Improve Workforce Efficiency

Course #: 2523A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Steam (2620);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (2523A). History and Development of Steam Engines; Parts of the Steam Engine; Classification of Steam Engines; Valve Gears; Indicating Steam Engines; Engine Testing; Characteristics and Features of Steam Engines.
PART 2 (2523B). Automatic High-Speed Engines; Compound Engines; Uniflow Engines; Economic Considerations in Engine Selection; Practical Considerations in Engine Selection.
PART 3 (2523C). Engine Operation; Starting and Stopping Engines; Engine Bearings; Pounding of Engines; Setting Steam-Engine Valves.

Course #: 2505
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Steam (2620); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Definition of Steam Turbines; Classification of Steam Turbines; Stages in Turbine Work; Energy Changes in Turbines; Flow of Steam Through Nozzles; Steam-Turbine Construction; Turbine Blading; Turbine Governors; Specific Turbine Designs.

Course #: 2506
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Steam (2620); Types of Steam Turbines (2505); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Principles of Governing; Governor Uses; Steam Admission to Turbines; Description of Governors; Miscellaneous Equipment; Steam Turbine Operation; Steam Turbine Maintenance; Turbine Blade Deposits and Cleaning; Maintenance Management.

Course #: 2507
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Types of Steam Turbines (2505); Logarithms (5254); Heat, Part 1 (686001); Heat, Part 2 (686002); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Energy Changes in the Steam; Flow of Steam through Nozzles; Impulse or Rateau Stage Turbines; Design of Multiple-Expansion Turbines; Reaction Turbines; Turbine Performance Calculations.

Course #: 6691
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Geometry and Trigonometry (5567); Elements of Print Reading (6719A-B); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Steam Generating Plants; Reservoirs and Standpipes; Miscellaneous Structures for Holding Various Liquids and Gases; Actual Industry Drawings used as Samples.

Course #: 6553
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Geometry and Trigonometry (5567); AC Principles (Block A22); Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Purpose and Theory of Condensers; Classification and Service of Condensers; Condenser Auxiliaries; Condenser Details; Cooling Condensing Water; Condenser Calculation; Condenser Selection Consideration; Condenser Management.

Course #: 2588
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Types of Steam Generators (6632); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: The A.S.M.E. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code; Rules for Calculating Steam Generator Pressure Parts.

Course #: 2589
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Engineering Mechanics, Part 4 (286039); Engineering Mechanics, Part 1 (286036); Engineering Mechanics, Part 2 (286037); Engineering Mechanics, Part 3 (286038); Mechanics of Materials (5282A-C); Types of Steam Generators (6632);
What Students Learn: Introduction; Main Support Roof Framing; Vertical Framing Systems; Horizontal Framing Systems.

Course #: 2587
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Types of Steam Generators (6632);
What Students Learn: General Considerations of Steam Generator Settings; Materials Used in the Construction of Setting; Insulation for Refractory; Construction of the Setting; Design of the Setting; Preparing the Setting for Operation; Proportions of the Furnace; Ash-Removal Systems; Testing the Setting; Flues and Ducts; Draft; Stacks.

Course #: 2598A-B
Duration: 20 hours
Course Prerequisites: Steam (2620); Logarithms (5254); Types of Steam Generators (6632); Heat, Part 1 (686001); Heat, Part 2 (686002); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (2598A). Purpose of Steam Generators; Utility Company Boilers; Industrial Boilers; Design Considerations.
PART 2 (2598B). Conduction Heat Transfer; Thermal Conductivities of Common Steam Generator Materials; Radiant Heat Transfer; Radiation in Furnaces; Heat Balance for Steam Generator Furnaces; Convection Heat Transfer; Convection Equation for Cross Flow; Longitudinal Flow of Gases and Steam-Film Resistance; Combined Heat Transfer Modes.

Course #: 6727
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Chemistry (5011); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Common Impurities Found in Feedwater; Types of Treatment; Boiler Feedwater; Regulating the Flow of Feedwater; Heating; Chemical Feeding; Testing of Feedwater.

