This 2-hour online course is intended to provide the engineer with basic understanding of hydraulic systems design for swimming pools. Our design process will be cumulative, combining the physical elements of pool design, the regulations governing swimming pools, and engineering criteria all into one process. As they say, you don't want to know how sausage is made!
While the engineer may recognize the simple formulae used, he or she may not be familiar with how swimming pools work in the first place. It is the expressed objective of this course to remedy that lack of information and put all that stuff learned in engineering school to work designing pools that are not only fun but safe.
Prerequisite
Prior to taking this course students should have a passable knowledge of basic and applied fluid mechanics at the college level and/or extensive field experience in the installation and operation of closed-loop pumping systems.
The course is not a masters thesis in mechanics, dynamics or thermodynamics. It is a straight forward application of basic fluid mechanics to an everyday problem. If you are looking for superior academic analysis, formula derivation and integral calculus, you're living out a recurring nightmare of mine and are in the wrong classroom!
Vector Solutions has a long history of providing industry-specific content for its customers. While this course and its content remain accurate and functional within our systems, the look and feel may not match our more modern offerings.
At the conclusion of the course, you will have a better understanding of:
- Calculation of required circulatory flow rates
- Flow in pipes
- Main drain sumps and grates
- The pump room - choosing the pump
- Pump room layout and design
- Filter selection and arrangement
- Filter valves and controls
- Pool heating
- Ancillary pool plumbing
- Other pool problems - surge
There will be a multiple choice quiz at the end of the course to gauge your understanding of the material.
