3^rd Annual Pump Conference and Exhibit

Rotating Machinery Maintenance, Reliability and Energy Conference

Hadera (site of IEC Training Center), Israel, November 28 - 29, 2012

in consortium with leading pumps’ and pump-related equipment manufacturers, suppliers and pump users

Site Location:

at Israeli Electric Training Center

Address:

פלד          דוד

ביה"ס לייצור והולכה

04-6348807 או 052-3997847

http://energytraining-iec.com

Tel: 972-4-634-8807, 
Fax: 972-4-634-8715

Coordinators: Lev Nelik (PumpTec-Israel Chairman) and David Peled (cell +972–52–399-7847, the Principal of IEC's Generation and Transmission School Training Center). Location is between Haifa and Tel-Aviv (near the city called Hadera). If you are coming from the south on Tel-Aviv / Haifa road (Road no.2) you'll see near Caesarea the MD power station on your left: in the Caesarea intersection tern right till the lights - which will bring you to road no. 4 (the old road Haifa / Tel-Aviv). Turn right and after 600 meters turn right again (you'll see the training center in front of you):

in cooperation with

(click here to view photos of PumpTec-Israel-2011 in Hadera)

(click here to view photos from PumpTec-2011-Atlanta)

(click here to view photos of PumpTec-Israel-2010 in Herzlya)

(click here to view photos from PumpTec-2010-Atlanta)

(click here to view photos from PumpTec-2010-May-Chicago)

(click here to view photos from PumpTec-2009-Atlanta)

(click here to view photos from PumpTec-2008-Atlanta)

(click here to view photos from PumpTec-2007-Atlanta)

(click here to view photos from PumpTec-2006-Atlanta)

(click here to view photos from PumpTec-2005-Atlanta)

Conference for engineering, maintenance, operating and management professionals from: Water and Wastewater municipalities, Power Plants, Chemical Plants, HVAC, Pulp and Paper mills, and General pump-related affiliations.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

PUMPS

· Training on a variety of pump types, styles and makes

· Technical, lots of hands-on, and busy

· See the pumps at the internals, attend hands-on training sessions

· Assemble pumps, learn pumps troubleshooting methods

· Equipment reliability improvement techniques and life extension

· Efficiency improvements and energy savings methods

· Gain new skills, and leave having gained real knowledge, ready to implement at your facility and in your career

· 1.6 Continual Education Units (CEU) and a Pump Training Certificate of Attendance

Program Objective: to provide Plant Maintenance, Reliability and Engineering professionals working with pumps with a “rapid-deployment” - hands-on training exercises, specifically designed to reinforce pump theory, applications and pump repair and maintenance techniques. Industries involved: power generation, water and wastewater, chemical and petrochemical plants, hydrocarbon processing, paper mills, marine and navy, and general industries. Practical and pragmatic training for a pump novice, and an excellent refresher for the old-timers.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

8:00 – 9:00: Refreshments (Kabalat Panim)

9:00 – 9:30: Opening Welcome Address:

David Peled, Israeli Electric Company, Training and Development

David Rudick, Ministry of Israel National Infrastructures: Department Director of Energy Conservation

9:30 – 10:45: Session #1 “Centrifugal Pumps Basics”: Dr. Lev Nelik, P.E., Pumping Machinery, LLC, (USA/Israel)

· Focus on Efficiency and Energy Savings – live test of a single pump and two pumps in parallel operation

· Theory and hands-on, re-assembly of single-stage end suction ANSI centrifugal pumps. Learn to read and interpret pump performance curves, head-capacity, efficiency, power, impeller trim effect on performance, affinity laws NPSH, cavitation/recirculation issues. Design features evaluation, applications, troubleshooting methods, performance testing of two sample pumps operating in parallel mode and plotting performance curves

· New hydraulics to improve operation

· Horizontally split case centrifugal pumps

· Rotor assembly, design variations and effects on reliability

10:45 – 11:00: Break

11:00 – 12:30: Session #2: “Vertical Pumps”: Michael Benjamin: Mekorot / EMS Shaham (Israel) – Maintenance Issues and Challenges for Proactive Maintenance Approach

· Open versus enclosed lineshaft designs; repair techniques and upgrades; cavitation – how to avoid it and what to do about it if you can’t; reassembly of a small

· Failures caused by up-thrust, high Suction Energy (SE)

· Pump failures due to high Suction Energy based on Igor Karassic’s basic principles

· Suction Specific Speed (Nss) and Suction Energy as criteria for selecting major, important (critical), and high flow turbine pumps

· Nss / NPSH guidelines as per the HI (Hydraulic Institute, US)

· Design of the impeller eye, which amounts to the high suction energy which in turn causes failures.

· Review of years of research and failures from which the petroleum industry (API), that the concept of Suction specific speed is based.

