curves, system curves, and detecting performance degradation using field data. Strategies for achieving peak efficiency and the benefits of these actions will also be discussed.
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Hydro joined Empowering Pumps for another insightful discussion on preserving experience through innovation.
Listen to the latest Empowering Industry podcast, where Charli Matthews chats with our President of Total Solutions, Mike Mancini, about the challenges facing the industry today, including workforce training, technology adoption, and the exciting potential of AI.
Watch the interview below, or listen to the podcast here.
Join Hydro at the Turbo Pump Symposia as we co-present with Petroleum Development Oman on how energy and reliability savings can be achieved on pump equipment.
Presentation authors include Dr. Gary Dyson and Freddy Lineros of Hydro, Inc and Paul Willcox of Petroleum Development Oman.
The presentation will be held from 2:00pm to 2:45pm on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 in Room 370A.
Lecture Focus:
The costs associated with operating and maintaining an extensive fleet of oil pumping equipment are significant. The equipment consumes a large amount of power, it operates in harsh conditions and the production requirements mean that reliability is important. The equipment is responsible for large amounts of oil revenue that is essential to the Oman economy.
The combination of these aspects means that there is a great opportunity to minimize the cost of oil production and maximize oil production by ensuring equipment is exactly matched to the demand.
Further to this, there is also the environmental impact of the CO2 generated by the power needed to operate the equipment. As the leading energy producer in Oman, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has refreshed its strategy, so it is suited to a dynamic energy landscape with a new focus on creating value, driving sustainability and advancing renewable energy initiatives while expanding their presence in the oil and gas sector. Environmental sustainability is therefore of the utmost importance to PDO and the reduction in CO2 emissions based on reduction of consumed power is significant both environmentally and from a cost standpoint.
The philosophy employed by PDO for reducing emissions and modifying equipment for power saving, operational availability and reliability is outlined in this presentation along with illustrating how the system-based approach has led to major cost savings.
Two examples of modifications made to high energy pumping equipment to reduce the power consumption are outlined, alongside the associated technical challenges. The approach considers the operating regimes, the pump system interaction and the long-term operating requirements of the equipment. These requirements flow into the design process to re-rate the equipment with new hydraulics performance and impellers designed using CFD to match the system and operational requirements. The design process not only considers hydraulic performance but also uses the time dependent nature of the flow to evaluate changes in vibration caused by the modified designs.
Reliability of the equipment is also considered as the pump operating regime moves close to BEP at all conditions.
The Vertical Pumps seminar is a 1-day course that will delve into key topics related to vertical turbine pumps, making them easy to understand. This seminar is perfect for you anyone interested in learning more about vertical pumps, including engineers, technicians, maintenance personnel, and plant operators.
This course is for you if:
Hydro University was developed with a mission of ensuring that pump users around the world have access to the knowledge required to optimize industrial operations and reduce pump lifecycle costs. By imparting technical skills, pump knowledge, and troubleshooting methodologies, we help our customers to achieve this.
Hydro has spent 50 years accumulating knowledge of pump operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades. Our aftermarket perspective uniquely empowers us to look at our pumps the way an end user would- with an eye for improving reliability and performance of existing assets instead of a focus on initial design. Our training is similarly focused on imparting skills critical to end users’ every day job functions instead of theoretical design that would rarely, if ever, be used by pump system owners.
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Hydro University understands that not every organization or learner will have the same goals and has developed a varied slate of delivery methods to support skill development.
For those looking to engage in course material on their own schedule, Hydro University offers a breadth of online technical webinars and e-learning classes. The topics are expansive, covering a depth of knowledge such as centrifugal pump fundamentals, system optimization, vibration, failure modes, and many more.
For organizations looking for an in-depth skill development strategy, Hydro University provides tailored programs that combined classroom, hands-on, and virtual course material customized to the end user’s learning goals. These programs can include a mentorship aspect, where Hydro’s subject matter experts join students in an application optimization project that provides practical application of the skills they learned in the classroom.
Interested in learning more about Hydro University? Download our current course catalog, visit the Hydro University LMS to browse online courses, or contact us for more information.