Steam Theory Course Outline
Boilers
- Types of boilers (and a little about how they are designed
and made)
- Fuel systems (oil, natural gas and coal)
- Proper start-up and securing procedures
- Testing safety devices related to boilers
- Proper blow-down procedures for different
valve arrangements
- Water treatment and testing
Pumps
- Positive displacement and dynamic
- Operation and minor maintenance procedures
(packing gland care, priming and cooling systems)
Auxiliary Equipment (theory, operation and maintenance)
- Condensers, de-aerating tanks, feed water heaters, make-
up and water softeners
- Condensate systems, steam traps, strainers and separators
Steam Engines
- Condensing and non-condensing
- Packing gland arrangements & types
- Crosshead arrangements
- Flyball governor
- Valves and the eccentric
Steam Turbines (theory, operation and maintenance)
- Condensing and non-condensing turbines
- Impulse and reaction Blades and Gland seals
Review of Ohm's Law and D.C. & A.C. Theory
- Voltage and Power
- Series and Parallel Circuits
Review basic refrigeration cycle and theory