Overview
Significant opportunities exist to reduce pumping system energy consumption through smart design, retrofitting, and operating practices. In particular, the many pumping applications with variable-duty requirements offer great potential for savings. The savings often go well beyond energy, and may include improved performance, improved reliability, and reduced life cycle costs.
In this course the student will learn some of the basics of pump types, selection procedures, variable speed drives for pumps, capital cost savings and system analysis.
The student is expected to read and review the material contained in Variable Speed Pumping – A Guide To Successful Applications, DOE/GO-102004-1913 May 2004.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Pump types
- Pumping systems
- Retrofitting of pumping systems
- Benefits of variable speed drives
- Potential drawbacks of variable speed drives
- Capital cost savings
Course
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