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Mechanical
Design of Pumping Stations - Miscellaneous Equipment
Edward Brunet, Jr., P.E.
Overview
This course covers Chapter 9 and Appendices C and D in the US Army Corps
of Engineers document EM 1110-2-3105, "Mechanical and Electrical Design of
Pumping Stations". These chapters cover the design of miscellaneous
mechanical equipment for pumping stations, including sump closures, trashracks,
overhead cranes, ventilation, pump bearings, sump pumps and equipment
protection.
This course is relevant to engineers responsible for
designing flood control pumping stations. The coverage of some subjects,
such as pump bearings, overhead cranes and equipment protection provide good
engineering practice that used for other applications. However, the
majority of the course covers sump closures and trash racks, which do not have
many applications outside of flood control pumping stations.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of
ten questions at the end of
this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
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Relative merits of different types of sump closures
including stop logs, slide gates and roller gates.
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Different types of trashracks available and their
relative merits
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Station crane requirements for different load
capacities.
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Pumping station ventilation requirements
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Sump pump sizing and selection
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Methods for protecting equipment from deterioration and
moisture
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Pump bearing seal systems
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Pump/motor reverse rotation protection
Course
Click on the URL below to go to the document EM1110-2-3105, "Mechanical
and Electrical Design of Pumping Stations" on the US Army Corps of
Engineers website. Click on
the following chapters on the Corps of Engineers website to view (and print) the
material prior to
taking a quiz for credit. The quiz will be based only on the chapters
listed below.
Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Equipment
Appendix C - Trashraking Equipment
Appendix D - Closure Gates
Mechanical and Electrical Design of Pumping Stations
To obtain PDH credits for this course, you will need to take a quiz for
credit. Click on the link below.
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