Standard |
IDS 231 - Pumps and Piping Systems
Studies the fundamental concepts of industrial pumps and piping systems. Topics include: pump identification; pump operation; pump installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting; piping systems; and installation of piping systems.
|
Competency Areas |
Hours
|
|
|
|
Pump Identification |
Class |
1 |
|
|
Pump Operation |
D. Lab |
0 |
|
|
Pump Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting |
P. Lab/O.B.I. |
4 |
|
|
Piping Systems |
Credit |
2 |
|
|
Installation of Piping Systems |
|
|
|
|
Valves |
|
|
|
|
Prerequisite: |
Program admission level math achievement |
||
|
Corequisite: |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
Course Guide |
|
Competency |
After completing this
section, the student will: |
Hours |
||||
|
Class |
D.Lab |
P.Lab/ O.B.I. |
||||
|
PUMP IDENTIFICATION |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|||
|
Gear pumps, vane pumps, and piston pumps |
Identify the various pumps used in industry. |
|
|
|
||
|
ASME codes for pumps |
Refer to proper section of ASME codes for information on code requirements for industrial pumps. |
|
|
|
||
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
||||
|
Pump Operation |
Discuss gear, vane, and piston pump principles of operation. |
|
|
|
||
|
|
Discuss the applications of various pumps used in industry. |
|
|
|
||
|
PUMP INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND TROUBLESHOOTING |
2 |
0 |
12 |
|||
|
Pump Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting |
Install, maintain, and troubleshoot an industrial pump.. |
|
|
|
||
|
Operate the pump after installation |
|
|
|
|||
|
PIPING SYSTEMS |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|||
|
Discuss and identify various materials used in piping systems. |
|
|
|
|||
|
Identify various fittings used in piping systems. |
|
|
|
|||
INSTALLATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS |
2 |
0 |
15 |
|||
|
Discuss and calculate fitting allowances and pipe measurements. |
|
|
|
|||
|
Cut, ream, and thread steel pipe. |
|
|
|
|||
|
Prepare tubing for installation by flaring, soldering, and using compression fittings. |
|
|
|
|||
Valves |
2 |
|
7 |
|||
|
Discuss the types of valves. |
|
|
|
|||
|
Identify the various types of valves. |
|
|
|
|||
|
Install various valves. |
|
|
|
|||
Suggested Resources |
Teletrain. (1992). VHS centrifugal pumps.
TPC Training Systems. (1974). Pumps.
TPC Training Systems. (1992). Piping.