:: Irrigation District School of Irrigation ::

Sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - Mid-Pacific Region.

 

Charles Burt, Ph.D., P.E., CID; Stuart Styles, Dr.Engr., P.E., CID; Beau Freeman, Ph.D.; and Xianshu Piao, Ph.D. The classes are held at the Irrigation Cal Poly ITRC is providing a series of training and educational opportunities for staff, field operators, engineers, and board members of agricultural irrigation/water districts. The classes utilize the excellent indoor and outdoor facilities at ITRC.

 

*Fee: $30/person/day - all U.S. irrigation districts
$150/person/day - participants from outside the U.S.
** Priority Registration is given to districts in the Mid-Pacific Region
** Please contact ITRC for waiting list information for classes marked "full"

 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Each description gives highlights of the course content, any suggested prerequisite, dates offered, and course fee. All fees include class materials, software, and lunch.

 

 

You may register by printing out and mailing or faxing the registration form to (805) 756-2433.

Registration Form

 

 

Date Class Title Description Course Fee
Jan. 11, 2011

Feb. 15, 2011
Flow Measurement - General and Pipelines
  • Principles of flow measurement for open and closed systems
  • Common measurement devices - propeller, velocity head, venturi, metergate
  • How to take accurate readings; what to watch out for
$30 ($150 int'l)
Jan. 12, 2011

Feb. 16, 2011
Flow Measurement - Canals
  • Equations for canals
  • Weirs and flumes
  • Corrections for common problems
  • Current metering
$30 ($150 int'l)
Jan. 13, 2011

Feb. 17, 2011
Canal Operation
  • The service concept, including farmer constraints and needs
  • Purposes of different check structures
  • Water level vs. flow rate control
  • Minimizing tailender problem while still achieving good service
  • How to get more water through various structures
  • Introduction to SCADA
  • Interaction between canals and turnouts
$30 ($150 int'l)
Feb. 1-4, 2011 SCADA
  • SCADA basics/overview & demonstration
  • Sensors
  • Programmable Logic Controllers
  • Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Software
  • Communications options
  • Quality control
  • Commissioning procedure
$120 ($600 int'l)
  March 1, 2011 Pumps I
  • Pump curves
  • Pumps in series and parallel
  • System curves
  • TDH computations for vertical and booster pumps
  • Efficiency, WHP, BHP, input HP
  • Pump selection from catalogs
$185
March 2-3, 2011 Pumps II
  • NPSH
  • Submersible pumps
  • Well screens and well development
  • Variable speeds; electric and engine
  • Shaft losses; shaft sizing
  • Maintenance and troubleshooting
$185
 

 

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