Pumps & Motors Efficiency 010318 10AM

For questions on registration, please contact registration@rcac.org OR Training Dept. at 916-447-9832 x 1429.

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2 DW (Drinking Water) Contact hours awarded.
Certificates for Contact hours are available through your profile.
Registration/Check-in: 8 am; Lunch is one hour (on your own). Limited to 50 attendees.
Priority attendance will be given to those from smaller water systems.

Pumping water is one of the most inefficient uses of energy there is. Most water pumping systems only convert 30 to 60 percent of the power they consume (and you pay for) into useful work, one of the lowest margins of efficiency of all commercial and industrial uses. Why? The laws of physics mostly, but also simple mistakes made in selecting a pump or motor for a given duty point. This workshop will help you understand and minimize inefficiency in your pumping systems and how to choose the right pump and motor for the job – one that will save money year after year.

Participants will learn:

Where to find and how to use free Total Dynamic Head (TDH) and horsepower calculators on the internet

• How to calculate TDH in a fluid pumping system
• How to solve wire-to-water energy calculations
• The six factors in friction loss and how to minimize them
• This workshop will give participants a variety of tools, tips and information they can use to reduce energy costs at their utilities. The recommended audience is system operators and managers.