First Class Part a Paper 4 POWR 1228

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, course participants will be able to:

• Fulfill the examination requirements for 'Part A - Paper 4' in the subjects of pumps, fuels and combustion, and water treatment.
• Describe principles and apply equations to determine unknown variables in calculation problems relating to pump design, including Net Positive Suction Head, specific speed and other performance characteristics.
• Describe typical power plant pump designs, principles of operation, application, selection, installation procedures, start-up, operation, and maintenance procedures.
• Describe combustion principles and related chemistry.
• Apply equations to determine unknown variables in calculation problems relating to combustion chemistry.
• Describe boiler fuel characteristics and analysis and furnace design considerations.
• Describe boiler firing methods and equipment for various types of fuels including natural gas, oil and coal.
• Describe design safety and control theory as applied to power plant combustion and fuel systems.
• Describe the applications, principles and chemistry of power plant external water treatment systems and equipment, including clarification, filtration, cold and hot lime softening, sodium and hydrogen cation exchange and demineralization, evaporation and deaeration.
• Describe boiler internal water treatment, testing and analysis, to maximize heat transfer in fired boilers, minimize carryover of impurities in steam and minimize corrosion in boilers and condensate return systems.
• Describe typical cooling water systems associated with industrial power plants.
• Describe typical power plant water effluents and related treatment methods.

Effective as of Fall 2003

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