Continuing Education

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM SUBJECTS
Our continuing education program consists of six hours of mandatory subjects and twenty-four hours of elective subjects. You will need to select twenty-four hours of elective credits to complete your thirty hours for license renewal. Upon completion of your thirty hours a final proctored examination, given by the Steam Engineering Institute will be set up for you. This examination will be held at the schools selected site or, if approved, a proctor at your site.

Try this course for 14 days. If you are not completely satisfied you will receive a full refund!

ALL CONTINUING EDUCATION CORRESPONDENCE COURSES ARE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR LICENSE RENEWAL CREDITS.

CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERS AND FIREMAN LICENSE RENEWAL

25% TUITION DISCOUNT TO ALL PRESENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

Hours: 30
Completion Time: If you spend ten hours per week on your course you could finish in three weeks.

Courses Credit Hours
MASS Gen Laws 4*
Feedwater 2*
Combustion 6**
Auxillary Steam Plant Equipment 6**
Steam Fundamentals 6**
Steam Condensers 6**
Electric Generators 6**

*Mandatory Courses
** Elective Courses

Thirty hours required for license renewal.

Tuition: $425.00 Text Book: $60.00
Notes: $25.00
Payment Plan

REQUIRED COURSES

Mass. General Laws Chapter 146 and 522 CMR 1.00-17.00—(Credit Hours 4*)
Related sections of Chapter 146 emphasizing latest changes affecting high pressure steam plants. Includes related sections of 522 CMR 1.00-17.00 regulations of the Board of Boiler Rules.

Feed water (Credit Hours 2*)
Boiler residuals, return line corrosion, PH, internal & external feed water treatment, softeners, demineralizers, deaerators –theory & operation, phosphate treatment, silica, ion exchange, treatment programs, chemical treatment, blowdown, boiler lay-up, and related subjects.

* These courses are mandatory

ELECTIVE COURSES

Steam Fundamentals & Mollier Chart -- includes video on steam(Credit hours 6)
Fundamentals of steam, heat of liquid-evaporation-steam, internal & external energy, enthalpy, entropy, saturated-superheated-wet steam, advantages of superheated steam, properties of steam, interpolation of steam tables, degrees of superheat, mollier chart: fundamentals, examples, uses of, throttling calorimeter: principles, operation, and related subjects.

Fuels and Combustion -- includes video on combustion (Credit Hours 6)
Principles of combustion, boiler heat balance, flue gas analysis, excess air, nomograms, fuel analysis, Ringleman chart, smoke violations, smoke density indicators, fuel oil viscosity controllers, combustible & non combustible elements, theoretical air, NOx, SO2, acid corrosion, dew points, btu’s in fuel and related subjects.

Steam Condensers (Credit Hours 6)
Condenser theory & purpose, materials, condenser support, one & two pass, construction, condenser repairs, cooling water systems & problems, air ejectors: operation and construction, loosing vacuum problems, air flow meters, undercooling, instrumentation, vacuum priming systems, Condenser auxiliaries, and related equipment and operation.

Generators -- includes video on generators (Credit Hours 6)
Generator construction and theory, stator and rotor windings, hydrogen cooling, hydrogen seal oil system, hydrogen set charging and purging, fundamentals of AC generation, three phase systems, required conditions for synchronizing, controlling generator output, excitation systems, power factor, synchroscope, safety precautions and related subjects.

Auxiliary Steam Plant Equipment -- includes video (Credit Hours 6)
Feed water heaters: construction & problems, low &high pressure heaters, evaporators, cost of boiler blowdown, piping & tubing, expansion joints, insulation, steam traps: types- operation-testing, steam separators, viscosity of oils, lubrication programs, condensate systems, condensate polishing systems, piping systems, oil conditioning, and related auxiliary equipment.

Instrumentation Course -- (Credit Hours 26) (plus 4 hours of Mass Gen Laws included) This course will cover the theory and operation of instruments used in a high-pressure steam plant. The course uses the new (2005) and revised fourth edition of "Instrumentation" by Kirk and Weedon. The course covers eleven lesson on: Introduction to Instrumentation; Temperature; Pressure; Level; Flow; Analysis; Transmission and Communication; Automatic Control; Final Elements; Safety Systems and Applications. The course also includes a student workbook. The course does not intend to make students "Instrument Technicians" but will give you a better understanding of the various plant instruments; how they work and relate to your operation.You will be better prepared to analyze operating problems and converse with instrumentation technicians. The course is designed for third, second and first class engineers but firemen that have a special interest in the workings of steam plant instrumentation can gain some valuable knowledge about these subjects.
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Heat Rate Optimization Course -- includes videos (Credit Hours 24) (plus 4 hours of Mass Gen Laws and 2 hours on feedwater included in this course) This program is designed to give steam plant operating personnel the skillsto determine the various parameters that determines the efficiency of high-pressure steam plants. Numerous heat losses in the plant can occur when operators do not have the knowledge, theory, skills or determination to prevent them. This course will take a step-by-step approach to assist engineers to operate each piece of power plant equipment up to its maximum efficiency. With the high cost of fuel and equipment down time it is imperative that today's engineers possess all the skills and knowledge to continually operate power plants at their at their most competitive status at all times. Today's engineers must not only operate power plant equipment at a high level of safety and reliability they must be able to continually operate with the highest heat rate optimization. Numerous pieces of automatic, computer-controlled equipment are available to the knowledgeable operator.
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Industrial Maintenance Course -- (Credit Hours 26) ( plus 4 hours of Mass Gen Laws included) This course is a comprehensive introduction to fundamental maintenance and troubleshooting principles, procedures and practices in a system format. Maintenance management is featured through the application of preventive and predictive maintenance, including the role of computerized systems to promote efficiency. Common industrial systems covered include electrical, refrigeration, boiler, HVAC, mechanical and fluid power systems, safety standards, emergency plans, indoor air quality, lubrication oil analysis, boiler control systems. Trouble shooting principles are detailed in a separate chapter and applied within specific chapter topics. A CD ROM includes quick quizzes, an illustrated glossary, maintenance forms, media clips and related reference material. The accompanying " Student Industrial Maintenance Workbook" tests comprehension with review questions and challenges the student to apply critical thinking skills with activities based on real-life maintenance problems.
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