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Pumping System Assessment
Optimize your pump systems and reduce energy costs...
Course Overview
Focus on Energy and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy are pleased to offer the Pump System Assessment workshop.
Developed for the U.S. DOE, the Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT) calculates the energy and cost savings you can recover from pump system optimization. After quickly assessing existing pump and motor efficiency, PSAT calculates final results based on algorithms from Hydraulic Institute standards and motor performance characteristics from the MotorMaster database. In this training session, you will learn how PSAT can help you determine the best configuration for your pump systems.
Who Should Attend:
- Plant Managers
- Facility Engineers
- Building Operators
Instructor
Don Casada: Don is Consulting Engineer with Diagnostic Solutions, LLC in Knoxville, Tennessee. He provides engineering consulting services to a variety of organizations, including national laboratories, electric providers and cooperatives, industrial process, water and wastewater facilities, pump manufacturers, and other engineering firms. He specializes in measurement and evaluation of pumping systems for energy, productivity, and reliability improvements. He is the author and programmer of a software program distributed by the U.S. Department of Energy, Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT) and is the developer of the associated PSAT end-user and PSAT specialist qualification training curricula.
The cost for the full day class is $65 and includes continental breakfast, lunch and all materials.
Click on the class below to learn more about the event and register on-line.
- October 12, 2009, The Plaza Hotel & Suites, Eau Claire
This class has been cancelled due to low enrollment; Sorry!!
Pumping System Specialist Qualification
Course Overview
This workshop provides an in-depth discussion of energy efficiency factors for pumping systems, with an emphasis on considering the system instead of just components. Application and use of BestPractices PSAT software will also be covered.
PSAT relies on field measurement of flow rate, head, and either motor power or current to perform the assessment. Using algorithms from Hydraulic Institute standards and motor performance characteristics from the MotorMaster database and other resources, PSAT quickly estimates existing pump and motor efficiency and calculates potential energy and cost savings if the system was optimized.
The PSAT workshop was developed to introduce users to the software (a CD with the PSAT software is provided), and to provide guidance on field measurement considerations. There are four general elements to the workshop:
1. An overview of pump, motor, adjustable speed drive, and fluid system performance characteristics.
2. Practical issues involved in field measurements of fluid and electrical data.
3. Use of the PSAT software, including hands-on exercises.
4. DOE PSAT Specialist Qualification exam.
The PSAT Specialist Qualification exam is a rigorous two and a half hour exercise designed to measure a person's overall knowledge of pump systems, not only the PSAT software. Participants who pass the exam will be recognized on the BestPractices website as a Qualified PSAT Specialist.
Course Requirements
It is required that you bring a laptop computer with the PSAT software already downloaded and a floppy drive or CD drive for your computer.
For the exam, students may use texts, computer programs, notes and other non-human aides. Most of the exam will be on paper, but it will be necessary to transfer files from the student's computer by either: floppy disk, CD, USB flash drive. Media will be made available to the students for file transfer.
Instructor
Don Casada: Don is Consulting Engineer with Diagnostic Solutions, LLC in Knoxville, Tennessee. He provides engineering consulting services to a variety of organizations, including national laboratories, electric providers and cooperatives, industrial process, water and wastewater facilities, pump manufacturers, and other engineering firms. He specializes in measurement and evaluation of pumping systems for energy, productivity, and reliability improvements. He is the author and programmer of a software program distributed by the U.S. Department of Energy, Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT) and is the developer of the associated PSAT end-user and PSAT specialist qualification training curricula.
Daryl Cox: Daryl has been heavily involved in the analysis of failure characteristics for fluid system components used in commercial nuclear power plants. He is currently involved in the design and construction of flow test facilities to support various types of research and energy optimization efforts for industrial pumping systems, and manages a flow test loop at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
The cost for the three day class is $295 and includes continental breakfasts, lunches and all materials.
Click on the class below to learn more about the event and register on-line.
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