AIChE Pittsburgh Local Section Event
What ChE's Need to Know about
Pumps, Compressors and Blowers
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
6:00 to 8:30 pm
Our 3rd meeting of the 2017-18 year will be a presentation by Chuck Gerbe, VP of Total Equipment Company about what ChE's need to know about pumps, compressors and blowers to correctly specify the appropriate equipment to make your project a success. Topics to be covered include:
- Pump Fundamentals - reliability and energy savings
- Pump Types - self priming, centrifugal, positive displacement
- Seal Types and Leakage
- Affinity Laws
- Pump Curves
- System Curves
- ANSI vs API Specs
- Q&A
AGENDA
6:00 - 6:30pm Registration & Networking
6:30 - 7:30pm Dinner - Pizza & Soft Drinks
7:30 - 8:30pm Technical Presentation
You must pre-register for this event.
No walk-ins permitted.
We need an accurate headcount so we have the
appropriate amount of food for the event.