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Alberta Mechanical 30 PDH Discount Package 2

PACKAGE NO: AB30M-02
PACKAGE PDH: 30
PACKAGE PRICE: $673.2 (CAD)
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Courses in this Package
COURSE TITLE: Cooling Towers
COURSE NO: M07-001
COURSE PROVIDER: A. Bhatia
Cooling Towers
Course Highlights

This online engineering PDH course provides comprehensive information on cooling water systems and describes different types of cooling towers, their mechanical components and the problems associated with cooling water.

 

A cooling tower is a device used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant. Water directly contacts surrounding air and a very small part (1-2%) evaporate. This evaporation increases the air temperature and humidity and decreases the temperature of the water making it possible to cool below the normal air temperature. Although this heat is usually transferred to a cool, flowing volume of water, final rejection is always to the atmosphere and, invariably, is accomplished by some form of heat exchanger.

 

The machines and processes of industry, as well as the air-conditioning systems for buildings generate tremendous amounts of heat, which must be continuously, dissipated if these machines and processes are to continue to operate efficiency. Water cooling is the most efficient method of dissipating heat.

 

This 7 PDH online course is applicable to mechanical engineers, design and construction personnel, technical staff and facility personnel who are interested in gaining a better understanding of cooling towers.

Learning Objectives

This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Learn different types of heat rejection systems
  • Learn the operational theory and principles of evaporative cooling tower
  • Describe the factors affecting the performance of cooling tower
  • Learn the various materials used in construction of cooling tower
  • Understand the functions of various components of cooling tower
  • Describe various control options
  • Understand the layout and installation considerations
  • Understand the water distribution mechanisms, noise and vibration issues
  • Understand the cooling tower water balance
  • Learn the importance of cooling water treatment
  • Describe the cooling tower testing requirements, various codes and standards
  • Learn by examples the equations to calculate the evaporation rate, fresh water make up and blowdown requirements
Course Document

In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the document titled "Cooling Towers".

To view, print and study the course document, please click on the following link(s):
Cooling Towers (570 KB)
Course Quiz
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of thirty-five (35) questions to earn 7 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
The minimum passing score is 70%. There is no time limit on the quiz, and you can take it multiple times until you pass at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.

COURSE TITLE: An Introduction to Basic Mechanical Components
COURSE NO: M03-043
COURSE PROVIDER: Elie Tawil, P.E., LEED AP
An Introduction to Basic Mechanical Components
Course Highlights

This online engineering PDH course provides an overview of the purpose, types and operation of several basic mechanical components.

 

These components which include air compressors, boilers, cooling towers, steam traps, filters and strainers; are found at the heart of many plants and have widespread applications in several industries.

 

This 3 PDH online course is applicable to mechanical and industrial engineers, operators, maintenance personnel, and other technical staff who are interested in gaining a better understanding of the operation of the different mechanical equipment.

Learning Objectives

This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Understanding the various types of air compressors, operation and safety hazards
  • Familiarizing with boilers
  • Learning the purpose of the cooling tower and its various types
  • Learning the fundamentals of steam traps and their different types
  • Distinguishing between filters and strainers and learning their different types
Course Document
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the course document titled,  "An Introduction to Basic Mechanical Components " adapted from  the DOE-HDBK-1018/2-93, Volume 2, Module 5 "Miscellaneous Mechanical Components" published by the U.S. Department of Energy.
To view, print and study the course document, please click on the following link(s):
AN INTRODUCTION TO BASIC MECHANICAL COMPONENTS (1.4 MB)
Course Quiz
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of fifteen (15) questions to earn 3 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
The minimum passing score is 70%. There is no time limit on the quiz, and you can take it multiple times until you pass at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.

COURSE TITLE: Cooling Tower Key Components and How to Improve Water Efficiency
COURSE NO: M01-018
COURSE PROVIDER: Elie Tawil, P.E., LEED AP
Cooling Tower Key Components and How to Improve Water Efficiency
Course Highlights

This online engineering PDH course provides a basic understanding of cooling towers, describes their key components and provides recommendations on how to improve the water efficiency.

 

Cooling towers are an integral component of many refrigeration systems, providing comfort or process cooling across a broad range of applications. They are the point in the system where heat is dissipated to the atmosphere through the evaporative process, and are common in industries such as oil refining, chemical process­ing, power plants, steel mills, and many different manufacturing processes where process cooling is required.

