Firefighting Technology

Specialist seminar on pump testing

Testing of DIN and EN pumps for practitioners in the fire brigades and fire brigade technical centres Feuerwehren und Feuerwehrtechnischen Zentralen

2-day technical seminar with extension option (advanced seminar)

  • 7-15 persons
  • Day 1 + 2: EUR 800,- (net) per participant incl. board and lodging costs (1 night)
  • Day 2 (optional) : Advanced seminar: EUR 300,- (net) per participant incl. board and lodging (1 night) accommodation (1 night)
  • Location: Max-Planck-Straße 14, 77694 Kehl-Auenheim, Germany 
  • Conducted by: Rüdiger Fladt (Managing Director), Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Günter Bechtold (Ltd. Fire Director, ret.)

Agenda

Day 1

09:00–09:30 Reception
09:30–12:00 Seminar (theory) 
12:00–13:30 Lunch break
12:30–15:00 Seminar (theory)
15:00–17:30 Hands-on pump tests
18:00 Hotel check-in
18:30 Drive to Strasbourg with sightseeing tour of the old town and Munster (cathedral)
20:00 Joint dinner, exchange of views and experience

Day 2

8:30 Brief review and summary of theory
09:00–11:00 Hands-on pump tests on company’s own test rig
11:00–12:00 Feedback and farewell

Advanced seminar optional

12:00–13:30 Lunch break
13:30–18:00 Consolidation session, hands-on exercises
20:00 Joint dinner, exchange of views and experience 

Seminar Topics

Day 1

  • Normative references DIN/DIN EN
  • Peripherals of the pump
  • Components of a pump
  • Component functions
  • Assessment of damage to components
  • Background to the discharge range of jet pipes
  • Explanation of selected terms from DIN EN 1028
  • Performance values of pumps according to DIN 14420
  • Performance values of pumps according to EN 102B
  • Pump curves and their evaluation
  • Physical properties of water
  • Cavitation criteria
  • Cavitation and its evaluation
  • Maximum suction hose lengths
  • Suction hose sizes
  • Pump operation, parallel and in series
  • Evaluation of performance losses on pumps, incl. troubleshooting and technical background

Day 2 (until 12:00)

  • Repeat of main topics
  • Hands-on pump tests
  • Test runs
  • Throttle curves at different speeds
  • Throttle curves at different suction heads
  • Guarantee points
  • Dry suction trial
  • Static pressure test
  • Dynamic pressure test
  • Testing of submersible pumps and valves/fittings
  • Feedback and farewell
  • Seminar participation certificate


Day 2 (12:00–20:00)

  • Individual pump tests
  • Troubleshooting
  • Consolidation session
  • Exercises
  • Exchange of experiences

Services

Pump and valve testing on site at the fire brigade - our service since April 2019 in the area between Karlsruhe and Freiburg for:

  • Centrifugal fire pumps
  • Submersible pumps
  • All water-bearing valves/fittings
  • Incl. system separators and foam proportioning systems
Einsatzwagen mit mobilem Prüfstand
Einsatzwagen mit mobilem Prüfstand
Mobiler Prüfstand
Test mit mobilem Prüfstand vor Ort
Test mit mobilem Prüfstand vor Ort
Test mit mobilem Prüfstand vor Ort
Test mit mobilem Prüfstand vor Ort
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