This 3-hour online course provides guidance on pump configurations and system storage requirements. It is the third course in a series on Pumping Stations. While the course is written from the perspective of stormwater pumping stations, many of these concepts also apply to sewage pumping stations and potable water pumping stations. The course includes itemized procedures for many of the design steps. The text of the course is taken from the Federal Highway Administration's circular on Stormwater Pumping Stations. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end of each section.
The student is also directed to several other RedVector.com courses written by other authors. One course is titled "Sewage Lift Station Design", written by Mr. William Rushing, PE. The other course is titled "Pump Suction Characteristics", written by Mr. John White, PE. These two courses provide in-depth training in two areas of pumping station design.
At the conclusion of the course, the student will:
Understand the importance of storage in a pumping system and the components that make up this storage
Understand how to compute storage in a sloping conduit using the ungula formula
Understand the importance of pump sequencing
Understand how to compute pump cycling times and their importance
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Mark Peterson, P.E., M.ASCE
Mr. Peterson has a BS and MS from Montana State University and more than 28 years of engineering experience in hydrology and hydraulics. He is currently a senior engineer with Kadrmas, Lee and Jackson and has worked extensively in both the private sector and in state government. He is licensed as a PE in MN, MT, ND, SD and WY. He was chairman of a three-person committee that re-wrote the Hydraulics Manual for the Montana Department of Transportation and authored the storm water regulations for subdivisions in Montana. He also teaches a two-day course on Introduction to Detention Pond Design for the American Society of Civil Engineers throughout the U.S.
3 hrs. Online Course