Fan System Assessment (FSAT) Qualification

Qualified Fan System Assessment Specialists have successfully completed classroom and practical training, passed a rigorous exam, and demonstrated their ability to use BestPractices Fan System Assessment tools. Specialists apply these tools to help their plant or industrial customers identify ways to improve fan system efficiency. The U.S. DOE recognizes these industry professionals as Qualified Specialists, but does not specifically endorse any individual or company.

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Become a Qualified Fan System Assessment Specialist

Fan system professionals and energy consultants are invited to enroll in a two and a half-day intensive training session designed to help them become competent in using FSAT software to analyze industrial fan system optimization potential. Participants who pass a rigorous qualifying exam will be designated Qualified FSAT Specialists and their names and contact information will be posted on this Web site.

The FSAT software helps users do the following:

Calculate how much energy a fan system is using
Determine how efficiently a system is operating
Quantify savings from upgrading a system.

The process of upgrading the efficiency and effectiveness of plant fan systems is called optimization. Optimization of fan systems can take many forms, but any fan optimization project must meet the needs of the process and ensure the safety of plant staff.

During the class, participants will:

Review the Fan System Optimization Checklist
Review the appropriate use of instruments in taking fan system measurements
Discuss what measurements need to be taken
Develop a measurement plan
Review how FSAT handles temperature and density
Describe how to manage FSAT files when a result has been generated
Work around limitations of FSAT when modeling fan systems
Demonstrate their competence to use FSAT to prequalify good potential fan system optimization opportunities
Describe how to measure fan system performance, and where to place measurement planes
Analyze field data from a fan performance test.

Prerequisites

Participants will be expected to have mastered the content either through successful completion of the Fan System Assessment training or through professional work experience.

They will also need to have a working knowledge of FSAT features, fan system characteristics (i.e., selection, control), fan affinity laws, field performance testing techniques and fan system optimization strategies, based on hands-on experience and independent study. Upon registration, participants will be sent a detailed reference list and sample problems covering the prerequisite content.

To learn more about the Qualified FSAT Specialist training, please contact Emily Kirksey, Project Performance Corporation, 703-748-6428. Check the BestPractices training calendar for announcements of upcoming FSAT qualification workshops.