Presenter: John Tonkin
2020 sees John's 50th year in engineering. Initially he had exposure to plant maintenance (steam, water, pneumatics, ash handling, boilers, turbines and pumping systems) and marine steam plant.
A number of More
Aimed at Engineers, Technicians and Senior Foremen, the course aims to equip delegates with the knowledge and skills necessary to:
- Select the most appropriate pipe specification and material for moderate duties
- Match the selected pipe with the most appropriate fittings
- Create a design which represents a cost effective solution to single pipeline systems for moderate duties
- Design the most cost effective pipe work system for the conveyance of any type of fluid
- Design pipe work systems which have more than one outlet
- Define the causes of water hammer, calculate its transient values and offer appropriate actions which will reduce or eliminate its occurrence
- Define the procedures necessary to install, test and commission a piping system
- Suggest appropriate protective coatings for pipe work systems
- Calculate the life cycle cost for a pipe system
Main Topics:
- International and national Standards and Specifications
- Pipe manufacturing methods & materials
- Pipe fittings and their application
- Jointing systems
- Pipeline profiling and hydraulic gradient
- Pressure, static, friction and velocity head
- Calculating Total Dynamic Head
- System head curves and their practical application
- Introduction to cost-effective pipe sizing
- System head curves
- Pipeline profiling
- Behaviour of liquids other than water
- Compound pipelines
- Designing suction and delivery pipe work systems
- Water hammer: Calculation and prevention
- Installation testing and commissioning of pipelines
- Coatings and other protection procedures
- Life cycle costing for pipe work systems
- Trouble shooting and remedial action
Please Note:
The precise content may change on the day depending on the specific needs of the delegates.
For volume discounts and in-house rates, please contact:
Phindi Mbedzi at 2KG Training
Tell: +27 (0) 11 325 0686
Cell: +27 (0) 71 125 6188
Email:phindi@2kg.co.za
Comments are closed.