APR 120A - Apprenticeship / Boiler Operator: Introduction to Boiler Operation

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Registered Apprentice with Southern Oregon Boiler Operators JATC.

Course Description: Provides an introduction to the safety considerations, theory, tools, machinery, mathematics, blueprint reading and their applications in energy generation.

Course Level: Career/Tech Apprenticeship

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Summarize the general and specific safety considerations in a boiler plant required to prevent on the job injury.
CLO#2: Utilize basic mathematical principles to perform common boiler and engineering calculations.
CLO#3: Read and utilize simple blueprints and drawings found in a boiler plant to create sketches.
CLO#4: Recognize and explains operation and basic mechanics of machines utilized in the boiler plant. (ILO: Communication)
CLO#5: Explain thermodynamics and heat transfer in relationship to boilers.
CLO#6: Recognize advantages and uses of various boilers.
CLO#7: Identify proper valves, piping and fittings used to safely transfer and direct fluids by design.
CLO#8: Recognize materials used in boiler construction, piping and boiler auxiliary equipment.
CLO#9: Determine testing and inspection methods to insure material integrity and quality of assembly of pressure parts.