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International Pump User Conference 2011
Presenter
Willem v.d. Westhuisen
Willem v.d. Westhuisen
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Willem v.d. Westhuisen joined Eskom in 1982 as a Pupil Technician. In 1989 he became a Technologist-in Training and in 1993, he became a Senior Consultant and later a Chief Consultant (Boiler feed pumps and pumps in general).

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Course Dates

15-16 October 2012
Johannesburg (Diaz on Surrey)
R4,950 (excl. VAT)
Advanced Pump Theory and Applications 2 day course
Objective:

After successful completion of this course the attendees will have a better understanding of Advanced pump fundamentals, enabling them to apply the knowledge gained in their daily work

Course Outline
  • How a pump works
  • Pump types
    • Positive displacement and Advanced pumps
    • When are Advanced pumps not suitable
    • Single stage vs multi stage pumping
    • Gauge Pressure
  • Vacuum
  • The Affinity Laws
  • Pump internal design
    • Impellers, shafts, diffusers, wear rings, volutes, balancing mechanisms, suction eye
  • New developments
    • Hydraulic modifications
    • Cavitation/flow visualization, metallurgy and non-metallic pumps
  • Pump selection
    • Pump curves
    • Selecting the correct pump for the correct application enhancing pump efficiency
    • Understanding pump operating envelope
    • Parallel and series pumping
    • Suction specific, specific speed, tip speed
    • Pump selection and system design software
  • API 610
    • Selection considerations
    • Pump classification and designation
    • Basic design
      • 5% head increase at rated conditions
      • Seal chamber conditions
      • NPSH margins
      • Viscous liquids and viscous corrections
      • Preferred operating region
      • Vibration limits
      • Baseplates
      • Dynamics of Pump support structure
  • System design considerations
    • 100 % Dynamic
    • 50 % Dynamic and 50% Static
    • 100 % Static
  • NPSH
    • Suction design
    • Suction specific speed
    • NPSH available, NPSH required as well as NPSH margin
    • Practical ways to eliminate cavitation
  • Avoiding problems with pumps
    • Performance monitoring to identify operating off BEP
    • Improving pump reliability
    • Standby pumps
Please Note:
The precise content may change on the day depending on the specific needs of the delegates.

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