Course Overview:
The course “Hydraulic Foundations for Wells and Pumps” is a specialized training program designed to provide participants with fundamental concepts and skills in applied hydraulics for wells and pumps.
Course Objectives:
- To equip participants with a basic understanding of hydrogeology and groundwater flow.
- To teach participants how to design, test, operate, and maintain wells and pumps effectively.
- To explain different types of pumps, their characteristics, selection criteria, installation methods, and maintenance practices to achieve optimal performance.
Training Content:
- Hydrogeological theory and formations of aquifers.
- Groundwater movement, hydraulic conductivity, and porosity.
- Hydraulics of wells: steady flow in wells and interference effects on water levels.
- Well design: dimensions of screens and casing diameters.
- Methods for drilling, testing, operating, and maintaining wells, including well cleaning, development, and post-drilling activities.
- Types of pumps, their properties, advantages, and disadvantages.
- Installation, operation, maintenance, and testing of pumps.
- Hydraulic similarity in pumps and pump performance curves.
- Selection and connection of pumps in series and parallel configurations.
Target Audience:
This course is suitable for civil engineers, water engineers, maintenance technicians, and anyone involved in the fields of hydraulics and water management. It also caters to students seeking practical and applied knowledge in this domain.
