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PWEN 258 - Second Class Power Engineering - Part B


Course Description:
For Alberta, successful completion of a 2nd Class Part A & B course will provide up to 9 months’ credit in lieu of the 24 months needed for operating experience. For more information regarding certification regulations go to www.absa.ca or www.sopeec.org. If outside of Alberta, ensure that our course is accredited in your province.

 

3 Long Answer Final Examinations: 3.5 hours/each

This course covers the following 30 modules:

  • Steam Turbine Theory and Construction,
  • Steam Turbine Auxiliaries and Control
  • Steam Turbine Operation and Maintenance
  • Steam Condensers
  • Internal Combustion Engines - Components and Auxiliaries
  • Internal Combustion Engines - Operation and Maintenance
  • Gas Turbine Design and Auxiliaries
  • Gas Turbine Operation and Control
  • Lubrication
  • Piping
  • Mechanical Drawing
  • Power Plant Fuel Systems
  • Power Plant Water and Steam Systems
  • Measurement and Control Components
  • Control Instrumentation Systems
  • Fuels and Combustion Calculations
  • Firing and Draft Equipment
  • Combustion Control and Safeguard
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Environmental Control Methods
  • Alternating Current Theory
  • Direct Current Machines
  • Alternating Current Generators
  • Alternating Current Motors
  • Transformers
  • Electrical System and Equipment
  • Refrigeration Safety, Control and Operation
  • Refrigeration Calculations.


0.0 credits

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Correspondence/Continuous Intake course:

Course starts the day your registration is processed. Your end date is based on the length of the course.

An extension must be purchased 2 business days before your end date.

A tutor is available during business hours via phone, email, or scheduled appointment.

Required Textbook:  PanGlobal Textbook set, latest edition. Click on the link to access PanGlobal’s bookstore: https://powerengineering.org/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=46&Itemid=556 or visit the PanGlobal website at www.powerengineering.org. To see a full list of reference materials, go to sopeec.org.

If you wish to know more about this course, please contact distance.education@sait.ca

For a complete list of material and associated fees, click Register below.

 

Please Note: This course is available for registration all year round; the dates shown below are there for SAIT use only.



Students must have completed a 2nd Class Part A course, if course was taken outside of SAIT, student must show proof of completion.



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