Maine Pumps Part 1

After completing this course, the licensee should be able to:

• Describe dead-end and recirculating hot water distribution systems.
• List several special considerations involved in chemical pumping systems.
• Define the term viscosity and give examples of high-viscosity materials.
• Describe suction head and suction lift pumping conditions.
• Tell what three elements make up total dynamic head.
• Define static suction head.
• Contrast liquid, brake, and electrical horsepower.
• Tell what information can be gained from pump curves.
• Describe the function of the following: pump casing, shaft, impeller, wear rings, and stuffing box.
• Contrast frame-mounted and close-coupled end- suction pumps.
• Give characteristics of fluids pumped with open, semi-open, and closed impellers.
• Name an advantage and a disadvantage each for stainless steel and brass shaft sleeves.
• Explain the construction of a lineshaft turbine pump.
• Name the two types of flow in a propeller pump.
• Tell the function of diffuser vanes in an axial-flow propeller pump.
• Define electrochemical corrosion and state its cause.
• Describe fluids that can be pumped by a regenerative turbine pump.

IACET CEUs

These courses gives you the opportunity to earn IACET CEUs through our parent company Certus. As an IACET Accredited Provider, Certus offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. To earn IACET CEUs, you must:

• • Complete all lessons in the course,
  • Correctly answer every quiz question posed through the course, and
  • Complete the course evaluation.

Assessment Information: This online course presents each section with commentary, a graphic illustration or photograph, and requires the learner to answer multiple choice questions after reviewing the content. The learner must complete all multiple-choice questions for each section correctly to get IACET CEUs, a certificate of completion, or state license renewal credit for the course. If the learner's first response is incorrect, learners will be immediately allowed to answer the question again until the correct answer is chosen. Question choices are randomized, so each participant will have a unique testing experience

Prerequisites: This course has no prerequisites.

Course Format: Text

Credit Type: Drinking Water

CEUs: 0.2

Course ID(s): 22-2021

Approved By: Department of Health And Human Services - Drinking Water