Course Description
This course introduces basic operating principles of equipment such as valves, piping, pumps, compressors, generators, motors, and lubrication systems. The mechanical characteristics and the interactions of the plant equipment will be explored.
Topical Outline
1. Overview of the process industries.
2. Roles, responsibilities, and expectations of a Process Technician.
3. Safety awareness.
4. Teamwork skills.
5. Process Industry terminology.
6. Process Industry evolution and future trends.
7. Basic safety, health, and environmental standards relative to the Process Industry.
8. Purpose of equipment in systems and processes.
9. Process Flow Diagrams and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams.
10. Basic chemistry concepts in processing situations.
11. Basic physics principles in processing situations.
12. Describe the application of quality as it relates to the process industries.
2. Roles, responsibilities, and expectations of a Process Technician.
3. Safety awareness.
4. Teamwork skills.
5. Process Industry terminology.
6. Process Industry evolution and future trends.
7. Basic safety, health, and environmental standards relative to the Process Industry.
8. Purpose of equipment in systems and processes.
9. Process Flow Diagrams and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams.
10. Basic chemistry concepts in processing situations.
11. Basic physics principles in processing situations.
12. Describe the application of quality as it relates to the process industries.