Pumping System Performance Improvements

In Pumping System Performance Improvements , you'll learn ...

• How to diagnose common pumping system problems
• Five common indications of an oversized pump
• Methods to configure piping to improve pumping system efficiency
• How multiple pump arrangements and the use of pony pumps can help improve system performance and efficiency

Overview

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Credit: 7 CPD

Length: 67 pages

In this course, you’ll learn opportunities for improving pumping system performance. The course is not intended to be a comprehensive technical treatment of pumps and pumping systems; rather, it is meant to provide practical guidelines and information to make engineers aware of potential system performance enhancements.

Throughout the course, performance and efficiency improvements are described in terms of a “systems approach”. For cost effective operation and maintenance of pumping systems, attention must be paid not just to individual pieces of equipment but to the system as a whole.

A systems approach to optimizing a pumping system analyzes both the supply and demand sides of the system and how they interact, shifting the focus from individual components to total system performance.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the three points in a pumping-system life cycle that present opportunities to improve system performance.
• Describe common centrifugal-pump problems.
• Identify common positive-displacement pump problems.
• Explain the two primary failure mechanisms for mechanical seals.
• Describe the causes of shaft deflection in a pump.
• Identify methods for addressing an oversized pump.
• Apply rules of thumb for improving piping configurations.
• Explain how preventive maintenance can minimize unscheduled pumping-system downtime.
• Compare the advantages of multiple-pump arrangements with those of a single larger pump.
• Explain when a pony pump should be considered.
• Describe the benefits and limitations of controlling pumps with variable-frequency drives.

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 35 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.