Course Overview
This course introduces boiler design, development, and operation, including boiler types, terminology and components. Students will become familiar with the operating processes of typical power plants and other aspects of operation such as plant safety and WHMIS, high pressure boiler parts and fittings, and the high pressure boiler operation Act & Regulations.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
4.5
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Explain the repercussions of workplace injuries, both from the perspective of people and economics.
- Identify the basic requirements for equipment lock out and confined space entry.
- Recognize the causes, hazards and appropriate actions of the various types of fires.
- Complete WHMIS Certification for the BCIT facilities, as per WCB requirements.
- Identify fundamental types of boilers and describe their basic characteristics and construction.
- Apply the theoretical chemistry of combustion of the various types of fuels to the practical application of boiler combustion.
- State the purpose, operation and function of the various types of boiler auxiliaries and internals.
- Describe the fundamentals of high pressure boiler start-ups and operation.
- Reference the applicable Power Engineering Codes, Acts and Regulation for given work situations.
Effective as of Winter 2008
Related Programs
Power Plant Theory 1 (POWR 1103) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Energy
- Power Engineering (General Program)
Certificate Full-time
- Power and Process Engineering
Diploma Full-time
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