Course Description
The course provides the operating engineering foundation for future facilities engineering courses. It covers the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment found in today’s modern facilities. The use of different hand tools, fasteners, and measuring instruments are discussed, along with the repair of piping systems, fittings, joints, packing, valves, and basic control valves. Varieties of pressure, temperature, and level indication are also discussed. The lab makes use of on-campus operating facilities and introduces students to on-campus alternative and renewable energy systems. This course may be taken in lieu of EN‑1211, Auxiliary Machinery I, and satisfies all STCW knowledge and practical elements of that course.
This course consists of three 1-hour classes a week for a semester, six 3-hour labs with practical assessments, and a comprehensive final exam.
STCW Objectives
Topics
- Steam Cycle and Steam
- Thermodynamics Review
- Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
- Fasteners and Hardware
- Pipe Connection Methods
- Valve Functions and Basic Parts
- Safety Valves and Relief Valves
- Pneumatically Operated Valves
- Steam Traps
- Filters and Strainers
- Temperature Measurements
- Pressure Measurements
- Level Measurements
- Heat Exchangers
- Non Positive Displacement Pump Overview
- Positive Displacement Pump Overview
- Process Control
This course satisfies all the STCW objectives of EN‑1211 Auxiliary Machinery I.