 

This 1 PDH online course is intended for mechanical and environmental engineers as well as others interested in learning more about cooling towers and how to improve their water efficiency.
Learning Objectives

This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Understanding the basic cooling tower terms
  • Learning the different types of cooling towers
  • Learning the system calculations
  • Understanding the factors that limit cycles of concentration
  • Knowing the system concerns
  • Familiarizing with the treatment options
Course Document
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the document titled “Cooling Towers: Understanding Key Components of Cooling Towers and How to Improve Water Efficiency” publication by the Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy - Federal Energy Management Program.
To view, print and study the course document, please click on the following link(s):
COOLING TOWER KEY COMPONENTS AND HOW TO IMPROVE WATER EFFICIENCY (542 KB)
Course Quiz
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions to earn 1 PDH credit. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
The minimum passing score is 70%. There is no time limit on the quiz, and you can take it multiple times until you pass at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.

COURSE TITLE: An Introduction to Water Distribution System Appurtenances
COURSE NO: M03-033
An Introduction to Water Distribution System Appurtenances
Course Highlights

This online engineering PDH course provides guidance for the operation and maintenance of various types of water distribution system appurtenances. Discussed herein are valves and hydrants; flow, pressure and level sensors; transmission systems; indicators, registers and recorders; water meters, weirs and flumes; and backflow devices.

 

This 3 PDH online course is intended for civil engineers and other design and construction professionals seeking an introduction to best practices for the operation and maintenance of water distribution system appurtenances.

Learning Objectives

This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Learning about the recommended operation and maintenance procedures and schedules for valves and fire hydrants
  • Learning about the recommended operation and maintenance procedures and schedules for flow, pressure and level sensors
  • Learning about the recommended operation and maintenance procedures and schedules for data transmission systems
  • Learning about the recommended operation and maintenance procedures and schedules for flow indicators, registers and recorders
  • Learning about the recommended operation and maintenance procedures and schedules for water meters and other flow measuring devices
  • Learning about the recommended operation and maintenance procedures and schedules for cross-connection control devices
  • Learning about the inspection procedures of backflow devices
Course Document

In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the course document titled, "An Introduction to Water Distribution System Appurtenances".

To view, print and study the course document, please click on the following link(s):
An Introduction to Water Distribution System Appurtenances (954 KB)
Course Quiz
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of fifteen (15) questions to earn 3 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
The minimum passing score is 70%. There is no time limit on the quiz, and you can take it multiple times until you pass at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.

COURSE TITLE: Diesel Engine Fundamentals
COURSE NO: M04-002
COURSE PROVIDER: Gilbert Gedeon, P.E.
Diesel Engine Fundamentals
Course Highlights

This online engineering PDH course provides guidance on the basic operating principles of 2-cycle and 4-cycle diesel engines. It explains the fundamentals and theory of operation of engine governors, fuel ejectors, camshafts as well as typical engine protective features.

 

Today most facilities require some type of prime mover to supply mechanical power for pumping, electrical power generation, operation of heavy equipment, and to act as a backup electrical generator for emergency use during the loss of the normal power source. Although several types of prime movers are available (such as gasoline engines, steam and gas turbines), the diesel engine is the most commonly used. Diesel engines provide a self-reliant energy source that is available in sizes from a few horsepower to 10,000 hp. Relatively speaking, diesel engines are small, inexpensive, powerful, fuel efficient, and extremely reliable if maintained properly.

 

This 4 PDH online course is applicable to mechanical engineers, plant operators, maintenance personnel, and technical staff who are interested in gaining a better understanding of diesel engine fundamentals.

Learning Objectives

This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Learning the different types of diesel engines
  • Learning the major components and support systems of a diesel engine
  • Understanding the basic diesel cycles (two-stroke and four-stroke)
  • Understanding the operation of diesel engine speed and fuel controls
  • Understanding the maintenance and protection methods of diesel engines
Course Document

In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review Module 1, "Diesel Engine Fundamentals" of the Department of Energy Publication DOE-HDBK-1018/1-93, "Mechanical Science".

To view, print and study the course document, please click on the following link(s):
Diesel Engine Fundamentals (1.7 MB)
Course Quiz
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions to earn 4 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on this DOE publication.
The minimum passing score is 70%. There is no time limit on the quiz, and you can take it multiple times until you pass at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.

