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# [How to Improve Pump System Performance | Hayes Pump, Inc](https://blog.hayespump.com/blog/how-to-improve-pump-system-performance)

 Written by [DDNAMDawn](https://blog.hayespump.com/blog/author/ddnamdawn) | Aug 21, 2019 3:01:42 PM

Want to know how to improve your pump system performance?   The U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) and the Hydraulic Institute (HI) have produced a guide called Improving Pumping System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry.  Their other guides include: compressed air systems, fan and blower systems, motors and drives, steam systems, and process heating systems.

According to the guide, *This Pump System Performance sourcebook is designed to provide pumping system users with a reference that outlines opportunities for improving system performance. It is not meant to be a comprehensive technical text on pumping systems; rather, it provides practical guidelines and information to make users aware of potential performance improvements. Guidance on how to find more information and assistance is also included.*

*Throughout this sourcebook, performance and efficiency improvements are described in terms of a “systems approach.” For cost-effective operation and maintenance of pumping systems, attention must be paid not just to individual pieces of equipment but to the system as a whole. A systems approach to optimizing a pumping system analyzes both the supply and demand sides of the system and how they interact, shifting the focus from individual components to total system performance.*

*Often, operators are so focused on the immediate demands of equipment that they overlook the broader question: How do the system’s parameters affect this equipment? For example, frequently replacing pump seals and bearings can keep a maintenance crew so busy that they overlook the system operating conditions that are causing most (or all) of the problems.*

*A systems approach involves the following types of interrelated actions:*

- *Establish current conditions and operating parameters*
- *Determine present and estimate future process production needs*
- *Gather and analyze operating data and develop load duty cycles*
- *Assess alternative system designs and improvements*
- *Determine the most technically and economically sound options, taking into consideration all of the subsystems*
- *Implement the best option*
- *Assess energy consumption with respect to performance*
- *Continue to monitor and optimize the system*
- *Continue to operate and maintain the system for peak performance*

*To use a systems approach effectively, a pumping system designer needs to understand system fundamentals, know where opportunities for improvements are commonly found, and have a list of key resources that can help to identify and implement successful projects.*

## Guide to Improving Pump Performance - 117 pages

Section 1: Pumping System Basics

- Pumping System Components Pumping System Principles

Section 2: Performance Improvement Opportunity Roadmap

- Assessing Pumping System Needs
- Common Pumping System Problems
- Indications of Oversized Pumps
- Piping Configurations to Improve Pumping System Efficiency
- Basic Pump Maintenance
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Positive Displacement Pump Applications
- Multiple Pump Arrangements
- Pony Pumps
- Impeller Trimming
- Controlling Pumps with Adjustable Speed Drives

Section 3: The Economics of Improving Pumping Systems

[Download Pump Performance Improvement Guide](https://hayespump.com/wp-content/uploads/Improve-pump-performance-how-to.pdf)

 

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