STEAM TRAP EXAMINER - LEVEL I

Miller Brewing Location

1.COURSE OUTLINE:

Inveno Engineering uses a Steam Team Group Concept where the attendees work in teams of two people per training team. Our instructors will provide the knowledge and demonstrate the knowledge for testing steam trap stations.

The training teams will work in class room and in the field with the senior instructor(s) to complete tasks and to exercise the acquired knowledge from the instructors. The Steam Team Group Concept is to insure maximized comprehension of the training course.

The Inveno Engineering instructors are available at any time to go further in detail on any subject matter that the attendees would like to have further information or discussions. The in-depth training manuals that the attendees will received are written by the Inveno Engineering Senior Field Engineers and no materials are provided by manufacturers, therefore providing the attendee with a tremendous reference book for the class and in the future on steam systems.

1.SEGEMENT NO. 1 - COURSE SYLLABUS:

DAY ONE

1.1. Introductions11:00 to 11:30 am

A.)Review of class schedule and timeline

B.)Introduce additional instructors and/or support team members, if any

1.2. Steam table review11:30 to 11:45 am

A.)Pressure/temperature/volume/energy

1.3. Steam Trap Station Testing Procedures11:45 to 12:00 noon

A.)Why test?

  1. Reliability
  2. Energy
  3. Performance
  4. Emissions

B.)Steam trap station failures – effects on the steam system

  1. Production issues
  2. Back pressures
  3. Waterhammer
  4. Condensate line sizing
  5. Etc.

1.4.Testing Methods12:00 to 1:00 pm

A.)Visual

  1. Overview:
  2. How can visual inspection help us test steam trap stations?
  3. What do we look for in a steam trap discharge?

B.)Temperature Devices

  1. Overview:
  2. Why use temperature?
  3. Benefits and downsides
  4. Troubleshooting procedures
  5. How can infrared help us test steam trap stations?
  6. Spot to distance
  7. Intrinsic safety
  8. Emissivity and how to adjust

C.)Ultrasound - Overview

  1. Why use ultrasound?
  2. How ultrasound equipment works
  3. How can ultrasound help us test steam trap stations?
  4. Understand that we are listening to the turbulence as condensate/steam pass across the discharge orifice
  5. Short wavelength is easily identified, dissipates quickly, and can quickly locate and localize where the loudest sound is being generated
  6. How and why to set the unit up for steam traps
  7. 25 KHz is the best frequency to audibly pick up the turbulence in the steam trap
  8. Frequency adjustments may need to be made for competing sounds

1.5. Steam Traps – Types and Functionality 1:15 to 3:00 pm

A.)In-depth review of steam trap designs

  1. Mechanical
  2. Inverted bucket
  3. Float and thermostatic/free float
  4. Thermodynamic
  5. Thermostatic
  6. Bi-metallic
  7. Set temperature
  8. Bellows

B.)How they function

C.)What applications are they best suited for?

D.)What failures can occur?

E.)General piping best practices

DAY TWO

1.6. Review Standard Operating Procedures 7:00 to 7:45am

A.) Standard Operating Procedures were provided before class and will be reviewed before field testing

1.7. Field Work and Testing 7:45 to 11:00am

B.)All teams to the field for testing steam trap stations

C.)Objectives for the field work to practice the following:

  1. Ensure PPE is being used
  1. Safety procedures are being followed
  1. How to find and locate steam trap stations
  2. Identifying steam traps
  3. Reviewing the steam trap station installation
  4. Testing the steam trap by the three different methods
  5. Understanding steam trap operations
  6. Data logging

1.8. Lunch11:00 to 11:45 pm

1.9.Class Room – Team(s) Discussions11:45 to 12:45 pm

A.)Review field work

  1. Identification
  2. Steam trap operation
  3. Testing procedures
  4. Data logging steam trap station information

1.10.What are the Components in a Steam Trap Station 12:45 to 1:30 pm

A.)Review and discuss each component

  1. Steam trap
  2. Strainer
  3. Valves
  4. Test valve
  5. Check valve
  6. Double block and bleed

1.11.Field Work and Steam Trap Station Testing 1:30 to 2:30 pm

A.)All teams to the field for testing steam trap stations

  1. Ensure PPE is being used
  2. Safety procedures are being followed
  3. Focus on steam trap station testing procedures
  4. Identification
  5. Testing

B.)Ensure documentation is being done and recorded correctly

C.)Emphases on identifying steam trap types and operational modes

1.12.Class Room – Team(s) Discussions2:30 to 3:00 pm

A.) Review field work

  1. Identification
  2. Steam trap operation
  3. Testing procedures
  4. Data logging steam trap station information

DAY THREE

1.13.Proper Steam Trap Station Piping 7:00 to 7:45 pm

A.)Group steam trapping

B.)Steam locking (binding)

C.)Valves

  1. Importance of Class IV and Class VI
  2. Warm-up valves
  3. Vacuum breakers and air vents

D.)Water hammer

  1. Types of shock and how they occur
  2. How to prevent it
  3. How piping affects water hammer

1.14. (Final) Field Work and Steam Trap Station Testing 7:45 to 9:00 am

A.)All teams to the field for testing steam trap stations

  1. Ensure PPE is being used
  2. Safety procedures are being followed
  3. Teams should be easily identifying steam trap types at this point
  4. Procedure should be correctly being performed
  5. SOP’s being followed and improved upon

1.15.Class Room – Team(s) Discussions9:00 to 9:45 am

A.) Review with the teams and class room discussion on all field work and materials covered the program

1.16.Exam 9:45 to 10:30 am

A.) Written exam

1.17.Conclusion10:30 to 11:00am

2.SEGMENT NO. 2 - MATERIALS TO BE REVIEWED BEFORE THE TRAINING CLASS

2.1. Steam Overview

A.)Brief discussion on Steam & Energy

B.)Sensible vs. latent

C.)How steam is generated

2.2. Flash Steam

A.)Why understanding flash steam is important?

B.)How does flash steam affect a steam trap station operation?

C.)Elevated condensate-return line pressure

D.)Unanticipated backpressure on nearby steam trap stations.

E.)What effects or issues does flash steam have on the system?

2.3. Cost of steam

A.)Very brief overview of steam cost

B.)Understanding what affects the cost of steam

3.SEGMENT NO. 3 –SAFETY AND PPE EQUIPMENT

3.1. Safety

A.)Plant requirements will be provided two weeks prior to the class

3.2. PPE

A.)Hearing protection

B.)Safety glasses

C.)Hard hat

D.)Steel toe shoes

E.)Long sleeve shirt

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