COURSE TITLE: Miscellaneous Mechanical Equipment
COURSE NO: M05-001
COURSE PROVIDER: Elie Tawil, P.E., LEED AP
Miscellaneous Mechanical Equipment
Course Highlights

This online engineering PDH course provides a fundamental understanding of the purpose, types and operation of various mechanical equipment that have widespread applications in many facilities. This equipment includes cooling towers, air compressors, hydraulic systems, boilers, demineralizers, pressurizers, steam traps, filters and strainers. In addition, this course describes the safety hazards associated with certain types of components.

 

This 5 PDH online course is applicable to mechanical and chemical engineers, nuclear facility operators, maintenance personnel, and other technical staff who are interested in gaining a better understanding of the operation of the different mechanical equipment.

Learning Objectives

This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Understanding various types of air compressors, operation and safety hazards.
  • Understanding hydraulic system operation and safety hazards
  • Familiarizing with boilers
  • Learning the purpose of the cooling tower and its various types
  • Understanding the purpose and types of deminerilizers
  • Knowing the general description and operation of a pressurizer
  • Learning the fundamentals of steam traps and their different types
  • Distinguishing between filters and strainers and learning their different types
Course Document

In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review DOE-HDBK-1018/2-93, Volume 2, Module 5 "Miscellaneous Mechanical Components" published by the Department of Energy.

To view, print and study the course document, please click on the following link(s):
Miscellaneous Mechanical Equipment (1.6 MB)
Course Quiz
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty five (25) questions to earn 5 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on Module 5 of this DOE publication.

 

The minimum passing score is 70%. There is no time limit on the quiz, and you can take it multiple times until you pass at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.

COURSE TITLE: Overview, Installation and Maintenance of Pumps, Valves and Piping
COURSE NO: M07-004
COURSE PROVIDER: Elie Tawil, P.E., LEED AP
Overview, Installation and Maintenance of Pumps, Valves and Piping
Course Highlights

This online engineering PDH course covers the basic operating principles of pumps, discusses their different types, and explains their installation and maintenance methodologies. This course also presents the auxiliary components such as the different types of valves, piping and other accessories typically used in pump systems.

 

A pump is a device that uses an external source of power to force the fluid to move from one place to another. A pump develops no energy of its own; it merely transforms energy from the external source, such as a gasoline or electric motor, into mechanical kinetic energy, which is manifested by the motion of the fluid.

 

A valve is any device used to control fluids in a closed system, and is typed or classified according to its use in a system. This course will discuss valve construction and the most common types of valves used in the industry.

 

The control and application of fluid power would be impossible without a suitable means of conveying the fluid from the power source to the point of application. Fluid lines used for this purpose are called piping. They must be designed and installed with the same care applicable to other components of the system. To obtain this desired result, attention must be given to the various types, materials, and sizes of lines available for the fluid power system.

 

This 7 PDH online course is intended for mechanical engineers as well as others who are interested in gaining general knowledge of pumps, valves, and pipes in fluid systems.
Learning Objectives

This P.Eng. continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Understanding the principles of pump operation
  • Familiarizing with the different types of pumps
  • Learning about the basic types and functions of valves, steam traps, and strainers
  • Knowing the different types of filters
  • Familiarizing with piping,  tubing and their associated fittings
  • Familiarizing with the different types of packing and gasket material
Course Document
In this professional engineering CEU course, you need to review the document “Overview, Installation and Maintenance of Pumps, Valves and Piping” which is based on chapter 9 "Pumps, Valves, and Piping" of the NAVEDTRA (NAVY) Firemen publication 14104A.
To view, print and study the course document, please click on the following link(s):
OVERVIEW, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUMPS, VALVES AND PIPING (3.3 MB)
Course Quiz
Once you complete your course review, you need to take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of thirty-five (35) questions to earn 7 PDH credits. The quiz will be based on the entire document.
The minimum passing score is 70%. There is no time limit on the quiz, and you can take it multiple times until you pass at no additional cost.
Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of the quiz, print your Certificate of Completion instantly. (Note: if you are paying by check or money order, you will be able to print it after we receive your payment.) For your convenience, we will also email it to you. Please note that you can log in to your account at any time to access and print your Certificate of Completion.

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