Engineering essentials

Overview of pumps, pump systems and pump selection

The webinar will give an overview of pumps fundamentals, pump systems and pump selection - the content of the three popular pump-related courses offered by the Institution.

1 hour

Summary

The webinar will give an overview of pumps fundamentals, pump systems and pump selection - the content of the three popular pump-related courses offered by the Institution.

The session will cover:

Pump fundamentals
Types of pump, fluids properties, key pump parameters, pump performance, system and pump interactions, and impacts of multi-pump operation.
Pump systems
The influence of components, including how fittings, valves, etc. can severely change the system characteristics and how pumps will interact with these elements within the system.
Pump selection
The issues associated with the selection parameters required for pumps and how to identify the right elements for a selection to meet requirements.

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at engineers, technical support staff, system designers, commissioning engineers, senior management so that the complexities and intricacies of pumps and pumping systems can he appreciated.

How will I benefit?

Understand the engineering terms associated with pumps and systems
Understand how pumps and the system interact
Outline common faults and impacts on the performance on pumps
Have an idea of system design and considerations of influence on pump performance

Contributes 1 CPD hour

Key topics

Types of pumps, the pump tree and a few examples of different design of pumps
Impact of different fluids on pumps
Pump Curves
System data
intersection of pumps and systems
Outline into selection

Meet our trainers

These trainers regularly teach Overview of pumps, pump systems and pump selection.

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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