This comprehensive videotape-based training program consists of 13 modules (13 videotapes) that train students in the principles of normal operation, and in basic operational procedures for common equipment.

Techniques and Practices for Equipment Operators


Centrifugal Pumps


Steam Turbines


Valves


Reciprocating Air Compressors


Heat Exchangers


Positive Displacement Pumps


Boilers


Water Chemistry and Chemical Handling Practices


Electrical Equipment


Demineralizers


Vacuum Pumps, Air Ejectors, Strainers, and Traps


Lubrication for Equipment Operators

• Safety
• Knowing the Equipment
• Normal Operations
• Changing the Operating Status of Equipment
• Responding to Problems
• Following Up Problems
• Starting Repaired Equipment

• Centrifugal Pumps
• Preoperational Checks
• Valve Lineup and Venting
• Start-Up and Loading
• Graphing Pump Characteristics
• Cavitation
• Air Binding and Pump
• Shutdown Procedure

• Introduction to Turbine Operation
• Principles of Turbine Operation
• Auxiliary Systems and Control Devices
• Valve Lineup and Other Preoperational Checks
• Checking Auxiliary Systems
• Turbine Warmup
• Initial Roll and Start-Up
• Loading and Shutdown

• Valve Designs
• Preoperational Checks
• Normal Operations
• Bypass Operations
• Valve Inspections
• Abnormal Valve Conditions
• Automatic Valve Operation

• Introduction to Compressor Operations
• Principles of Compressor Operation
• Capacity Control Modes
• Preoperational Checks
• Start-Up
• Periodic Checks
• Manual Unloading and Shutdown

• Heat Transfer
• Tube and Shell Heat Exchangers
• Preoperational Checks
• Filling and Venting
• Completing Start-Up
• Increasing Heat Load
• Recognizing Problems
• Shutdown

• Positive Displacement Pumps
• Principles of Operation
• Preoperational Checks
• Start-Up
• Periodic Checks
• Shutdown
• Reciprocating Pumps

• Boiler Operation
• Burner Operation
• Preoperational Checks
• Start-Up
• Operational Checks and Shutdown

• Corrosion
• Deposits
• Boiler System Treatment Methods
• Cooling Water System Treatment Methods
• Safety Practices
• Adding Chemicals with a Batch Feed System
• Adding Chemicals with a Continuous Feed System
• Monitoring the System

• Circuit Breaker Operation
• Racking Breakers
• Ground Trucks and Relays
• Control Fuses and Racking Low Voltage Breakers
• Disconnects and Key Interlocks
• Pole Use

• Ion Exchange
• Putting a Demineralizer into Service
• Monitoring Demineralizer Operation
• Backwashing a Demineralizer
• Adding Regenerant Chemicals
• Rinsing and Remixing Resins
• Filling and Rinsing

• Vacuum Pumps
• Operating a Vacuum Pump
• Starting an Air Ejector
• Periodic Checks and Shutdown
• Strainers
• Putting a Standby Basket into Operation
• Cleaning a Strainer Basket
• Steam Traps

• Friction and Lubrication
• Natural-Feed Lubrication Systems
• Monitoring a Natural-Feed System
• Adequate Lubrication
• Forced-Feed Lubrication Systems
• Monitoring a Forced-Feed System
• Filters and Centrifuges
• Centrifuge Operation