PEFT-182: Power Fundamentals Lab

This course is INACTIVE
School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Industrial Technology - DNU
Department
Advanced Manufacturing
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Power Engin. & Facilities Tech
Course Number
182
Course Title
Power Fundamentals Lab
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
Instructor Permission
Catalog Course Description

Explores power plant and heating plant layout and equipment via lab and/or field experiences. Covers processes to start up and shut down boilers, operate pumps, test, and maintain boiler water quality. Includes working with the fundamental principles of direct current and alternating current circuits and machines; and the basics of industrial measurement and control with emphasis on power plant instrumentation. May complete plant visits as part of course work.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. Codes, Safety, Communication
  2. Boiler Operation
  3. Boiler Auxiliaries, Accessories Operation
  4. Boiler Maintenance and Repair
  5. Fuels, Combustion, Firing Systems
  6. Plant Piping and Proicess Systems
  7. Pump and Turbine
  8. Mechanical Equipment Repair and Adjustment
  9. Air Compressions/Compressors, Air systems
  10. Heat Rejection Equipment-Cooling Towers
  11. Water Treatment
  12. Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Equipment
  13. Heating System Operation and Maintenance
  14. Instruments and Control Systems
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Demonstrate the application of subject area knowledge and skills to field situations, start-up/shutdown, adjust, maintain through operational problems where live systems exist.*
  2. Demonstrate the application of operating and maintenance knowledge, skills, and abilities for equipment operational sequencing and check-listing on live equipment and systems.*
  3. Demonstrate the application of operating and maintenance knowledge, skills, and abilities on simulated equipment and systems where it may not be feasible for the learner to access live systems.*

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

Learners will demonstrate their competence in the subject matter and objective areas by written examinations, verbal and written assignments, successful completion of required check lists for applied lab and field activities, and criterion-based self-evaluation used to assess attainment of objectives.

Outcomes

Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No

Credit for Prior College-Level Learning

Options for Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other
Other Details
This course is identified as a departmental course for which a learner can receive college credit for prior college-level learning and/or skills acquired outside the traditional classroom. Terms of the HFCC Credit for Prior College-Level Learning Policy may be met by review of the appropriate documentation, skill, certifications, and/or knowledge acquired by the learner and submitted for evaluation by the appropriate departmental faculty. As required, one or more of the following may be considered in the evaluation process: A. field experience B. licenses held C. completing course exams and/or D. performance sequences and/or E. competing a portfolio. F. assessment of private trade school or other extensive college level industry training and learning by a departmental faculty member
Effective Term
Fall 2023