Boiler Operation Maintenance and Safety
TPC Trainco
Delivery Method
Seminar
Target Audience
Whether your maintenance staff consists of new hires, engineers or anyone in between, this class can be tailored to meet your specific needs. This course is applicable for maintenance personnel working in manufacturing plants, commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, government buildings, waste water facilities, shopping centers, apartment buildings and related facilities.
Summary
A 2-Day Course for Everyday Building, Plant & Facility MaintenanceDay 1 - Fundamentals, Operation & SafetyDay 2 - Maintenance, Inspection, Testing & Efficiency
Description/Agenda
Being able to service your own boiler is one thing. Being able to do it safely is another. This seminar is designed to teach building and facility maintenance personnel to do both. After attending this seminar you will be able to reduce the need for outside service contractors, while at the same time increase your confidence and comfort level in operating and maintaining your own boilers.
Course Competencies & Learning Objectives:
- How/When to Schedule Preventive Maintenance Procedures
- Differences between High Pressure and Low Pressure boilers
- Differences between Firetube and Watertube boilers
- Primary boiler components
- Operating pressures and temperatures of cast iron boilers
- Differences between steam boilers and hot water boilers
- Applications for Electric Boilers
- Four major perils associated with boilers
- Common boiler accidents to avoid
- All about furnace explosions
- Dangers of low water conditions
- How to inspect your Boiler
- Conducting efficiency tests
- Maintenance troubleshooting tips
- Waterside and Fireside maintenance
- Boiler design and construction codes and standards
- How to safely and efficiently operate your boiler
- Burner operations and combustion control systems
Course Outline: I. BOILER FUNDAMENTALS
- A. Firetube Boilers
- B. Watertube Boilers
- C. Cast Iron Boilers
- D. High Pressure Boilers
- E. Low Pressure Boilers
- F. Steam Boilers
- G. Hydronic Boilers
II. FUNDAMENTALS OF COMBUSTION and HEAT TRANSFER
- A. Theory of Combustion
- B. Thermodynamics
- C. Steam Tables
III. BURNER OPERATION & CONTROL
- A. Gas Train
- B. Oil Train
- C. Standard Burner
- D. High Turndown Burner
- E. Burner Controls
IV. BOILER OPERATION and TESTING
- A. Operator Licensing and Certification
- B. Start-Up and Shut-Down
- C. Normal Operation
- D. Valve Types
- E. Safety Valves
- F. Low Water Cutoff Controls
V. BOILER ROOM SAFETY
- A. Boiler Accidents
- B. Cause and Effect
VI. CAUSE and EFFECT CASE STUDY
- A. Safety Valves
- B. Confined Spaces
- C. Lockout/Tagout
VII. CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN STANDARDS
- A. ASME Codes
- B. NFPA Codes
- C. NBIC Code
VIII. CONTROLS and SAFETY DEVICES for AUTOMATICALLY FIRED BOILERS
- A. Water Level Control
- B. Temperature Control
- C. Pressure Control
- D. Fuel Trains
IX. INSPECTION and MAINTENANCE of COMMERCIAL and INDUSTRIAL BOILERS
- A. Fireside
- B. Waterside
- C. Burner
- D. Auxiliary Equipment
X. BOILER & BURNER EFFICIENCY
- A. Heat Exchanger Efficiency
- B. Combustion Efficiency
- C. Efficiency Tests
- D. Condensate Return
- E. Steam Traps
XI. TROUBLESHOOTING
- A. Burner
- B. Controls
- C. Additional Tips
XII. BOILER OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM
CEU value: 1.4
Length of Course Instruction: 14 hours
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