Thermofluids

Mastering pump efficiency and optimising energy consumption

Understand the pump optimisation strategies that lead to significant cost reductions and enhanced performance.

1 hour

Pumps consume 25% of the global electricity. Energy savings in pumping systems account for up to 35% of this energy. Energy Savings are fundamental to our future environment.

- Alexander Yates, IMechE Associate

Summary

Understand the pump optimisation strategies that lead to significant cost reductions and enhanced performance.

As a pump engineer, you cannot overlook the significance of plant operating costs and conditions. Employing the correct pump operation methods brings substantial advantages to both you and the entire system. Considering that pump operation costs can be significant – currently standing at £3,000 per kWy (equivalent to a 1kW heater running for a year) – even a 10% saving becomes crucial. By running pumps close to their design positions, you effectively reduce the stresses and strains on the machinery, leading to improved asset resilience and a decreased risk of failure.

Join us for this comprehensive webinar as we delve into the mastery of pump efficiency and the optimisation of energy consumption in pumping systems. Pumps consume a staggering 25% of the world's electricity, with energy savings accounting for up to 35% of this energy. By leveraging the vast potential for energy savings in pumping systems, you can contribute to significant cost reductions and sustainable operations.

In this webinar, we will take a holistic approach to pumps, covering everything from their fundamental principles and operation to the interplay between pumps and systems. We will delve into the causes of energy waste, explore strategies for recovering energy losses, and equip you with the knowledge to select and maintain the right equipment for optimal performance and extended pump life.

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Who should attend?

Site mechanical engineers, design engineers, water engineers, maintenance teams, energy managers, project managers. Pumps are used in pretty much every industrial and domestic applications, primarily with the moving of heating and cooling liquids as well as the transfer of liquids such as sewage, water, irrigation, fuel systems, water networks.

How will I benefit?

After this webinar attendees will be able to:

Understand the basics of pumps fundamentals
Recognise that pumps and systems are interconnected
Understand how energy is used and wasted in pumps and systems
Learn what can be actioned to recover the energy losses and reduce cost

Contributes 1 CPD hour

Key topics

Pump types and method of operation
Pump curves
System curves and Pump interaction
Pump Internals
Energy losses in pumping systems
How to recover these energy losses

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Alex Yates

Alex has been the principle presenter of the BPMA Certified Pump Systems auditor (CPSA) initiative for a number of years Alex has worked in the field of roto-dynamic performance assessments for the last 30 years. Over this time, he has assessed pumps, blowers and hydro turbines throughout the world. He specialises in the assessment of the pump performance and the interaction of multiple unit operations both for series and parallel systems.

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