Advanced Hydraulic Calculations
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Early Bird: $1,045; Regular: $1,295
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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 1: 2025 Enroll
| In-Person Classroom | In-Person Classroom | In-Person Classroom |
|---|---|---|
| April 7 | April 8 | April 9 |
| 8 AM – 4:30 PM Dallas, TX | 8 AM – 4:30 PM Dallas, TX | 8 AM – 4:30 PM Dallas, TX |
| Early Bird Price: Register before 2/7/25 Regular Price: Register on or before 4/1/25 |
Course Offering 2: 2025 Enroll
| In-Person Classroom | In-Person Classroom | In-Person Classroom |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 25 | Aug. 26 | Aug. 27 |
| 8 AM – 4:30 PM Dallas, TX | 8 AM – 4:30 PM Dallas, TX | 8 AM – 4:30 PM Dallas, TX |
| Early Bird Price: Register before 6/25/25 Regular Price: Register on or before 8/18/25 |
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:
- Determine minimum design requirements for standpipe systems.
- Identify vertical standpipe system zone requirements.
- Identify and apply requirements for pressure-regulating devices.
- 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
- 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.