Operations Courses

OP1 Heat Rate Performance
OP2 Emergency and Abnormal Contitions
OP3 Low Pressure Boilers
OP4 High Pressure Boilers

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OP1 Heat Rate Performance
2-Day Course

Cost: $500.00 includes all course fees, and student text

Prerequisites: None.

Intended Audience: Plant Operators Technicians with little or no experience and Management. Operator's actions can have a direct impact upon plant Heat Rate. This course is intended to improve plant Heat Rate by reducing controllable losses through greater operator knowledge of the Power Plant Cycle with emphasis on factors influencing Unit Efficiency.

IRI's Heat Rate Performance Course is offered for one Fuel Type or a combination of Fuel Types. Examine the objectives below and you will see its relevance to your operating staff. Operator’s actions can have a direct impact, upon plant heat rate. Make those actions taken have positive impact. Encourage operations personnel to look for opportunities to save BTU’s. One way to accomplish is this is to help them understand what they are looking for. Another way to help is to demonstrate management's interest in their success by providing effective training. Operations personnel can better look for savings if they have an adequate appreciation for the engineering factors behind plant design. Course Outline:

• Thermodynamic Processes involved with each Component in the Power Plant Cycle
• Function of each Component in the Thermodynamic Cycle
• Different types of Heat Transfer
• The term's Entropy, Enthalpy, Superheat and Phase
• The major losses associated with the Boiler including; Exit Gas Temperature, Fuel Content, Excess Air, Complete Combustion, Attemperation, Air-In-Leakage, Feedwater Temperature, and Soot Blowing
• The major losses associated with the Turbine including; Inlet Temperature Change, Inlet Pressure Change, RH Temperature, RH Pressure, and Exhaust Pressure Change
• The Heat Transfer Equations that apply to the various Power Plant Heat Exchangers
• The effects of various changes on Heat Exchanger Performance

--This course is also offered on-site for separate fuels, such as gas fired, coal and oil fired.

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OP2 Emergency and Abnormal Conditions
2-Day Course

 

Cost: $500.00 includes all course fees, and student text

Prerequisites: None.

Intended Audience: Control Room Operators, Plant Operators, Engineers, Technicians, Operation Superintendents and Supervisors .

Correct and timely operator actions prevent forced outages and reduce potential damage to the plant. The availability of a unit could be the direct result of the operator's skill and knowledge to identify and react to an abnormal or emergency plant condition.

IRI's Power Plant Abnormal and Emergency Conditionscourse intends to accomplish the following objectives. Examine the objectives and you will agree on the relevance to your operating staff.

Course Outline:

• Define the term Abnormal and Emergency Condition
• Abnormal conditions that typically occur within the Power Plant Systems
• Emergency conditions that typically occur within the Power Plant Systems
• Identifying proper actions necessary to handle an Abnormal or Emergency Condition
• Given an abnormal or emergency condition, write a simple procedure (or guideline) to follow in the event of a reoccurrence.
• Combustion System
• Combustion Air and Flue Gas System
• Condensate and Feedwater System
• Boiler (general)
• Auxiliary System
• Turbine
• Generator

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OP3 Low Pressure Boilers
3-Day Course

Cost: $826.00 includes all course fees, and student text

Prerequisites: None.

Intended Audience: Plant Operators Technicians with little or no experience and Management. IRI’s OP3 Low Pressure Boiler course is a three-day course geared to maximize efficiency, safety and performance.

If you're responsible for the day-to-day operation or maintenance of your company's Low Pressure Boilers. If you're a plant engineer, maintenance supervisor or operations engineer, IRI Technologies training is the best way to get the most out of your equipment investment and training budget.

Low-pressure boiler operators use low-pressure stationary steam boilers and auxiliary steam equipment such as pumps or compressors to supply steam heat for office buildings, industrial establishments, apartment houses, hospitals, hotels and process steam. In some cases they operate equipment that supplies compressed air for pneumatic tools and hoists used in a production process. Some boiler operators also work with air conditioning equipment. Boiler operators light burners, watch gauges, monitor unit performance, adjust controls, monitor environmental equipment and operate valves on boilers. When boilers are not working properly, boiler operators may be required to repair the equipment.

From this 3-day Low Pressure Boiler course, you will be able to reduce energy costs, reduce maintenance headaches, and increase production profits! You will understand how all types of steam system components work and how to apply them to optimize the performance of your low pressure boiler.

ASOPE Facility Operator 3rd Class License testing is available at the end of this course by Request Only.

Course Outline :

• Boiler Operation Principles
• Boiler Fittings
• Feedwater Systems
• Steam System
• Fuel System
• Draft System
• Boiler Water Treatment
• Boiler Operation Procedures
• Hot Water Heating Systems
• Cooling Systems
• Boiler Operation Safety
• Boiler Operator Licensing

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OP4 High Pressure Boiler
3-Day Course

 

Cost: $826.00 includes all course fees, and student text

Prerequisites: None.

Intended Audience: Plant Operators Technicians with little or no experience and Management.

IRI’s OP4 High Pressure Boiler course is a three-day course geared to maximize efficiency, safety and performance.

If you're responsible for the day-to-day operation or maintenance of your company's High Pressure Boilers. If you're a plant engineer, maintenance supervisor or operations engineer, IRI Technologies training is the best way to get the most out of your equipment investment and training budget.

High-pressure boiler operators use high-pressure stationary steam boilers and auxiliary steam equipment such as pumps or compressors to supply steam heat for office buildings, industrial establishments, apartment houses, hospitals, hotels and process steam. In some cases they operate equipment that supplies compressed air for pneumatic tools and hoists used in a production process. Some boiler operators also work with air conditioning equipment. Boiler operators light burners, watch gauges, monitor unit performance, adjust controls, monitor environmental equipment and operate valves on boilers. When boilers are not working properly, boiler operators may be required to repair the equipment.

From this three-day High Pressure Boiler course, you will be able to reduce energy costs, reduce maintenance headaches, and increase production profits! You will understand how all types of steam system components work and how to apply them to optimize the performance of your high-pressure boiler.

ASOPE Facility Operator 2nd Class License testing is available at the end of this course by request Only .

Course Outline:

• Steam Boiler
• Steam Boiler Fittings and Accessories
• Basic Boiler Room System
• Steam and Water Accessories
• Fuel Burning Equipment
• Draft System
• Combustion Controls
• Instruments
• Boiler Water Treatment
• Steam Boiler Operations

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