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B409 - Boiler Design & Construction
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5 days - 3.2 Continuing Education Units Awarded
The Boiler Design & Construction course is designed for people preparing to install a new boiler and/or perform major upgrades to an operating boiler. This course is aimed at providing personnel with the knowledge to enable them to work with consulting engineers to select a boiler design to effectively provide the intended service. The course will acquaint them with the types and styles of boilers, construction characteristics of different boiler designs, and expected operating efficiencies.
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this course the participant will be able to:
- Explain the phases of water.
- Explain the modes of heat transfer within the boiler.
- State the basic thermodynamic process which occurs in a boiler.
- Discuss the various factors which determine proper combustion in the boiler.
- Describe the major components that make up a utility sized boiler.
- Explain the construction of these major components within a boiler.
- Describe practical methods to meet environmental requirements.
COURSE OUTLINE
- Fundamentals of Boiler Design
- Types of Boilers
- Boiler Operation
- Materials used in Boiler Construction
- Choice of Fuel
- Meeting Environmental Requirements
- Boiler Component Manufacturing
- Component Shipping and Storage
- Boiler Erection
- Boiler Auxiliary Equipment
- Preparation for Startup
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