12:30 – 1:30: Luncheon

1:30 – 3:00: Session #4: “Boiler Feed Pump Aspects for Power Generation”: Vic Erdilek, Torishima Pumps (UK)

3:00 – 3:15: Break

3:15 – 4:30 Session #5: “Energy Savings with VFD/VSDs”: Yuval Paz, Solcon Industries Ltd. (Israel)

· Basics of VSDs

· Why use a VSD for pumps and other rotating machines?

· Energy savings

· Field cases with examples

· Current characteristics of VSDs

· Voltage/Frequency control

· Other applications of VSDs: wind turbines, marine propulsion

4:30 – 5:00 Reception and Informal Discussions, Q&A

Thursday, November 29, 2012

8:00 – 9:00: Refreshments (Kabalat Panim)

9:00 – 12:00 Session #6: “Positive Displacement Rotary Pumps and Blowers”

a. Maty De-Haas, Berlin Technologies (Israel): Progressing Cavity (PC) pumps / Peristaltic (hose) pumps / Multiple (3- and 2-) Screw pumps

b. Moshe Rozenbloom, Polak Brothers (Israel): Gear pumps / Lobe pumps

o design feature comparison and hands-on assembly work; viscous versus thin-fluid pumping; reliability and troubleshooting procedures

o applications and new technologies; standard and specialty applications

o energy and efficiency improvement methods, new technologies, VFD drive applications for pumps and turbo-blowers, mag-drives, and system interaction

12:00 – 1:00: Luncheon

1:00 – 2:15: Session #7 “Mechanical Seals and Seal-Less Pumps”: Itzhak Arazi, Ettem Seals (Israel)

Overview of mechanical seals and packings; actual hands-on exercise of setting of a component seal and comparing with a cartridge seal assembly procedures

· Mag-drive pumps

· Canned-motor pumps

2:15 – 2:30: Break

2:30 – 4:15: Session #8 “Efficiency and Energy Savings. Electrical Aspects. Motor efficiency, controls, and line losses: Oscar Heinhorn, Enercom Engineering (Israel), and Arik Dan, Yaskawa (Japan)

· Motor-to-pump alignment effect on motor operation

· Overall vibration level limits versus FFT spectral analysis; interpretation of amplitude-frequency versus amplitude-time wave form

· Field case examples and examples

Cost (credit card):

· Attendees:

o $200 (800 shekels) before February 1, 2012

o $300 (1200 shekels) after February 1 and August 1, 2012

o $400 (1600 shekels) after August 1, 2012

· Exhibitors (tabletops + 1 attendee free):

o $500 (2000 shekels) before February 1, 2012

o $1000 (4000 shekels) after February 1 and August 1, 2012

o $1500 (6000 shekels) after August 1, 2012

· Topics and presenters may change or adjusted depending on the logistics, but generally will follow the standard format

REGISTRATION FORM (ENGLISH)

(EXAMPLE OF A REGISTRATION PAYMENT RECEIPT) < (CLICK)

For more information, location, fees, display opportunities, or any other questions to the Advisory Committee, contact Dr. L. Nelik, P.E., at:

Phone: (Israel): 04-634-8807, cell: 052-399-7847, email peledd@iec.co.il

or: Phone (USA): 770-310-0866

or

DrPump@PumpingMachinery.com

www.PumpingMachinery.com

PumpTec-Israel-2012 Advisory Committee:

Dr. Lev Nelik, P.E., Pumping Machinery, Pump-Tec Conference Chairman

Michael Benjamin, Mekorot

Michael Bixon, Israeli Electric Power Company (Hevrat Hashmal)

Mario Berman, Israel Electric Corporation (Hevrat Hashmal)

Jim Brennan, Colfax Pumps Corporation – USA/Europe

Eli Bronstein, Vice Meir, Dimona

Maty De-Haas, Berlin Technologies

Rasmus Dorrington, Colonial Pipeline – USA

Alexander Feldman, Trubostal Piping Corporation – Ukraine

Shimon Goldman, Dead Sea Works

Oscar Heinhorn, Enercom Engineering, Ltd.

Sergiu Hollinger, Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Kazaa

Mike Homer, Clyde-Union Pumps - UK

Grigory Komarenko, Gasprom Zinger - Russia

Amnon Krigel, Mondi Hadera Paper

Israel Lev, Paz Refinery

John Martin, Safety Consultant – USA

Rich Owens, Vogelsang Rotary Pumps – Germany

David Peled, Israel Electric Corporation (Hevrat Hashmal)

Moshe Rozenbloom, Polak Brothers

Amnon Sharon, Hadera Paper Development and Infrastructure

Hiram Tanner, DC WASA Municipalities, Water and Wastewater Treatment - USA

Harry Urban, Water and Wastewater Digest magazine - USA

Menahem Weiss, Dead Sea Works

Steve Young, MRC/SKF Bearings – USA

Sponsors (tabletop displays):

- Training and Learning: a Joint Venturing Activities by Hevrat Hashmal and Dr. Lev Nelik, P.E., (PML)