Pumping
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PUMP SCHOOL: Theory and Hands-on ... Hydraulics ... Assembly ... Pump Testing ... Performance and NPSH ... Cavitations ... Reliability and MOTIF ... Vibrations, pulsations, noise ... Pump/System Interaction ... Installation Issues, Piping and Pump-to-Motor Alignment ... Sealed, and Seal-Less ... New Ideas and Technology
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Each attendee will receive a Certificate of Attendance and Graduation with 1.6 Continuing Education Units (CEU) to qualify for 16 Professional Development Hours (PDH) needed to fulfill Professional Engineers’ continuing education requirements for most states.
In addition, Pump School Program is also certified as an official course number by several State Board Agencies for Water and Wastewater Treatment Operations, including (more are in process):
* Delaware (14 credit hours) * Georgia (CE-12-0610-NELIK-013112-0001 - 12 credit points) * Kentucky (7113/8463 - 12 credit hours) * Maine (DRP-0001-618 - 12 credit hours) * Maryland (4835-10-09 - 16 credit units) * Missouri (1109358 - 12 credit hours) * Nevada (NV-1104 - 16 credit hours) * Virginia (call Board for Certification course hours/credits info: 804-367-8595) * Washington (state) (ECYS11-156 - 12 credit hours)
Open Pump School Training dates: (typical class time: 8 am - 4 pm each day, unless specially arranged) Theory and Hands-on:
* February 15-16, 2012: Atlanta, Georgia Centrifugal and Positive Displacement Pumps (Basics), @ Pumping Machinery Training Center - Sponsored by AECOM (Metcalf & Eddy) - at AECOM facility downtown Atlanta: One Midtown Plaza, 1360 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30309 / T 404.965.9600 F 404.965.9605 www.aecom.com : You can take MARTA or drive. AECOM is a block away from the Arts Center Marta station. Otherwise there is a parking lot on Spring St at 17th, and another at West Peachtree St and 17th. (to register: fill-out and return REGISTRATION FORM or call 770-310-0866)
* February 27-28, 2012: Perth (Australia) Pump Selection, Operation and Maintenance (special topics session) * March 1-2, 2012: Brisbane (Australia) Pump Selection, Operation and Maintenance (special topics session) call 770-310-0866 or email for information
* April 19-20, 2012: Hilton Head, South Carolina Centrifugal and Positive Displacement Pumps (Basics),(to register: fill-out and return REGISTRATION FORM or call 770-310-0866)
* September 12-13, 2012 PumpTec-2012-USA: Atlanta, GA - 9th Annual Pumps Theory-and-Hands-on Maintenance and Reliability Conferences: Location: Holiday Inn Select Perimeter Dunwoody, 4386 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30341 (hotel phone: 770-457-6363). (In conjunction with Vibration Institute Meeting following PumpTec-2011, on Friday September 14). ( for last years' sessions see: www.pumpingmachinery.com/conference_2012/conference.htm )
*** November 28-29, 2012: PumpTec-Israel: 3rd Annual Pumps Theory-and-Hands-on, Pumping Machinery and Plants Maintenance and Reliability Conference in Israel (Hadera) (link for info and registration)
To register, or any questions, click:
Past Attendees: ABB (POWER PARTNERS, INC) / ACTION ELECTRIC AND MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS / AESSEAL, INC / AGC CHEMICALS AMERICAS (NJ) / ALBERT ENERGY / ALCOA MINERALS AND MINING / AMERICAN WATER / ANCHOR SALES-KRIEBEL PUMP DISTRIBUTOR / ANCHOR SALES (Pump Distributor, Philadelphia) / APPLIED DYNAMICS / ARCH CHEMICAL / ARSEAL TECHNOLOGIES / AUGUSTA UTILITIES / AUSTIN ENERGY / BAKER HUGHES / BECHTEL / BENCHMARK MANAGEMENT ATLANTA / BEST PUMPWORKS EQUIPMENT (Texas based) / BLUE RIDGE PAPER, NC / BP PIPELINES NORTH AMERICA / BROWN and CALDWELL / BURLINGTON ITG CORPORATION, NC / CAMECO RESOURCES / CARGILL / CARTER & BURGESS / CDM (Camp Dresser & McKee) / CAL ENERGY / CERTAINTEED / CHESTERTON SEALS / CHEVRON / CHICAGO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT WATER AND WASTEWATER / CITY OF ATLANTA WATER AND WASTEWATER / CITY OF ST.GABRIEL / COCA-COLA / COLONIAL PIPELINE / CONOCOPHILLIPS / COT-PURITECH / DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE / CON EDISON / CONOCO-PHILLIPS / COT-PURITECH / C.R. BARD MEDICAL / DC WASA (DC Water and Sewer Authority) / DEKALB COUNTY (GEORGIA) WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY / DELTA PROCESS EQUIPMENT / / DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, NY / DETROIT EDISON NUCLEAR / DOW CHEMICAL / DULTMEIER SALES (Omaha, NE) / DUPONT VESPEL / DXP ENTERPRISES / DYNEGY POWER / DURON PAINTS / EASTMAN CHEMICAL / EBARA / ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION / EMORY WILSON INDUTRIAL / ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT / ENTERGY NUCLEAR / ENVIROPUMP AND SEALS / FACILITIES CONTROL GROUP / FERRO (NJ) / FIFTH STREET MANAGEMENT HIGH RISE / FINNCHEM, GA / FIRST ENERGY / FLUOR ENGINEERING / FLUOR DANIEL / FUEL CELL ENERGY / GADDIS / GENERAL ELECTRIC / GENERAL CHEMICAL / GEORGIA IRON WORKS PUMP (GIW) / GEORGIA PACIFIC / GEORGIA POWER, GA / GERDAU AMERISTEEL / GRAHAM, SMITH AND PARTNERS / GRAPHITE METALLIZING / GREAT LAKES PAPER COMPANY, MI / GULF POWER / GWINNETT COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (ATLANTA) / GULF POWER / GUILFORD COLLEGE / HAMILTON-SUNDSTRAND / HASKELL / HUNTSMAN-RUBICON / HYPRO PUMPS (MN) / INTERNATIONAL POWER COMPANY / ISG STEEL / JARDEN APPLIED MATERIALS / JASPER ELECTRIC / JOHN CRANE SEALS / KEMIRON GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL / KEYSPAN ENERGY, NY / KINDER MORGAN / KOREA PLANT SERVICE AND ENGINEERING (KPS) / LEISTRITZ PUMP / LINDE CRYOGENIC / LOCKHEED-MARTIN / LP CORPORATION, NC / MAGELLAN PIPELINE TERMINALS / MAGNABLEND / MARITIME ACADEMY, NY / MARTIN MARIETTA / MCKENNEY'S HVAC / MET-PRO CORPORATION (Fybroc, Sethco) / MINNESOTA POWER / MWH MUNICIPALITIES / NEWELL RECYCLING / MERIAL LTD / MULTIQUIP / NEWPORT NEWS / NORTHROP GRUMMAN / NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Chicago) / NATIONAL TEXTILE / NESTLE PURINA / NUSTAR ENERGY / OLIN-CHLOR-ALKALI / ONTARIO POWER NUCLEAR PLANTS, CANADA / OWENS-ILLINOIS / PEACE CORPS / PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER / PINELLAS COUNTY WASTEWATER UTILITIES (Fla) / PLAINS PIPELINE / PRATT INDUSTRIES / PRIME ENGIEERING / PROCTER & GAMBLE / PUGET NAVAL SHIPYARD / PUMP PROS DISTRIBUTOR / RAIN-for-RENT / SAXON TECHNOLOGIES / RAPIDS PROCESS EQUIPMENT / REICHHOLD (NJ) / RIVER WATER TERMINAL (NJ) / ROPER PUMP / SAFETY KLEEN / SEALFLOW CORP / SHEDD AQUARIUM CHICAGO / SCHNEIER ELECTRIC / SKANSKA / SNC-Lavalin Canada / SOUTHERN COMPANY / STEPAN / THIELE KAOLIN / THOMAS PUMP / TOMCO EQUIPMENT / TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE / TYLIN INTERNATIONAL / UNG COGENERATION / UNION PUMP TEXTRON / UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA / US AIRFORCE / US BUREAU of RECLAMATION / US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / US FILTER / US NATIONAL OIL RESERVES / US NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION / US STEEL / VANCE BROTHERS / WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION / WESTINGHOUSE / WHEELABRATOR / VESONITE BEARINGS / WASHINGTON DC AIRPORT / W.W. GRAINGER / XCEL ENERGY and other pump users, manufacturers and distributors.
Feedback from the attendees:
"Thanks for a great class - it was a good mix of theory and practical experience. Highly recommend to anyone specifying or working with pumps" Mark Will, ConocoPhillips Refinery
"Lev, - Thank you for a very informative class, I learned
a lot. I come from the electronics industry so this was my first immersion into
the world of pumps. I have a much better understanding now and will review the
manual this week.
