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19 Feb 2014

Power Plant Pumps – Maximize Your Uptime & Reliability: 3-Part Webinar Series from the Hydraulic Institute

If you are involved in selecting pumps or designing, operating and maintaining pumping systems for electric power generation plants, consider attending the Hydraulic Institute’s Power Plant Pumps – Maximize Your Uptime & Reliability: 3-Part Webinar Series. The presenter, Bill Livoti, and I have worked together on a number of Hydraulic Institute projects including the book Optimizing Pumping Systems: A Guide to Improved Energy Efficiency, Reliability, and Profitability. Bill knows his way around the industry and is a long-time advocate for improved system designs. The webinar starts on Thursday, February 20th, so there’s still one day left to sign up.

Here is the webinar series information from the Hydraulic Institute (today is the last day to register!):

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Join us on February 20, 2014 for the Hydraulic Institute’s latest Pump Training Event.

This new Power Plant webinar series provides a concise overview of how proper pump selection and operation for combined-cycle power plants are crucial for minimizing energy consumption and increasing overall plant efficiency, reliability, and profitability. This educational program is a “must-attend” for engineers and plant operators as it provides a better understanding of how pump selection can affect the overall systems design and reliability for power plants.

Increasing energy demands require improved design and operation to achieve greater efficiencies in today’s power generation facilities.  In this series you will gain expertise on proper pump selection and ways to improve operations for any combined-cycle plant. This in-depth series will show a step-by-step process on how to minimize your energy consumption, which will increase your overall plant efficiency, reliability and profitability.

Registration is now open: Register now for the Hydraulic Institute Webinar!

  • Session 1: General Power Industry Overview for Pump Applications & Operations
    February 20, 2014, 1:00 – 2:00pm EST
  • Session 2: Reviewing Power Plant Configurations & Combined-Cycle Plants (400 MW)
    February 27, 2014, 1:00 – 2:00pm EST
  • Session 3: Gain Knowledge in Specific Processes & Pump Selections
    March 6, 2014, 1:00 – 2:00pm EST

Quick Webinar Series Details:

Session Dates: February 20, February 27, and March 6, 2014
Session Time:
 1:00-2:00pm EST (all sessions)
Series Registration: $249.00
Presenter: Bill Livoti, Business Development Manager Power Generation, WEG Electric Corporation
Session Coordinator: For registration questions, please contact Lori Siegfried, Marketing & Events Coordinator, Hydraulic Institute at 973.267.9700 x112 or lsiegfried@Pumps.org

Registration Link: [expired]

For more information about the upcoming webinar series, visit www.PumpSystemsMatter.org or call Mark Sullivan, Director, Education & Marketing at 973.267.9700 x200 or msullivan@Pumps.org.

Ekwestrel Corp is proud to be a Hydraulic Institute Standards Partner.

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photo credit “power lines” by Angelo deSantis on Flickr.com

Filed Under: News and Events Tagged With: Bill Livoti, Engineering, engineering consulting, Hydraulic Institute, hydraulic performance, pump, Webinar

About Randal Ferman

Randal Ferman has more than 47 years’ experience in the pump industry. He is a registered Professional Engineer in both California and Texas.

During his 32 years with Flowserve, a global pump manufacturer, his responsibilities covered a broad range of engineering assignments. He is presently Principal, Ekwestrel Engineering LLC, in Austin, Texas, providing services on new and existing pumping equipment and systems.

Randal's clients span a range of industries including oil & gas, electric power generation, water, wastewater, solids handling, pump manufacturing, engineering and construction, energy efficiency, pipeline transportation, and pump service and repair.

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