About
Pump Fundamentals is a brand new, in depth, 3 day workshop that will blend together the system design and the optimum pump selection to ensure long term reliability and economy of operation of your Pump machinery.
Gain an understanding of common pump operations, learn how to select the right pump for the right job and ensure correct troubleshooting and maintenance. This is a must attend course for anyone who works with pumps and pipe systems across all industries.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Gain an understanding of the operating principles of different pump types
- Learn how to select the right pump for the right job
- Understand the fundamental principles of centrifugal pumps
- Know the factors influencing the joining of pumps & pipe systems
- Understand what influences the pumping of solids
Who Should Attend?
Pump Fundamentals has been designed for a wide variety of industries and skill levels, it is an ideal course for all operating and maintenance technicians and engineers who are responsible for the improvement of pump reliability and every company that is dependent on the efficient movement of fluids including:
- Professional & Consulting Engineers
- Technicians
- Plant Engineers
- Water Engineers
- Irrigation Engineers
- Council Engineers
- Building Owners
- Pump Sales Representatives
Especially (but not limited to) the following industries/areas:
- Water Utilities & Sewerage
- Councils and Local Government
- Food Manufacture & Processing
- Beer, Wine, Spirits and Beverage Manufacture
- Milking and Dairy
- Petrochemical
- Steel Manufacture
- Mining
- Hydraulics
Training Methodology
This intensive three-day master class will combine tutorial sessions and case studies with interactive learning exercises. All attendees will be provided with a workbook and a certificate of completion. Attendees should bring a ruler and calculator and have a working knowledge of mathematics.
Your CPD Partner: Earn up to 21 CPD Hours
Outline
Fundamentals of Pump Theory
• Maths & Calculations
• Understanding Fluid Mechanics
Positive Displacement Pumps
• Classification
• Advantages & Disadvantages
• Types of Pumps
• Suction Head
• Delivery Pressure
• Influence of Accumulator on Frictional Head Loss
• Selection Criteria for Positive Displacement Pumps
Centrifugal Pumps
• General
• Impellor Construction
• Advantages & Disadvantages
• Theory
• Terminology
• Theoretical/Virtual Head
• Pump Losses & Actual Head
• Efficiencies
• Dimensional Analysis and specific speed
• Cavitation and Net Positive Suction Head speed
Maintenance
• Failures
• Indicators
• Causes & Solutions
• Performance Testing
Pump Applications
• Pump Selection
• Pipe Systems
• Single Pipe Systems
• Pipe Systems in Series
• Pipe Systems in Parallel
• Arrangement and Joining of Pumps
• Similar Pumps
• Different Pumps
• Joining of Pumps & Pipe Systems
• General Techniques
• Operational Problems
Pumping of Solids
• Types of Flow
• Cost
• Information Required
• Physical Properties of the Solid
• Physical Properties of the Slurry
• Design Data
• Types of Pumps
• Administering Methods
• Separation Methods
Q&A + End of Course
Facilitator
Ivan Rademeyer
Ivan achieved a Bachelors degree and an Honours degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, as well as a Masters degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Natal.
He started his career in 1980 in the Department of Post and Telecommunication in South Africa where he worked on several projects in the Buildings and Mechanical Section, doing mostly air conditioning plant design. In 1985 he joined the CSIR where he worked in the Turbo-machinery Section.
In 1994 Ivan launched Aeroflo, a joint venture company between the CSIR and the AEC where he used his knowledge of analytical and experimental fluid mechanics to lead a team of engineers in the development of air intake filters for helicopters. Under his leadership, Aeroflo was awarded the prestigious South African Technology Top 100 award.
In 2001, Ivan joined the University of Pretoria as a senior lecturer where he taught Fluid Machines and Aerodynamics to the final year mechanical engineering students and post-graduate Aircraft Design and Flight Mechanics.
In July of 2002 he started his own consulting engineering company where he completed several diverse projects for clients in South Africa, New Zealand and the USA. In 2005 he relocated his company, Da Vinci Innovations Ltd, to New Zealand where he is still focusing on product development and consultation projects
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