"I think that this class was very interesting and more detailed than other training classes I have taken. All other classes usually went over the basic material and when I ask to go into details on certain things, they would tell you that they don't want to get into details. Dr. Nelik had no problem with going into details or answering questions pertaining to problems that we were having on our actual equipment. I really enjoyed his class which made understanding the theory and rules of thumb seem simple" Tony McQueen, Coca Cola, Atlanta
"Great class. Great presentation" Lance Clark, Manager of Engineering, City of Atlanta, Water and Wastewater
"Animated, enthusiastic presentation style, good balance between theory and hands-on. I will recommend this training also to Fossil, Hydro and other areas of our division, including equipment components, plant, and design base" Carlos Vidinha, Senior Design Engineer, Ontario Power Generation, Nuclear Division, Canada
"Dr. Nelik, - Thank you so very much
for the info. I am glad I attended the class and got to know you. What I
learned in the class and the info I gathered are all directly helpful for my
job. Your web site is also very informative - I know I can learn a lot
there. Please keep me posted on the news in this area. Thanks!"
Howard Lee, General Electric, Energy
Division, Houston, TX
"Lev, - I found your seminar very informative and consider my two days spent with you a wise investment. I learned the most from being able to work with actual pumps; sometimes reading about the mechanics just doesn’t cut it, as my imagination and visualization skills can only go so far. I have a feeling I will be referring back to my notes for years to come. Thank you again for a great seminar. Best Regards," Leslie Fowells, Regional Sales Manager, Roper Pump Company, Commerce, GA
"I enjoyed the class. There was a good mix of hands-on and theory to keep it interesting to me. I do not do much hands-on personally, but I like to do it. For a refresher, this was excellent. Your enthusiasm for the subject is impressive" Mike Connell, Northrop Grumman, Newport News, VA
"I thing the class was really, really good. I enjoyed the maintenance part especially. Ten points, Lev!" Gary Poston, US Air Force, FL
"Nice selection of pumps in class, a good way of showing the design details. Dr. Nelik is very knowledgeable of his practice and - entertaining as well, with a sense of humor. He is an excellent "hands-on-and-theory" type of an instructor" Chuck Troup, Waste Water Treatment Plant, Chesterton, IL
"A good refresher course on pumps. I did not know much about the hydraulics, and formulas. I feel much better about that after the class. Class would be very helpful to many of our mechanics and maintenance crew" Gary Hardin, US Steel, Gary, IN
"It was interesting to have a "Pre-Test" at the beginning of the class. I changed 50% of my "Pre-Test" answers, after the class, of the same "Post-Class" questionnaire test" Jeff Claus, Dynegy Midwest Power Generation Plant
"Very practical class, hands-on work helps connect with the theory. For us in maintenance, it helps think through the actual problems we have with pumps and find a solution". Johnny Lee, Maintenance Manager, Utoy Creek Waste Treatment Plant, Atlanta, GA
"Outstanding! Hands-on was great... He knows pumps... Great instructor, recommend him to any class... The Good Doctor is very knowledgeable and very practicable... This guy is awesome... I would have liked to see him 3 days instead of the 2 he was here". From attendees of Pump School, US Merchant Marine Academy, Long Island, NY
"Thanks! I learned a lot at the Pump School. It was fast paced and very informative. I think we covered my junior years in engineering school during the first day! I was exhausted by the end of the session, but felt a lot more confident, and felt that I got a strong foundation on how and why pumps work. I look forward to attending one of your courses in the near future again, just to reinforce what I know and to fill in the blanks on what I don't know. By then I will have a lot more questions to ask and to answer. Your practical problem solving sessions based on real life situations introduced by the attendees was really thought provoking". Jim Tallia, President, Anchor Sales Associates, a Pump Distributor in South Jersey.
"Lev, thanks for the class, it was great! Enclosed
I am sending you the pictures of the triplex pumps that I showed you, -
really old stuff that works great". "Thank you, Dr. Nelik, for teaching the course on positive displacement pumps and I'm sure even those who use or repair PD pumps every day, learned something new. I appreciate your Tech Notes as well and would like to be kept on your distribution list for similar notes in the future. Thank you!" Wendy Lick, PE, Plant Engineering, Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, TN
"Hello Dr. Nelik: Thank you so much for
a very practical course. I learned a great
deal and found it very useful. You are very enthusiastic about pumps and it
shows. That makes for great teaching and a
wonderful experience in your class. Glad to
have had the opportunity to be one of your students. Sincerely,"
"Everyone that attended thought that the class was great and recommended it for others in the operation... When we set up the next training class we should go to a three day event. One day on pump theory and two days of hands on experience. We may also want to pursue specific pump troubleshooting practices for Crafts and Supervisors". Al Shea, Sr. Process Support Manager, Anheuser-Busch, Newark Brewing, NJ
"We use many centrifugal and positive displacement pumps at our plant in Mexico. Dr. Nelik's course was very helpful. We did a lot of practical hands-on work, which reinforced the theory, especially pumps parallel operation, performance and various pump types. I was able to apply what I learned back at work, immediately... Great course, - and fun too, even though it is intense". Juan Canales, Maintenance Engineer, Soluziona, Sonora, Mexico
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