Topic:
Pump and System Hydraulics for Reliability Engineers
Presenter(s):
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Scott Shults is a Solutions Engineer for ITT/ Goulds Pumps. Scott has 16 years of experience in the pump industry and specializes in pump and system hydraulics as well as pump troubleshooting. He performs field testing throughout North America in power plants, refineries, chemical plants, etc. Scott has publications with the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium and Hydraulic Institute and is a winner of the 2021 ITT Overall Award for a successful troubleshooting/cloud-based monitoring project at a pipeline.
Scott is a licensed professional engineer (P.E.). He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Penn State University and an MS in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University.
Details:
Half-day (4-hour) interactive workshop
Exact time: 8:00AM to 12:00PM
Description:
This workshop is a continuation of the 1-hour presentation from Oct. 25, 2023. The workshop addresses the fundamentals of pump and system hydraulics. This includes how to read a pump curve, what the best efficiency point means, and what the two major types of cavitation are. It addresses the myriad difficulties of running pumps in parallel and includes a heavy dose of field issues. Participants will learn how to develop a system curve and the influence of the system curve on pump reliability.
This workshop applies to you if:
You have poor pump bearing and seal reliability
You break pump shafts
You operate dissimilar pumps in parallel
You need more flow in your system
You don’t understand how the system curve interacts with the pump curve
Your pump has high vibration
Your pump sounds like it’s pumping gravel
You’re considering using a VFD
You’re responsible for pump reliability