Course Goals & Objectives

Course Description

Familiarize the student with nomenclature, maintenance, safety and operations in relation to the stationary equipment utilized in the oil and gas and other process industries. This course provides an overview or introduction into the field of equipment and maintenance within the process industry. The course will introduce the roles and responsibilities of process technicians, the environment in which they work, and the equipment and systems in which they operate. The course also provides an overview or introduction into the field of stationary equipment utilized in many of the process industries. This course will introduce many process industry-related equipment concepts including purpose, components, operation, and the Process Technician’s role for operating and troubleshooting the equipment.

Student Learning Outcomes, Competencies, and Skills

 1.  List types of stationary equipment used in refining, petrochemical, mining and mineral processing, food processing and other process industries

 2.  Describe equipment operations and appropriate uses common to refining, petrochemical, mining and mineral processing,food processing and other process industries

 3.  Explain pressure and temperature limits of hoses and fittings

 4.  Discuss selection and sizing criteria as related to pressure, temperature, flow and corrosiveness of fluids

 5.  Describe the operating principles of valves

 6.  Describe the operating principles of tanks

 7.  Identify the common types/applications of stationary equipment

 8.  Describe the operating principles of stationary equipment

 9.  Describe the principles of transmission and lubrication

10. Identify typical procedures associated with transmission and lubrication

11. Identify typical problems associated with transmission and lubrication

12. Identify the common types and applications of heat exchangers

13. Describe the operating principles of heat exchangers

14. Identify typical problems associated with heat exchangers

15. Identify the common types of cooling towers

16. Describe the operating principles of cooling towers

17. Identify typical problems associated with cooling towers

18. Identify the common types and applications of furnaces

19. Identify typical problems associated with furnaces

20. Identify the common types and applications of boilers

21. Identify typical procedures associated with furnaces and boilers

22. Identify typical problems associated with boilers

23. Describe the purpose of filters and dryers in the process industry

24. Describe the operating principles of filters and dryers

25. Identify typical procedures associated with filters and dryers

26. Identify typical problems associated filters and dryers

27. Recall the common types and applications of vessels

28. Identify typical procedures associated with vessel operation and maintenance

29. Identify typical problems associated with vessels

30. Explain the purpose of diagrams including why, when and where they are used

31. Identify components on a typical PFD and Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)