Advanced Hydraulic Calculations

Member: 

Early Bird: $950; Regular: $1,050; Late: $1,150

AHJ:

Early Bird: $250; Regular: $350; Late: $450

Nonmember:

Early Bird: $1,250; Regular: $1,350; Late: $1,450

This three-day, in-person workshop provides a deep dive into advanced hydraulic principles for standpipe systems, fire pump assemblies, and water storage tanks. Students will receive classroom instruction, work through examples, and complete practice exercises.

Schedule / Enroll

Course Offering 2: 2023      Enroll

In-Person ClassroomIn-Person ClassroomIn-Person Classroom
SEPT 18SEPT 19SEPT 20
8 AM – 5 PM
Dallas, TX
8 AM – 5 PM
Dallas, TX
8 AM – 3:30 PM
Dallas, TX
Early Bird Price: Register on or before 7/18/23
Regular Price: Register after 7/18/23
Late Price: Register after 8/18/23

 

Course Offering 1: 2024      Enroll

In-Person ClassroomIn-Person ClassroomIn-Person Classroom
March 26March 27March 28
8 AM – 5 PM
Dallas, TX
8 AM – 5 PM
Dallas, TX
8 AM – 3:30 PM
Dallas, TX
Early Bird Price: Register before 1/25/24
Regular Price: Register on or before 3/21/24

 

Course Offering 2: 2024      Enroll

In-Person ClassroomIn-Person ClassroomIn-Person Classroom
July 10July 11July 12
8 AM – 5 PM
Dallas, TX
8 AM – 5 PM
Dallas, TX
8 AM – 3:30 PM
Dallas, TX
Early Bird Price: Register before 5/9/24
Regular Price: Register on or before 7/5/24

Details

This three-day, in-person workshop provides a deep dive into advanced hydraulic principles for standpipe systems, fire pump assemblies, and water storage tanks. Students will receive classroom instruction, work through examples, and complete practice exercises.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Determine minimum design requirements for standpipe systems.
  2. Identify vertical standpipe system zone requirements.
  3. Identify and apply requirements for pressure-regulating devices.
  4. Apply principles of fire pumps necessary for hydraulic design, including:
    • Suction, discharge, and net pressure
    • Laws of affinity
    • Fire pump selection
    • Test header and pressure relief calculations
  5. Apply hydraulic principles of water storage tank design including:
    • Determine minimum capacity based on system demand.
    • Determine the minimum usable capacity of the tank.
    • Determine appropriate refill rates for break tanks.
    • Determine the maximum length of pipe supplying a fire pump.

Credits & Approvals

  • 2.25 CEUs; 22.5 NICET CPDs
  • 22.5 CEUs Florida Approved Credits

Schedule

  • Day 1 & 2 – Introduction, Fire Pumps (Sizing and Selection of Fire Pumps, Affinity Laws, Test Header Calculation, Main Relief Valve Calculation, Diesel Engine Corrections, Diesel Fuel Tank Sizing)
  • Day 2 – Standpipe Systems (Minimum Flow and Pressure, Pressure Limitations, Vertical Standpipe System Zones)
  • Day 3 – Water Storage Tanks (Tank Sizing, Pressure Tanks, Break Tank Refill Rates)

Prerequisites

This course is ideally suited for experienced layout technicians seeking to attain a deeper understanding of hydraulic calculation principles for advanced systems, and apply that knowledge towards successful completion of NICET III and IV Water-Based Systems Layout certification (or equivalent) and job-specific scenarios.