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How Pumps Work (Not for Mechanics!)
Registration Information
How Pumps Work – INDT 129
(Approved for 7 Hours – Renewal Training Credit (RTC)
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:00am-4:00pm $295
Seminar Location: Seminar is held at Joliet Junior College’s Main Campus, Room T-1038, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, Illinois.
Seminar Description: How Pumps Work provides a simple, straight-forward overview of pump purposes, types and operation. If you need a basic understanding of how pumps work but are not a maintenance mechanic who actually installs and repairs pumps, you need Joliet Junior College’s How Pumps Work.
You will learn
- What the terms “suction head,” “suction lift” and “net positive suction head” mean.
- How centrifugal pumps work.
- What each component of a centrifugal pump does.
- How positive displacement pumps work.
- What each component of a positive displacement pump does.
- How to properly start and stop industrial pumps.
Who will benefit
- Supervisors of maintenance personnel who repair pumps
- Maintenance managers
- Sellers of industrial equipment or supplies
- Process operators
- Anyone needing a basic understanding of pump purposes, types and operation
Topics
- Pump Hydraulics
Terminology
Calculating total head
Suction head
Suction lift
Net positive suction head
- Centrifugal Pump Components/Characteristics
End-suction pumps
Split-case pumps
Pump parts
Casing
Shaft
Shaft sleeve
Impeller
Wearing rings
Seals
Mechanical packing
Mechanical seals
Bearings
- Centrifugal Pump Operation
Starting
Troubleshooting
Symptoms
Causes
Shutdown
- Positive Displacement Pump Components/Characteristics
Reciprocating pumps
Rotary pumps
Internal gear
External gear
Screw
Lobe
Pump parts
Casing
Shaft
Shaft sleeve
Impeller
Wearing rings
Seals
Mechanical packing
Mechanical seals
Bearings
- Centrifugal Pump Operation
Starting
Troubleshooting
Symptoms
Causes
Shutdown
Your instructor
Jeff Bradford is the lead instructor and program coordinator for Joliet Junior College’s Industrial Maintenance Technology Program. He is President of Bradford and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in technical, safety and quality training. Jeff graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Vocational Education Studies from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and holds a Master of Science degree in Adult and Continuing Education from Northern Illinois University. He holds a Stationary Engineer’s License in both Chicago and Elgin, Illinois.
Jeff’s areas of expertise include: industrial fluid power, pipefitting, boilers, rigging, power transmission and pumps, compressors and turbines. He has hands-on experience in each of these disciplines and has developed curriculum and taught courses on all these topics. Jeff developed and taught maintenance courses at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, for which he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal.
You will receive a copy of the 164 page TPC Manual, Understanding the Operation of Pumps ($51 list price).
 IN-HOUSE TRAINING AVAILABLE
For additional information about in-house training, please call Amy Murphy at (815) 280-1418 or email
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