Low Pressure Operating Engineering Seminar. 

                   (No Experience Required)

  

I. Designed to prepare the student, who has no experience with steam systems, to take the American Society of Power Engineering Facility Engineers 3rd Class license examination. Click here for more information concerning ASOPE FOE3 requirements for low pressure license.

 

       II.         Time: 40 hours

 

       III.        Materials required:

           a. Low Pressure Boiler by Fredrick M. Steingress

           b. Power Engineering Technologies, LLP seminar

 

       IV.       Daily Course Instructions

 

                  a. Day 1:  Steam Water Cycle Safety.

 

                  b. Day 2:  Boiler Types, Construction, and fuels used in producing steam.

 

                  c. Day 3:  Basic Electricity and Turbines.

 

                  d. Day 4:  Maintenance and Testing.

 

                  e. Day 5:  Review and FOE3 Low Pressure examination.      

 

High Pressure Power Plant Engineering Seminar.  (Experience required)

 

I.          Designed to prepare the student to take the American Society of Power Engineering Power Plant Operator 3rd class license for high pressure boiler certification. Click here for ASOPE PPOE3 licensing requirements.

 

II.         Time: 40 hours

 

III.        Materials required:

a.      High Pressure Boilers by Fredrick M. Steingress

b.      Power Engineering Technologies, LLP program material

 

IV.        Daily Course Instructions

a.      Day 1: Introduction to High Pressure Power Engineering

                            i.     High Pressure Boiler and Safety

 

b.      Day 2:

                            i.      Boilers review

                            ii.     Types & Construction (Video)

                            iii.    Fuels used in the production of steam

                            iv.    Water & Steam Fittings (Video)

                                                          

c.       Day 3:

                            i.     Basic Electricity

                            ii.    Taking over a Shift (Video)

                                                         

d.      Day 4:

                            i.      Boiler Water Chemistry

                            ii.     Air Compressors

                            iii.    Maintenance & Testing (Video)

                                                          

e.      Day 5:

                           i.      Pumps

                           ii.     Review session

                           iii.    Examination