Pump Systems

Related System Areas

Consider improving the performance of motors connected to your pump systems.

• Motors

Also review a range of projects, analyses, protocols, and strategies to reduce industrial energy intensity and carbon emissions in specific industries and technology areas.

• Industries and Technologies

Technical Publications

Sourcebook

• Improving Pumping System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry, Second Edition, May 2006

• Pump Life Cycle Costs: A Guide to LCC Analysis for Pumping , Executive Summary, January 2001
• Variable Speed Pumping: A Guide to Successful Applications; Executive Summary, May 2004

Tip Sheets

• Adjustable Speed Pumping Applications, January 2007
• Conduct an In-Plant Pumping System Survey, September 2005
• Control Strategies for Centrifugal Pumps with Variable Flow Rate Requirements, May 2007
• Energy Savings Opportunities in Control Valves, March 2007
• Maintain Pumping Systems Effectively, September 2005
• Match Pumps to Systems Requirements, October 2005
• Optimize Parallel Pumping Systems, October 2006
• Pump Selection Considerations, October 2005
• Reduce Pumping Costs through Optimum Pipe Sizing, October 2005
• Select an Energy-Efficient Centrifugal Pump, October 2005
• Test for Pumping System Efficiency, September 2005
• Trim or Replace Impellers on Oversized Pumps, September 2006

Case Studies

• Improving Sewage Pump System Performance, 1998
• Improving the Efficiency of a Brewery's Cooling System, June 1998
• New Water Booster Pump System Reduces Energy Consumption by 80% and Increases Reliability, 1999
• Optimizing Electric Motor Systems at a Corporate Campus Facility, May 2002
• Optimized Pump Systems Save Coal Preparation Plant Money and Energy, January 1999
• Reduce Pumping Costs through Optimum Pipe Sizing, December 1999
• Saving Energy at a Sewage Lift Station through Pump System Modifications, 1999

Assessments

• Qualified Specialists and Energy Experts 
• Energy Assessments
• Recommendations from Completed Assessments – Pumps Plant Assessments

Training

• Pump Systems
  • Pumping Systems Assessment Tool Training – 2-hour webcast (online)
  • Pumping Systems Assessment – 1-day workshop (onsite and online)
  • Qualified PSAT Specialist – 2½ day workshop (onsite)
• Training Calendar
• Events Calendar 

Tools

Tools to Assess Your Energy System

• Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT)

Scorecards and Simple Calculators

• Pumps Scorecard
• Variable Speed Drives (VSD) Calculator for Pumps