AUGUST 18-20, 2004     LONG BEACH, CA     L.B. YACHT CLUB

• Are you confused by the variety of pump types? Do you know how to properly size pumps?

• Did you know that proper pump selection can reduce both maintenance and energy costs?

• Do you understand what causes cavitation in pumps, and how can it be avoided?

• How do you deal with systems involving multiple pumps, variable speed, or viscous liquids?

Pumps are an integral part of your industry.  Yet engineers, operators, and maintenance technicians are seldom fully trained to handle the pump problems they encounter daily.  A good understanding of proper pump application, selection, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance are vital to the success of your company.  Now you can learn everything you need to know about pumps at a three-day course in pumps August 18-20, 2004 in Long Beach, CA, taught by a recognized pump expert.

• Basic and advanced hydraulic principles

• Pump selection and sizing
• Pump system design and analysis

• Energy savings in pump selection and operation

• Applications and features of various pump types
• Positive displacement pumps
• Sealing systems
• Start-up, trouble-shooting, maintenance, and repair  
• Computer software to select pumps and to design or analyze systems

Course instructor, Michael Volk, has been a consultant on pumps for the past 22 years, after working in engineering and operations with one of the world’s leading pump manufacturers.  He authored Pump Characteristics and Applications, published in 1996 and now in its 9^th printing, a highly acclaimed pump applications handbook.  Volk has taught hundreds of pump courses worldwide, including the most successful course ever held at the prestigious International Pump Users Symposium in each of the past nine years.

The 3-day course fee of $950 ($900 if paid 30 days prior to course) includes a copy of Volk’s book, lunches, and refreshment breaks.  Two CEUs will be awarded to course participants.  For more information or to register, contact Volk & Associates at 800-733-8655 or by email at mikevolk@sbcglobal.net.