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Liquid Pipeline Hydraulics


A Two-Day Classroom Seminar (CPE Approved)

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A fully interactive course on hydraulics of pipelines transporting liquids, such as water and petroleum products. Covers steady state pipeline hydraulics as applied to long distance pipelines and short pipe segments within a plant, including pressure drop calculations, pumping power required and centrifugal pump analysis.

It is useful for design engineers, plant engineers, project engineers, planning and business development engineers in an organization that designs, constructs or operates pipelines.

With several thousand miles of existing pipelines and proposed construction of many thousand miles of pipelines in the US and other countries, the optimum selection and utilization of these facilities require knowledge of pipeline capabilities and expansion requirements to ensure maximum return on invested capital. This requires a thorough understanding of pipe sizing, flow velocities, hydraulic pressure drop, use of drag reduction agents and pump selection for ensuring proper equipment sizing to reduce initial capital cost and annual operating expenditures.

What You Will Learn
  • The physical properties of liquids, such as density, specific gravity, viscosity, bulk modulus and vapor pressure and their variation with temperature. Blending liquids to improve flow through pipelines.
  • Understand and use the various pressure drop formulas such as Colebrook-White and Hazen-Williams equations for steady state flow in pipes. Darcy friction factor and Transmission factor. Use of Moody diagram for pressure drop.
  • Size pipelines for specified throughput and pressures.
  • Comparison of isothermal and thermal flow
  • Calculate pipe strength, Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) and hydrostatic test pressures.
  • Calculate the locations and power of pump stations required.
  • Analyze centrifugal pump curves for various impeller sizes and speeds. Calculate impeller trim size to reduce energy loss. NPSH and cavitation. Viscosity corrected pump performance using the Hydraulics Institute method..
  • Explore pipeline throughput expansion scenarios, comparing the economics of using Drag Reducing Agents(DRA), pipe loops or building new pump stations.
  • Determine the capital cost, operating cost, cost of service and transportation tariff.
Seminar Agenda
  • FLUID PROPERTIES
  • Mass, Density and Volume
  • Specific Gravity and API gravity
  • Viscosity - Absolute and Kinematic
  • Vapor Pressure and Bulk Modulus
  • Sample Problems
  • PRESSURE DROP DUE TO FRICTION
  • Volume flow rate and velocity
  • Pressure and Head of Liquid
  • Laminar, Turbulent and Critical Flow
  • Reynolds Number and Friction Factor
  • Pressure Drop Equations and Moody diagram
  • Darcy, Colebrook-White, Hazen-Williams and Shell-MIT Equations
  • Losses through fittings and valves
  • Sample Problems
  • PIPE ANALYSIS
  • MAOP and Test Pressures
  • Barlow's Equation
  • Line Fill Volume
  • Sample Problems
  • PRESSURE REQUIRED TO SHIP PRODUCT
  • Hydraulic Pressure Gradient
  • Friction Head and Elevation Head
  • Slack Line Flow
  • Number of Pump Stations Needed
  • Hydraulic Balance and Stations Required
  • Sample Problems
  • PUMP ANALYSIS
  • Centrifugal Pumps versus Reciprocating Pumps
  • Pump Head versus Flow Rate
  • Pump Efficiency versus Flow Rate
  • Brake Power versus Flow Rate
  • NPSH versus Flow Rate
  • Variation with Impeller Speed and Diameter-Affinity laws
  • NPSH required versus NPSH Available
  • Effect of Viscosity- Hydraulic Institute chart
  • Sample Problems
  • PUMP STATION DESIGN
  • Suction Pressure & Discharge Pressure
  • Control Pressure & Throttle Pressure
  • Power Lost due to Throttling
  • Variable Speed Pumps
  • Sample Problems
  • DRAG REDUCTION EFFECT
  • Reduction in Friction due to DRA
  • Drag Reduction versus ppm of DRA
  • De-bottlenecking Pipelines
  • Sample Problems
  • BATCHING DIFFERENT PRODUCTS
  • Transporting different products simultaneously
  • Effect on hydraulic gradient
  • DRA effect
  • Contamination in Batches
  • Sample Problems
  • TRANSIENT FLOW IN LIQUID PIPELINES
  • Surge pressures due to valve closure
  • Application of PRV and rupture disk
  • ANSI 150 terminus piping protection
  • SUMMARY -Q & A
Hotel and Seminar Information
This two-day seminar will be held at the hotels listed below or can be conducted on-site at your facilities. The seminar will start promptly at 8:00 AM and will finish at 4:30 PM on the first day. On the second day, the seminar will resume at 8:00 AM and will finish at 3:00 PM. The program includes continental breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks for each day. Attendees also receive a professionally produced seminar manual that can serve as a valuable office reference. Dress is casual for all seminars
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Registration Fee and Discounts
The price for this comprehensive two-day seminar is $1,595 (USD).
Register online or Call (843) 212-4038.
  • Additional attendees and government employees receive a 10% discount.
  • Register 4 or more attendees and receive 20% Off. Special pricing is available for groups of 5 or more.
    If you want attendees to pay with separate credit cards or have other questions, please call (843) 212-4038 for assistance.
Payments and Cancellations
Payment is due prior to the start of the seminar by Visa, Master Card, American Express, or corporate check. Seminar fees will be charged to your credit card at the time of registration unless other arrangements have been made. Please make checks payable to "PGS Energy Training" 26 Teal Lane • Hilton Head Island, SC 29926. Cancellations will result in a credit that is good for 2 years which can be transferred to a colleague. Substitutions may be made at any time. For more information on PGS policies regarding administrative matters and complaint resolution, please contact our offices at (843) 212-4038.
CPE Credits in Specialized Knowledge

This live group seminar is eligible for 13.0 CPE credits. Be aware that state boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. As of January 1, 2002, sponsored learning activities are measured by program length, with one 50-minute period equal to one CPE credit. One-half CPE credit increments (equal to 25 minutes) are permitted after the first credit has been earned in a given learning activity. You may want to verify that the state board from which your participants will be receiving credit accept one-half credits.

PGS Energy Training is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. CPAs interested in attending any seminars should contact our offices for details on CPE credits granted and any prerequisite requirements.
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Who Should Attend

This is an ideal course for those employed in the petroleum, water, oil and gas and the pipeline industry that work with pipeline transportation of liquids. It is useful for design engineers, project engineers, planning and business development engineers in analyzing the capabilities of existing and new pipelines, optimizing performance and estimating requirements for expanding throughput of pipelines.

Prerequisites and Advance Preparation

Basic mathematical knowledge and some familiarity or interest in pipelines and pumps are required.

Why Choose PGS?

PGS seminars are known for their clear explanations and in-depth content. Register for a PGS class today, and join the over 10,000 energy professionals who have already attended one of PGS's proven programs.

Program Level & Delivery Method
Intermediate level. CPE delivery method is "Group-Live."