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Selecting and sizing pumps and hydraulic networks
Build reliability into your pumping installations from the equipment selection stage. Use performance curves, size your networks and identify the causes of cavitation, vibration and water hammer. Strengthen your design and maintenance decisions to better control malfunctions and energy performance.
- Duration
- 2 days 14 hours
- Code
- IND017FR Code
Presentation
Mastering pumping systems and, more broadly, fluid transfer networks is essential to the efficiency and reliability of industrial facilities. Incorrect sizing or unsuitable pump technology can cause costly problems: cavitation, water hammer, excessive vibration and excessive energy consumption.
This 2-day technical course enables you to select, size and optimise the pumps and hydraulic networks in your facilities. It covers the entire process, from fluid mechanics fundamentals to calculation methods, including identifying the pump technologies suited to each requirement.
By the end of the programme, you will be able to prevent common malfunctions and ensure optimal performance in your facilities. You will practise through sizing exercises and by using manufacturers' catalogues and design charts.
Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- master the fluid mechanics fundamentals needed to size pumping systems;
- identify different pump technologies (centrifugal, positive displacement, etc.) and their specific applications;
- apply pump selection criteria according to the fluid, operating conditions and installation constraints;
- size a complete hydraulic network with different fittings and valves;
- read and use a pump characteristic curve to determine the optimal operating point;
- anticipate and resolve common problems (cavitation, water hammer, vibration, etc.).
Program
Module 1: mastering fluid mechanics fundamentals
- Review of fluid properties (viscosity, density and pressure).
- Bernoulli's equation: principle, assumptions and practical applications.
- Calculating frictional and local head losses.
- The concept of total dynamic head (TDH).
Module 2: selecting suitable pump technologies
- Centrifugal pumps: operating principle and characteristic curves.
- Positive displacement pumps: operation and applications.
- Selection criteria: fluid type, flow rate, pressure, temperature, viscosity and installation conditions.
Module 3: sizing a complete hydraulic network
- Calculating the operating point (intersection of the pump and system curves).
- Pipe sizing: recommended velocities and diameter calculations.
- Selecting and sizing valves, check valves, filters and fittings.
Module 4: anticipating and resolving common problems
- Cavitation: causes, consequences and prevention (calculating available versus required NPSH).
- Water hammer: mechanisms and protective devices.
- Vibration and noise: causes and solutions.
- Energy optimisation: variable-speed drives, control and energy balance.
Audience
This course is intended for professionals involved in designing and operating hydraulic networks, including:
- maintenance engineers and technicians seeking to optimise their hydraulic networks and anticipate recurring problems (cavitation, water hammer and vibration);
- design engineers and technicians involved in facility design and sizing new pumping networks;
- industrial facility managers seeking to improve the energy performance and reliability of existing systems;
- any professional responsible for managing, operating or troubleshooting complex hydraulic networks on a daily basis.
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites apply:
- Basic knowledge: familiarity with industrial environments and facilities.
- Technical fundamentals: basic mathematics and applied physics are recommended to follow the sizing calculations (head losses and total dynamic head).
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Practical exercises
- Case study
Course highlights
- Industry-experienced trainer: highly practical instruction delivered by an expert with hands-on industrial experience.
- Practical, concrete approach: pump and hydraulic network sizing exercises based on real cases.
- Professional tools: select pumps using manufacturers' catalogues and design charts, as you would on the job.
- Immediately applicable method: determine operating points using an approach directly transferable to your own facilities.
Dates and sessions
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