"Steam Generation Package - 238 Minutes Total" includes 11 courses found within the College of Steam Generation at a special discounted rate.
The "Steam Generation Package" includes the following courses:
Typical Layout of a Boiler House - 30 Minutes
- Identify the types of equipment found in a boiler house, describe their function and how they are interralted to the system
- Use a common vocabulary and nomenclature for boiler house components
Types of Steam Boilers - 30 Minutes
- Identify different types of industrial and commercial boilers
- Recognize typical boiler applications
Steam Costs - 30 Minutes
- The variables that contribute to steam costs
- Ways to control steam costs
- How to explain cost saving methods
Feedwater Pumps - 30 Minutes
- Different types of feedwater pumps and their applications
- Sizing basics of electric motor driven pumps
- Proper piping techniques
- Troubleshooting tips
- Optimizations and best practices
Introduction to Deaerators - 60 Minutes
- Identify and understand basic functions of a deaerator (DA)
- Differentiate different types of DAs and their uses
- Understand types of chemicals used in DAs
- Identify DA components
- Determine proper DA sizing
- Calculate the quantity of steam used in a DA
Advanced Deaerator Practices - 30 Minutes
- Understand common maintenance practices related to Deaerators (DA's)
- Identify typical DA problems and their root causes
- Understand energy best practices related to DA's
Combustion Air Preheaters - 23 Minutes
- Understand how utility and packaged boiler air preheaters function in a plant setting to improve efficiency and life cycle of associated equipment
- Learn the importance of proper condensate drainage and non-condensable venting
- Understand best practice recommendations for steam coil air preheater design
- Identify potential uses for flash steam
- Learn types of mounting or installation of preheaters on utility and packaged boilers
Drain Separators - 25 Minutes
- Define the purpose of a drain separator
- Explain the basic concepts of steam quality
- Describe how a drain separator works
- List the different types of drain separators List the factors used for sizing a drain separator
Combustion Basics - 30 Minutes
- Learn the basic elements required for proper combustion
- Identify the fuels, air and heat properties to optimize efficiency
- Apply time, temperature and turbulence for efficient combustion
- Understand the emissions as a result of a chemical process and variables
Typical Optimizations of a Boiler House - 30 Minutes
- List the most common problems in boiler systems and their symptoms
- Identify and recommend optimal solutions to problems
- Review best practices
O&M Best Practices - Boilers - 20 Minutes
- Learn the importance of boiler quality checks
- Identify maintenance and routine checks
- Discuss key attributes of standard operating procedures
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