Armstrong University Courses

At the end of this advanced course you will be able to:

• Understand common maintenance practices related to Deaerators (DA’s)
• Identify typical DA problems and their root causes
• Understand energy best practices related to DA’s

Also available in Chinese

By the end of this course, you will:

• Understand how utility and packaged boiler air preheaters function in a plant setting to improve efficiency and life cycle of associated equipment
• Learn the importance of proper condensate drainage and non-condensable venting
• Understand best practice recommendations for steam coil air preheater design
• Identify potential uses for flash steam
• Learn types of mounting or installation of preheaters on utility and packaged boilers

In this course we will:

• Learn the basic elements required for proper combustion
• Identify the fuels, air and heat properties to optimize combustion efficiency
• Apply time, temperature and turbulence for efficient combustion
• Understand the emissions as a result of the chemical process and variables

In this course you will:

• Define the purpose of a drain separator
• Explain the basic concepts of steam quality
• Describe how a drain separator works
• List the different types of drain separators List the factors used for sizing a drain separator

In this course you will learn about:

• The different types of feedwater pumps and their applications
• Sizing basics of electric motor driven pumps
• Proper piping practices
• Troubleshooting tips
• Optimizations and best practices for feedwater pumps

At the end of this introductory course you will be able to:

• Identify and understand basic functions of a deaerator (DA)
• Differentiate different types of DAs and their uses
• Understand types of chemicals used in DAs
• Identify DA components
• Determine proper DA sizing
• Calculate the quantity of steam used in a DA

Also available in Chinese

In this course we will:

• Learn the importance of boiler quality checks
• Identify maintenance and routine checks
• Discuss key attributes of standard operating procedures

In this course you will:

• Identify different types of industrial and commercial boilers
• Recognize typical boiler applications