Course 2 - Centrifugal Pump Fundamentals
Thu, May 12
|The Carriage House Inn
This course will cover the basic Hydraulic and Mechanical design aspects of centrifugal pumps with some emphasis on the API 610 standard, hydraulic re-rates and pump testing.
Time & Location
May 12, 2022, 8:00 a.m. – 4:01 p.m. MDT
The Carriage House Inn, 9030 Macleod Trail, Calgary, AB T2H 0M4, Canada
About the event
Description:
This course will cover the basic Hydraulic and Mechanical design aspects of centrifugal pumps with some emphasis on the API 610 standard, hydraulic re-rates and pump testing.
Course Outline:
- Definition & Charteristics of a Centrifugal Pump
- Impeller Design and Effects
- Cavitation & Recirculation
- Series & Parallel Operation
- Pump Types & Design Features
- System design & Hydraulic Attributes
- Types of Bearings & Vibration
- API 610 Pump Classification, Design Features & Material of Construction
- Hydraulic Re-Rating of Pumps
- Pump Testing
Instructors:
Gary Fitch
Head of Product Engineering (North America) & Global Advance Engineering, Flow Equipment, PE Division
Sulzer Pumps (U.S) Inc.
Gary has been involved in Hydraulic design and Advance Engineering teams for the last 25 years with Sulzer Pumps in Europe and North America.
Daniel Baun, PhD Mech. Eng
Head Hydraulic Design – Product Engineering (North America)
Sulzer Pumps (U.S.) Inc.
Dan has been with Sulzer pumps for 14 years in the Product Engineering group providing custom engineered pump solutions. Additionally, he has 18 years of previous experience in related centrifugal pump technologies including: 1) Hydraulic design, 2) Testing, 3) Applications and 4) Research and Development.
Nicolas Lagas, MS Mech. Eng.
Head of Product Design, Flow Equipment (North America)
Sulzer Pumps (U.S.) Inc.
Nicolas has been with Sulzer Pumps for 15 years with previous experience in rotordynamics, finite element calculations. He led our German product development for 3 years and is now leading product design and development in Portland OR since 2017.
Ryan Haack, BA Mech. Eng
Senior Project Engineer – Product Engineering (North America)
Sulzer Pumps (U.S.) Inc.
Ryan has been with Sulzer pumps for 11 years in the Product Engineering group with a focus on new developments and a specialty in bearing arrangements. He has 21 total years in the pump industry.
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Course 2 - Centrifugal Pump
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