Centrifugal Pumps & Fluid Flow – Practical Calculations – AWS D1.1 - a PDH Online Course for Engineers, Surveyors and Architects

Centrifugal Pumps & Fluid Flow – Practical Calculations

Course Outline

This three-hour online course is only an introduction to one of the most important aspects of Centrifugal Pumps installations tailored for beginners, students, technicians, engineers, contractors and professionals interested in sizing Process Pumps.

This course includes a multiple choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

Understand the formulae and parameters used in the ANSI/ASME or DIN/ISO Standards as authorities on pumping design;
Understand the formulae and parameters used for Centrifugal Pumps to determine the minimum required fluid flow process;
Understand the common terms used for dimensioning pressure vessels, tanks, reservoirs and process piping inside power plants;
Be able to learn and recognize fluid density, altitude, head, acceleration, gravity, pressure and other technical terms;
Know the basic comprehension of the terms used in thermodynamics calculations and remember the main technical concepts;
Be able of converting metric and imperial unities used in pumping calculations;
Learn the meaning of design equations used in Loss Factors, Bernoulli, Flow Rate and Reynolds Number;
Know the pump basic characteristics to calculate according to Darcy-Weisbach and Hazen-Williams equations; and
How to calculate and define the basic pumping installations.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for students, designers, mechanical engineers and professionals interested or working with Centrifugal Pumps and Process Piping.

Benefit to Attendees

Attendee of this course will be able to understand, calculate, specify and plan a Pumping System equipment installation.

Course Introduction

The student will understand the terms, concepts and the basic principles used in ANSI/ASME or DIN/ISO Standards specification and codes.

Course Content

In this lesson, you are required to download and study the following course content in PDF format:

Centrifugal Pumps & Fluid Flow – Practical Calculations

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Course Summary

Centrifugal Pumps & Fluid Flow - Practical Calculations can be used to give the main guidelines to choose the correct Horizontal and Vertical types under the ANSI/ASME or DIN/ISO codes, mandatory requirements, specific prohibitions, non-mandatory guidance, construction activities, calculations and technical formulae.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:

1. API: American Petroleum Institute - http://api-ep.api.com/
2. ANSI: American National Standards Institute - http://www.ansi.com/
3. ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers - http://www.asme.com/
4. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code: www.asme.com.
5. DIN: Deutsches Institut für Normung - http://www.din.de/
6. NFPA: National Fire Protection Association: www.nfpa.com
7. The North America Pump Inc - http://www.americapumps.com/

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.