CALENDAR

Power Engineering II Class

For Alberta, Completion of Part A of this course is an equivalent to the minimum education required to write the Government Exams. Completion of Part A & Part B, will provide you with up to 9 months' credit in lieu of the 24 months needed for operating experience in a power plant. Part A Topics: ASME Code Calculations, Cylindrical Components, Stayed Surfaces, Safety Valves & Furnaces; Boiler & Pressure Vessel Legislation; Plant Design and Installation; Management and Supervision; Plant Maintenance; Safety; Linear Motion; Angular Motion; Friction; Static and Dynamic Forces; Fluid Dynamics; Thermodynamics of Gasses; Thermodynamics of Steam; Practical Thermodynamic Cycles; Metallurgy; Testing of Metals; Steam Generator Components & Design; Specialized Boiler Design; Steam Generator Operation; Boiler Maintenance & Inspection; Pumps; Water Chemistry, Analysis & Pre-Treatment; Internal Water Treatment; Non-Boiler Water Treatment. Part B Topics: Steam Turbine Theory, Construction, Auxiliaries & Control; Steam Turbine Operation & Maintenance; Steam Condensers; Internal Combustion Engines, Components & Auxiliaries; Internal Combustion Engines, Operation & Maintenance; Gas Turbine Design, Auxiliaries, Operation & Control; Lubrication; Piping; Mechanical Drawing; Power Plant Fuel Systems; Power Plant Water & Steam Systems; Measurement & Control Components; Control Instrumentation System; Fuels & Combustion Calculations; Firing & Draft Equipment; Combustion Control & Safeguard; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Control Methods; Alternating Current Theory & Circuit; Direct Current Machines; Alternating Current Generators; Alternating Current Motors; Transformers; Electrical System Protection; Air and Gas Compression; Refrigeration Systems & Equipment; Refrigeration Safety, Control, and Operation; Refrigeration Calculations.