Basic level training is designed for individuals who are new to the subject matter. It covers basic concepts, skills, and practices. Participants acquire a foundational understanding of the topic and develop basic competencies.

Participants will be able to:  

• Identify rotodynamic and positive displacement pump types and describe their typical applications.
• Read and interpret pump performance curves and explain how the affinity rules affect pump performance. 
• Determine pump power and calculate efficiency using performance data and operating conditions. 
• Explain pump system fundamentals, including system curves, operating point, pressure, head, friction losses, NPSH/NPIP, and cavitation. 
• Describe the influence of specific speed and operating region on rotodynamic pump performance. 
• Recognize common driver and drive characteristics, including motor types, starting methods, and variable frequency drives (VFDs). 
• Identify major pump components, sealing methods, bearings, couplings, and system control devices, and explain their basic functions. 
• Apply basic pump selection principles, including impeller trimming and series and parallel operation. 
• Describe factory performance testing, acceptance grades, and common test arrangements at a high level. 
• Recognize basic installation, commissioning, startup, and maintenance practices. 
• Identify common operating problems and apply basic pump system analysis concepts, including life cycle cost and pump system optimization, to support troubleshooting discussions.  

• Technicians, operators, and mechanics with relevant experience.
  
• Early- to mid-career engineers.
• Technical sales and technical support professionals.  

A core capability following this training is the ability to understand how pumps, drivers, and systems interact, and to evaluate the effects of system conditions, operating changes, and control methods on pump performance, efficiency, power consumption, and reliability.  

Section 1: Pumps, Performance Curves, and Power Consumption

• Pump Classifications. 
• Rotodynamic Pump Types, Classifications, and Application Considerations. 
• Positive Displacement Pump Types, Classifications, and Application Considerations.  
• Pump Performance Curves. 
• Power and Efficiency. 
• Affinity Rules. 

Section 2: Pump Systems 

• The System Curve and Operating Point.
• Pressure and Head. 
• Friction Losses. 
• NPSH and Cavitation.  
• Factors that Affect the Pump AOR. 

 Section 3: Rotodynamic and Positive Displacement Pumps

• Rotodynamic Pumps and Specific Speed.  
• Common Rotodynamic Pump Components and Materials. 
• Positive Displacement Pumps.   

 Section 4: Drivers and Drives 

• Motor Types
• Enclosures
• Frame Sizes. 
• Motor Starting Methods
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs). 

 Section 5: Pump Components and Accessories 

• The Pump Nameplate
• Static Sealing Methods. 
• Compression Packing and Mechanical Seals.   
• Bearings and Bushings.   
• Couplings, Drive Shafts, and Gears.   

 Section 6: Pump Selection, Testing and Operations 

• The Operating Point.
• Control Methods to Vary the Pump Operating Point.  
• Impeller Trimming.  
• Implications of Various Curve shapes
• Parallel and Series Pumping. 
• Pump Selection Process.  
• Factory Performance Testing.  
• Additional Tests – NPSH, NPIP, and Hydrostatic.  
• Factory Performance Test Acceptance Grades.  
• Typical Factory Performance Test Arrangements.  

 Section 7: Pump Installation, Commissioning, Startup & Maintenance

• Basic Installation, Priming, and Startup.   
• Basic Maintenance Practices. 

Section 8: Pump System Analysis & Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting Common Operating Problems.  
• Life Cycle Cost (LCC).  
• Pump System Optimization (PSO).