By performing Pumping System Optimization, the candidates will acquire:

• Increased productivity
• Reduced production costs
• Reduced Maintenance costs
• Improved product quality
• Improved capacity utilization
• Improved reliability
• Improved worker safety
• Increased equipment uptime
• Understanding of pump system interaction
• Improved pump selection and application
• Improved mechanical seal life

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Improve pump systems efficiency and reduce energy and operating costs
• The benefits of improving the performance of pumping systems
• System optimization and basic pump system interaction
• How to screen pumping systems to find good systems improvement candidates
• How to identify and implement basic performance improvement opportunities
• Basic life-cycle cost analysis
• How to plan and propose an Action Plan to management and execute energy conservation initiatives

Electrical Consulting Engineers, Electrical Contractors, Electrical Maintenance Supervisors, Electrical Maintenance Technicians, Engineering and Design Personnel, Instrument and Control Engineers, Instrument Technicians, Maintenance Personnel, Mechanical Engineers, Operations Personnel, Plant Engineers, Process Control Engineers, Service Technicians.

• Introduction and overview
• Basic principles of rotating electric machines
• Efficiency, torque, inertia, horsepower/power factor
• Torque-speed curves
• Principles of operation and performance
• Energy Losses & Efficiency of Three Phase AC Induction Motors
• Pumping System Optimization
• Why efficient pumping systems are important
• Effect of energy consumption on total price
• Systems optimization and Improvement
• Basic pump system interaction
• Screening pumping systems
• Analysis tools for pumping systems
• Improving the performance of pumping systems
• Choosing the Best Efficiency Point
• Life cycle cost analysis
• Saving pump energy, how?
• Developing an Action Plan
• Resources and follow-up strategy
• Next Steps and Available Resources
• ASME Pump Systems Energy Assessment Standard
• ISO 50001 for Energy Management Systems
• Summary and Evaluation

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.