Impacts of Trapped Air Particles in the Water Distribution System (WD-110-CT):
The objective of this one-day course is to understand and minimize the influences of air on our distribution system.
What will be covered:
- How air travels into water distribution pipes
- Impacts of air pockets that generate destructive forces
- Importance of continuously purging air to maintain pipeline efficiency
- Understanding gas laws that detail how air will behave in a pressurized system
- Operational procedures that can minimize air pockets in water systems
- Examination of old air valve designs to understand performance deficiencies that can impact how pipelines are filled and drained
- Review of air valve inspection procedures and hands-on exercises for operators
- How air bubbles can be removed with swabs and ice pigging
- Cavitation
Duration: 1 Day
CEUs/Renewal Credits: 0.7 (7 Hours) in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Yukon, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and New York.