Course #: 6472
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Sampling Solid Fuels; Methods of Sampling; Determining and Calculating Moisture Content; Laboratory Testing of Samples; Classification and Basic Characteristics of Liquid Fuels; Metering and Tank Gaging; Collection of Samples; Sampling Methods and Devices; Laboratory Processes.

Course #: 6473
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Principles of Solid Fuel Burning; Methods of Fixing; Types of Grates; Mechanical Stokers; Waste Fuel Firing; Principles of Pulverized Coal Burning; Pulverized Coal Installations; Auxiliary Equipment; Steam Generator Design Features for Pulverized Coal Burning; Operation of Pulverized Coal Installations.

Course #: 2592
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Chemistry (5011); Fuels (5340); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Fuels; Boiler Elements; Oil Firing; Gas Firing; Operating Procedures; Start-Up and Shutdown Procedures; Troubles and Remedies; Maintenance Lighters; Safety and Efficiency.

Course #: 2596A-C
Duration: 30 hours
Course Prerequisites: Types of Steam Generators (6632); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (2596A). Preliminary Considerations; Types of Combustion Control; Steam Applications; Hot-Water Applications; Feedwater and Draft Controls; Cashco Combustion Controller.
PART 2 (2596B). Operation of Bailey Automatic Combustion Controller; Operation of Hagan Automatic Combustion Controller; Operation of Beckman-Republic Control System.
PART 3 (2596C). Control System Diagramming; Operation of Bailey Electronic Control System; Hagan Electronic Combustion Control System Applied to a Central Power Generating Station; Operation of Leeds & Northrup Electronic Combustion Control System; Comparison between Pneumatic and Electronic Control Systems.
Components: Automatic Combustion Control, Part 1 (2596A); Automatic Combustion Control, Part 2 (2596B); Automatic Combustion Control, Part 3 (2596C);

Course #: 6810
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Chemistry (5011); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Factors Affecting Efficiency; Constituents of Flue Gas; Methods of Analysis; Effects of Excess Air; Causes of Carbon Monoxide Formation and Prevention; Methods of Sampling; Types of Gas-Analyzing Equipment; Oxygen Analyzers; Carbon Dioxide Analyzers; Miscellaneous Analyzers; Auxiliary Apparatus.

Course #: 6734
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Boiler Room Management; Details of Operation; Boiler Inspection; Boiler Maintenance, Cleaning, and Repair.

Course #: 6802
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Steam (2620); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Performance Tests; Steam Purity; Steam Temperature; Sampling and Analysis of Refuse; Combustion Air and Flue Gas Weight; Air Leakage; Steam Generator Efficiency.

Course #: 2514
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Basic Definitions; Factors Affecting Power Rates; Factors Affecting Power Plant Design; Design of Plant and Purchase Lists; Initial Starting and Testing Plan; Energy Rates; Heat Exchangers; Air and Heat Pollution; Development of Mine-Mouth Power Plants; Power Pooling.

Course #: 6683
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Chemistry (5011); Types of Steam Generators (6632);
What Students Learn: Structure of the Atom; Theory of Radioactivity; Fission and Fusion Processes; Research, Production, and Power Reactors; Instruments for Measuring Radiation; Control of Nuclear Reactors; Construction Materials and Equipment for Reactors Safety Considerations; Use of Industrial Isotopes.

Course #: 2525
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Cycles of Operation; Indicator Diagrams; Spark Ignition Engines; Compression Ignition Engines-Diesel; Heat Loss; Friction; Lubrication and Wear; Supercharging.

Course #: 2526
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Types of Fuel; Liquid Fuels; Gaseous Fuels; Liquefied Petroleum Gas; Fundamentals of Chemistry; Chemistry of Combustion; Effect of Air-Fuel Ratio on Engine Performance; Liquid Fuel Testing; Gasoline Characteristics; Diesel Fuel Characteristics; Road Knock Test Procedures.

Course #: 2527
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Purpose of Engine Testing; Preliminary Test Operations; Performance Factors; Measuring Indicated Horsepower; Calculation of Indicated Horsepower from PT Diagrams; Measurement of Shaft or Brake Horsepower; Typical Test Installations; Standard Engine Tests; Instruments Used in Testing.