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May 25, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PPTC 121 - Power Plant Steam Systems
PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 0XX and MATH 0XX, and PPTC 101 - Power Plant Fundamentals
PROGRAM: Energy Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
Studies the use of steam as a means of transferring energy and doing work. Includes the principles of boiler operation to produce steam and the use of thermodynamics to understand the behavior and properties of a steam system. Major components will be studied along with how they play a role in the steam generation process. The course will include steam safety with principles of maintenance for use in troubleshooting and maintaining performance.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Define steam and explain how it is used as an energy source.
- Describe the basic operation of a steam system.
- Define the three states of steam and explain their importance.
- Define enthalpy, sensible heat, and latent heat and explain their importance.
- Define and use a steam table to determine the properties of steam.
- Describe the three methods of heat transfer and give an application of each.
- Describe the basic principle of boiler operation.
- Describe how to start up and shut down a boiler.
- Describe the function and operation of boiler water treatment.
- Describe the function and operation of a steam trap.
- Describe the function of a condensate recovery system.
- Define and explain how to measure and calculate thermodynamic efficiency.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Boiler operation
- Overview of the steam cycle
- Steam tables
- Pressure measurement
- Enthalpy
- Properties of water
- Heat exchangers
- Specific volume
- Heat rate
- Boiler theory and operation
- Heat transfer
- Thermodynamics
- Latent heat
- Types of boilers
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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