Effective Pump Intake Design and Troubleshooting Problem: Background, Design Objectives, and Using the Standard

Effective Pump Intake Design and Troubleshooting Problem: Background, Design Objectives, and Using the Standard

PDH Credits: 1

Part 1 of 4-Part Webinar Bundle

Overview:

This webinar is based on the Hydraulic Institute’s Intake Design for Rotodynamic Pumps ANSI/HI 9.8 Standard, which enables designers, owners, and users to configure functional pumping facility designs and provides remedial measures for problematic intakes. The webinar offers an overview of intake design considerations, available tools, and historical context, delving into potential issues and outlining specific design objectives with references to Section 9.8.2 and Appendix H for modification guidance. The session concludes with a summary of standard utilization across various intake configurations, followed by a Q&A session

Learning Level - Advanced:

Advanced level training is designed for individuals with a strong foundational knowledge and experience who seek to enhance their broad skills and knowledge. Advance training delves into complex concepts, analysis, design, optimization, and problem solving.

It is recommended that attendees have intermediate level knowledge or complete intermediate level training prior to attending this course.

Audience:

Individuals with a technical background, who have basic and intermediate level knowledge on pumps and systems, including experience technical sales, system designers, and engineers.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, learners should be able to:

• Assess intake design factors including new or existing setups, liquid properties, client needs, site constraints, pump specifications, intake configuration, and hydraulic conditions.
• Identify and evaluate available tools for intake design, including experience, modeling through CFD or physical model studies, and reference materials such as ANSI/HI 9.8 and ANSI/HI 9.6.6.
• Understand the background and history of ANSI/HI 9.8, its design recommendations for different intake types, and the flexibility it allows through physical model testing, along with informative appendices for considering factors beyond standard sump design.
• Identify and explain the negative consequences of intake design issues, including vortices, excessive pre-swirl, non-uniform velocity distribution, excessive turbulence, air entrainment, and solids/sediment accumulation.
• Delineate design objectives for both new intake design and modification of existing designs, including considerations outlined in Section 9.8.2 and Appendix H, and utilize the standard effectively through the provided flow chart with a guide to relevant sections.

SKU: LW701B

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PDH Credits

One (1) PDH credit will be issued upon completion of this live webinar series. 

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