Rotary Pumps Education and Training
How to find useful information and educational programs about industrial rotary pumps
Rotary pumps are positive displacement pumps that are useful for many applications, such as automotive fuel systems and air conditioning equipment. Identifying the types of rotary pumps and their most suitable applications is a very important task, as rotary pumps come in various types such as screw pumps, gear pumps and rotary vane pumps.Rotary pump manufacturers offer catalogs, installation leaflets and user manuals for their rotary pump products. Studying these documents can help you to select the most appropriate rotary pump for your application.
If you want to establish yourself as a rotary pump manufacturer, distributor or expert in the field of rotary pumps, search for education courses in the field of fluid dynamics that cover rotary pumps as a part of their syllabi. You can also search for certification courses for the continual education of fluid industry professionals.
You can start educating and training yourself and/or your employees about rotary pumps by:
- Studying product catalogs and understanding the basics of rotary pumps
- Searching for graduate and continuing education courses
- Joining associations of rotary pump suppliers
- Reading magazines and journals that provide updates on various pumps
Get basic information from the manufacturers of industrial rotary pump products
Suppliers of rotary pumps provide useful information, such as choosing appropriate rotary pumps, their advantages over other types of pumps and their operation and maintenance.
Try: Imo Pump, a rotary pump supplier, offers a rotary pump handbook with useful pumping information such as viscosities of common liquids, conversion constants and pipe friction losses. Warren Pumps, a Colfax Corporation company, provides a pre-startup guide for rotary pumps. Viking Pump is another pump supplier that provides a comparison between rotary and centrifugal pumps based on aspects such as pumping efficiency, maximum capacity and initial and life-cycle costs.
Find a graduate or continual education course on rotary pumps
You can enroll for a graduate level course in fluid dynamics that gives detailed knowledge about rotary pumps. You can also search for institutions that offer continual education programs about rotary pumps.
Try: PDHengineer.com, an online source for continual education, offers various rotating equipment courses including courses that can help the users to select, design and maintain pumps. The International Fluid Power Society provides training and education programs through corporate training, certification programs and an e-learning facility. Global Innovative Campus is another educational service provider that offers a course called ‘Compressors, Fans and Pumps: Basics, Selection & Operation’.
Join associations to gain access to resources on rotary pumps
You can join various associations to keep yourself updated about research activities and news related to rotary pumps.
Try: National Fluid Power Association, an association of rotary pump distributors, manufacturers and educators, provides details on education, standards and events in the field of fluid power. The Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCFEP) is a network of researchers, educators and students from the fluid power industry. Hydraulic Institute is another association of pump industry manufacturers that provides product standards.
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