School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Trade & Apprentice Education
Department
Skilled Trade & Apprenticeship
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
TAE - Process Tech. Practices
Course Number
110
Course Title
Process Technology Equipment
Credit Hours
3.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
45.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
45.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
TAPT-100
Catalog Course Description
Introduces students to the purpose, components, operation, and troubleshooting of the equipment used within the process industry.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- Introduction to equipment tools and process drawings
- Piping, tubing, hoses, and fittings
- Valves
- Pumps
- Compressors
- Turbines
- Motors and engines
- Power transmission and lubrication
- Heat exchangers
- Furnaces and boilers
- Cooling towers
- Filters and dryers
- Extruders
- Vessels
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
- Describe the equipment and equipment operations common to the processing industry.
- Describe safety and environmental concerns associated with the industry.
- Describe and analyze the importance of plant equipment maintenance and predictive/preventive maintenance procedures in the industry.*
- Describe and evaluate the process technician’s role in performing maintenance tasks.*
- Describe the purpose and components of piping, tubing, hoses, and fittings in the process industry.
- Explain the purpose and components of common valves used in process technology.
- Describe the purpose of pumps in the refining and petrochemical industries.
- Describe the purpose of compressors in the refining and petrochemical industries.
- Identify the common types/applications of compressors, turbines, heat exchangers, furnaces and boilers, cooling towers, filters and dryers, extruders, and vessels used in the process industry.*
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
- Tests will be given throughout the semester.
- Test scores represent 50% of the course grade.
- Laboratory activities and performance exercises will be done where students will demonstrate an understanding of practical applications.
- Laboratory activities represent 25% of the course grade.
- Written final exam
- Final Exam represents 25% of the course grade.
Texts
Texts, handouts, and/or workbooks will be determined by the TAE Department.
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
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 HFC 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:
- Field experience
- Licenses held
- Completing course exams
- Performance sequences
- Competing a portfolio
- Assessment of private trade school or other extensive college level industry training and learning by a departmental faculty member.
Effective Term
Winter 2016