Concepts ETI
217 Billings Farm Road
White River Junction, VT 05001-9486 Phone: 802-296-2321
www.conceptseti.com
Centrifugal Pump Design and Performance
This five-day course, offered by Concepts ETI, Inc., will inform students about centrifugal pump design principles and practice, including
performance limits such as cavitation. It will help students understand and assess design tools and understand the process of pump design
optimization. Engineers will come to understand the best state-of-the-art design practices and learn about performance, cavitation, dynamic forces, and noise. For more information, visit
www.conceptseti.com/education/cor_pump.htm.
Engineered Software Inc.
4531 Intelco Loop SE
Lacey, WA 98584-5941 Phone: 360-412-0702 www.eng-software.com
FLO-SERIES Training Courses
Engineered Software Inc. offers training courses on its FLO-SERIES software (see above).
Hydraulic Institute
9 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054 Phone: 973-267-9700 www.pumps.org
Section 4. Where To Find Help
Centrifugal Pumps: Fundamentals, Design and Applications
The Hydraulic Institute offers this two-part, six- module, online training course, available at www.
pumplearning.org as well as on a CD-ROM. The
course provides a wealth of information designed by industry experts and developed exclusively for pump users, manufacturers, engineers, contractors, specifiers, and others who work with pumps and pumping systems. HI also offers “Energy Reduc- tion in Pumps and Pumping Systems,” an hour- long video education program produced with DOE that includes three student workbooks, answer books, and an instructor’s manual.
ITC Learning Corporation
13515 Dulles Technology Drive Herndon, VA 22071-3416 Phone: 703-638-3757 Fax: 703-713-0065
Hydraulic System Video Courses
ITC offers many videos on hydraulic pump systems, including courses on controls and actu- ators. Introductory and troubleshooting courses are also available from ITC or TWI Press, Inc.
Pump and Compressor Maintenance Video Courses
ITC offers video courses on pump/compressor maintenance, namely for centrifugal pumps and air compressors. They are available from ITC or TWI Press, Inc.
Job Training Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 868
Unionville, PA 19375 Phone: 610-444-0868 www.jobtraining.com
Centrifugal Pumps
The topics covered in this course include operating characteristics and identification of parts of centri- fugal pumps, flow-through pumps, mechanical and packing seals, seal flush, parts of an impeller,
identification of impellers, discharge pressure versus flow, power requirements versus flow, effect of specific gravity on power requirements, multistage operation, methods of priming centrifugal pumps, operating characteristics of self-priming centrifugal pumps, types of oil lubrication, grease-lubrication bearings, bearing housing temperatures, and cavitation and gassing of centrifugal pumps.
Mechanical Solutions, Inc.
1719 Route 10 East, Suite 205 Parsippany, NJ 07054-4507 Phone: 973-326-9920 www.mechsol.com
Modal Testing
MSI offers an on-site training course on modal testing of pumps, compressors, turbines, motors, and impellers. Real world test data are coupled with a finite element analysis to provide calibrated analytical models. Trainees learn how to use this software to perform “what-if” analyses and determine the best corrective actions.
Rotodynamic Analysis
MSI will provide on-site, detailed rotodynamic analysis and training for turbomachinery power trains, including centrifugal pumps, reciprocating pumps, compressors, and motor turbine pumps. Rotor critical speed, undamped and forced responses, and stability are all checked, and users of the equipment are trained in how to check it themselves. Methods of troubleshooting are also discussed.
Vibration and Noise Testing
MSI offers an on-site training course on vibration and noise testing of pumps, compressors, turbines, and motors. MSI will provide the latest hardware and software for diagnosing vibration problems, explaining how they work and how to treat the problems.
National Technology Transfer, Inc. P.O. Box 4558 Englewood, CO 80155 Phone: 800-922-2820 Fax: 800-838-8441 www.nttinc.com
National Technology Transfer, Inc., Courses
National Technology Transfer offers a wide variety of courses related to pumps and pump applications. From a two-day seminar on centrifugal pumps covering theory, selection, design, maintenance, and troubleshooting to a three-day Pneumatic Training course, National Technology Transfer offers courses nationwide for engineers, consul- tants, plant and maintenance personnel, and others.
Ross Mackay Associates Ltd.
240 Portage Rd., Ste. 670 Lewiston, NY 14092 Phone: 800-465-6260 www.rossmackay.com
Mackay Pump School
The Mackay Pump School is a two-day course covering the integrated areas of system hydraulics, pump mechanics, and seal operation. The course is designed to help operations and maintenance personnel reduce production losses and downtime. Course topics include pump and system curves, NPSH, cavitation, air entrainment, seal problems, shaft deflection, bearing considerations, and piping configurations. A video series from the Mackay Pump School is also available.
Volk & Associates
3062 Arizona Street Oakland, CA 94602 Phone: 800-733-8655
Pump Training – From an Industry Expert
This course offered by Michael Volk covers hydraulic principles, pump selection and sizing,
system design and analysis, energy savings, troubleshooting, computer software, and applications.
United States Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Program
1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20585
www.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices
Pumping System Assessment
This one-day training session provides an in-depth discussion of energy efficiency factors for pump- ing systems, emphasizing the system as a whole rather than the components. Indicators and symptoms of potential energy reduction oppor- tunities are discussed. Application and use of the Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT) software is also covered (see Appendix B for a description). The training was developed to introduce users to the software (a CD with the PSAT software is provided) and to provide guidance on field measurement considerations. There are three general elements:
1. An overview of pump, motor, adjustable speed drive, and fluid system performance characteristics
2. Practical issues involved in field
measurements of fluid and electrical data 3. Use of the PSAT software, including
application to real-world situations (case studies).
Qualified Pump System Specialist Training
This session covers in two and one-half days the energy efficiency factors addressed in the one-day Pumping System Assessment training described above, as well as case studies and additional instruction on the use of PSAT software. It concludes with a rigorous written exam. Those successfully completing the exam are recognized as Qualified Pump System Specialists.