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Pump Guy Seminar - Course Outline

DAY ONE
1. Basic Pump Principles
•    How Pumps Work
•    Head vs. Pressure
•    Pressure Measurement
•    Absolute and Gauge Pressures
•    Vacuum

2. NPSH
•    NPSH required
•    NPSH available

3. Cavitation
•    Vapor Pressure
•    Types of Cavitation
•    Effects & Prevention

4. Affinity Laws
•    The Laws
•    Speed & Diameter
•    Practical Applications

DAY TWO
5. Work & Efficiency
•    Flow & Head
•    Efficiency formula / application
•    Energy & Work
•    Power formula / application

6. Pump Classification
•    PD types
•    Centrifugal types
•    Impellers
•    Specific Speed
•    Suction Specific Speed

7. Pump Curves
•    H-Q, Eff., BHp & NPSHr
•    Curve types
•    Curve Interpretation

8. System Curves
•    TDH
•    Elevation, Pressure & Losses
•    Dynamic systems & pump behavior
•    System changes
•    Pumps in Series & Parallel

9. Shaft Deflection
•    Interpreting the Evidence
•    Maintenance Operation & Design

DAY THREE
10. Pump- Motor Alignment
•    Types of Misalignment
•    Alignment Techniques

11. Bearings
•    Types & Services
•    Lubrication, Maintenance &

12. Pump Packing
•    Packing Procedures
•    Failure  & Leakage

13. Mechanical Seals
•    Single & Double Seals
•    Sealing difficult liquids
•    Seal failure analysis

14. Pump Piping
•    Draining Tanks & Vessels
•    Correct suction pipe arrangement
•    Correct discharge pipe arrangement

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NOTES
The precise content of the course may change depending on the specific needs of the delegates. All delegates will receive a copy of Everything You Need to Know About Pumps, a leading textbook on pumping systems design by Larry Bachus and Angel Custodio.

Pump Guy Seminar registrations are nonrefundable. However, should a scheduling conflict arise, Flow Control magazine will provide a credit to attend a future Pump Guy Seminar as your schedule permits. Please contact Matt Migliore at matt@grandviewmedia.com or 610-828-1711 if you have any questions about the Pump Guy Seminar.

 

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