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  • College of Steam Users

Steam Tracing

Steam Tracing

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe a steam tracing system
  • List the three main applications for steam tracing
  • Describe the four methods used for steam tracing
  • List the different types of steam traps used on tracer lines
  • Explain steam distribution and condensate collection manifold stations and the design and installation considerations of a system
Course Length: 35
  • College of Steam Users

Steam Trap Management with SAGE® and the UMT

Steam Trap Management with SAGE® and the UMT

In this course you will:

  • Recognize the features and benefits of both the mobile and desktop interfaces of SAGE®
  • Understand the interface between SAGE® and SAGE® UMT
  • Understand SAGE® UMT functionality and how to use the SAGE® UMT 
Course Length: 30
  • College of Steam Users

Steam Traps

Steam Traps

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Learn the purpose of steam traps
  • Explore steam trap types
  • Learn how to size and select steam traps
  • Identify typical maintenance and preventive measures
Course Length: 40
  • College of Steam Principles

Superheated Steam

Superheated Steam

In this course you will learn:

  • What superheated steam is and how it is generated
  • The benefits and drawbacks of superheated steam
  • The common applications for superheated steam
  • The typical steam system components that are used with superheated steam
  • Recommended optimizations for superheated steam
Course Length: 40
  • College of Steam Users

System Solutions for Liquid Storage Tanks for HPI/CPI

System Solutions for Liquid Storage Tanks for HPI/CPI

In this course you will:

  • Identify types of storage tanks and typical applications
  • Know the principles of operation and tank heating loads
  • Understand unique holistic solutions before, inside, and after the tank
  • Identify and know how to solve reliability issues
Course Length: 30
  • College of Steam Users

System Solutions for Sterile Applications in the Healthcare Industry

System Solutions for Sterile Applications in the Healthcare Industry

In this course, we will:

  • Explore the sterilization process for sterile environments
  • Understand steam quality issues
  • Learn how to troubleshoot sterilization applications
  • Review best practices for installation
Course Length: 30
  • College of Industry Specific Solutions & Services

System Solutions for the Animal Feed Industry

System Solutions for the Animal Feed Industry

In this course, you will:

  • Understand the pain points in a thermal utilities system to recognize the issues during the production of pelletized or extruded animal feed, pet food, and aqua feed
  • Identify the influence and impact of steam quality on throughput and overall quality of the Animal Feed System
  • Understand the important thermal components of an Animal Feed System
  • And, know the importance of monitoring and keeping records of the thermal system for Key Steam Harness and Process Parameters per formula
Course Length: 30
  • College of Industry Specific Solutions & Services

System Solutions for the Brewing Industry

System Solutions for the Brewing Industry

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the basic brewing process
  • Understand how steam and hot water is typically used within the beer and malt beverage process
  • Apply the optimizations and solutions to common problems
  • Understand best practices for steam and hot water use
Course Length: 35
  • College of Industry Specific Solutions & Services

System Solutions for the Institutional Markets

System Solutions for the Institutional Markets

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

  • Understand the diverse utility and energy requirements for institutional facilities
  • Identify the typical users of steam, hot water, heating/cooling and humidification across the institutional markets
Course Length: 30
  • College of Industry Specific Solutions & Services

System Solutions for the Steel Industry

System Solutions for the Steel Industry

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Understand the steel manufacturing process
  • Identify typical steam users in a steel plant
  • Understand typical steam, condensate, and heat transfer problems
  • Be able to explain the optimizations for each problem
Course Length: 35
  • College of Industry Specific Solutions & Services

System Solutions for the Textile Industry

System Solutions for the Textile Industry

In this course, you will learn how to:

  • Identify typical textile process equipment using steam and hot water
  • Identify typical steam and hot water problems in a textile facility
  • Explain the optimizations to these problems
Course Length: 30
  • College of Industry Specific Solutions & Services

System Solutions for the Tobacco Industry

System Solutions for the Tobacco Industry

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Identify the need for temperature and humidification control during major cigarette production processes, from green leaf tobacco to finished product
  • Know how temperature and relative humidity variations can affect tobacco quality
  • Identify typical tobacco process equipment using steam and humidification
  • Learn how to use best practices for steam and humidification utilities.
Course Length: 30
  • College of Steam Users

Tank Heaters

Tank Heaters

Tank Heater Objectives:

  • Define what a tank heater is and describe an overview of its usage and applications. 
  • List the common tank heater designs and the advantages and disadvantages of each design type. 
  • Describe temperature control strategies for tank heating and how proper trapping and condensate handling on tank heaters can improve efficiency. 
  • Understand the sizing and selection of tank heaters.
  • List the potential problems with tank heaters if not used, installed or sized correctly.
Course Length: 32
  • College of Steam Users

Testing Steam Traps

Testing Steam Traps

In this course, you will:

  • Discover the reasons for steam trap testing and the economics of energy savings associated with repair or replacement of failed steam traps.
  • Learn how to test the most common types of steam traps.
  • Learn the recommended frequency for steam trap testing.
Course Length: 30
  • College of Industry Specific Solutions & Services

Thermal Assessments – Purpose and Execution Strategies

Thermal Assessments – Purpose and Execution Strategies

In this course, you will:

  • Understand the purpose and deliverables of a thermal assessment
  • Identify the tools and instruments used during a thermal assessment
  • Understand how to perform an onsite assessment
  • Understand the proper reporting
  • Learn steps related to delivering the report and identifying next steps for the client
Course Length: 30
  • College of Steam Generation

Types of Steam Boilers

Types of Steam Boilers

In this course you will:

  • Identify different types of industrial and commercial boilers
  • Recognize typical boiler applications
Course Length: 30
  • College of Heat Recovery

Typical Components of a Heat Recovery System

Typical Components of a Heat Recovery System

In this course, you will learn how to:

  • Identify types of equipment found in a typical heat recovery system
  • Use a common vocabulary and nomenclature for heat recovery components
Course Length: 30
  • College of Condensate Return

Typical Condensate Return System Optimizations

Typical Condensate Return System Optimizations

In this course you will:

  • List common problems in condensate return systems 
  • Identify and recommend solutions to problems
  • Know where to obtain additional information for problems and solutions 
Course Length: 25
  • College of Hot Water

Typical Energy Savings for a Hot Water System

Typical Energy Savings for a Hot Water System

In this course you will:

  • Learn about typical heater efficiencies
  • Discover various methods of capturing waste heat to pre-heat hot water
  • Look at system efficiencies versus equipment returns on investment
Course Length: 30
  • College of Steam Generation

Typical Layout of a Boiler House

Typical Layout of a Boiler House

In this course you will:

  • Identify the types of equipment found in a boiler house, describe their function and how they are interrelated to the system 
  • Use a common vocabulary and nomenclature for boiler house components
Course Length: 30
  • College of Steam Generation

Typical Optimization of a Boiler House

Typical Optimization of a Boiler House

Objectives:

  • List the most common problems in boiler systems and their symptoms
  • Identify and recommend optimal solutions to problems
  • Review best practices
Course Length: 30
  • College of Steam Distribution

Typical Optimizations for a Steam Distribution System

Typical Optimizations for a Steam Distribution System

Objectives:

  • List the most common problems in steam distribution systems and their symptoms
  • Identify and recommend possible solutions to problems
  • Suggest where to obtain additional information for problems and solutions
  • Review best practices
Course Length: 20