Course Overview
This course introduces common industrial processes and systems that will be encounter by an INC graduate. Building on the concepts learned in the Electrical Systems for Industrial Network Cybersecurity course in term one, this course prepares students for the Industrial Networking course in the following five week term and the Process Measurement and Control Fundamentals for Industrial Network Cybersecurity course in term three. The concepts taught in this course are closely related to the concepts being developed concurrently in the Programmable Logic Controllers and Calculus for Industrial Network Cybersecurity courses. Topics include: pumps, heat exchangers, material handling systems, food and chemical processes, evaporator/distillation processes, boiler systems, turbines, evaporators, distillation columns, pulp digester and pulp stock blending, hydro and thermal power generation systems, and workplace safety practices. This course includes one or more field trips to local industrial facilities which will require protective clothing.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe common material handling systems including: stackers and reclaimers, sorting and packaging systems, and assembly lines. (2)
- Perform simple calculations for fluid transport systems including pump characteristics and final control elements. (3)
- Describe the static and dynamic thermodynamic principles associated with heat transfer in a heat exchange system. (2)
- Describe boilers and boiler applications. (2)
- Explain batch type systems typically involved in the manufacture of chemical and food products.
- Explain the pulp and paper making process. (2)
- Explain wood processing systems. (2)
- Explain the ore concentration process of mining operations. (2)
- Explain metal smelting and refining processes. (2)
- Describe typical industrial electrical power generation, distribution, and control equipment. (2)
- Describe relevant safety codes, standards, and regulations in an industrial networking environment. (2)
Effective as of Winter 2020
Related Programs
Industrial Systems and Safety for Industrial Network Cybersecurity (ELEX 2610) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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School of Energy
- Industrial Network Cybersecurity
Diploma Full-time
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