Course Overview
This course continues from POWR 1100, and familiarizes students with the actual operation oand maintenance of auxiliary equipment such as blow down tanks, soot blowers, heat exchangers, and water softeners found in a typical small heating or industrial steam plant. As part of their course work, students will perform start-up procedures for feed water systems, boilers, and associated equipment. Students will also apply safety practices to these procedures. The course includes plant tours.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in POWR 1100
Credits
6.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Describe the operation of a boiler and its associated equipment.
- Apply safety practices to start up procedures.
- Start up and run a small heating plant or power plant and the associated auxiliary equipment.
Effective as of Fall 2008
Related Programs
Power Plant Training 2 (POWR 2200) 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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