Pumps, blowers and pipingLaajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: EN00FN08
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
- Responsible person
- Hannu Sarvelainen
- Jyri Mulari
Objective
After this course you can:
• explain pump and valve types and their components.
• explain the mechanical structure of the process industry equipment.
• choose suitable pumps or fans to different systems.
• examine curves of pumps and fans.
• examine phenomena occurring in processes (pressure loss, cavitation, flow control methods).
Content
What kinds of devices are there in industry and how are they manufactured?
How to choose the right devices for the processes?
How to choose pumps or fans?
What do the pump and fan curves mean?
How is the operation of flow technology devices viewed in processes?
Accomplishment methods
Students can:
a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
c) work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
e) choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.