Module 1 gets the students familiar with pump history. You will learn the history of the development of pumps and features of the use of pumps in the power industry.
Classification and construction of pumps
In this module you will get acquainted with the classification of pumps, their principle of operation, design and installation.
The main nodes of the pump design
In this module you will be introduced to the main components of the pump design: casings, inlets, taps, rotors, seals and bearings.
Pump stage theory
In this module, you cover topics such as basic operating parameters, centrifugal pump stage theory, forces exerting on the impeller, cavitation and stage theory of axial flow pump.
Pump characteristic
In this module you will look at the various pump characteristics: theoretical and real.
Pump operation in the system
This final module is about the specifics of pumping on a network. In it you will consider pump operation in the system, flow rate regulation and pump instability.