EDEXCEL HIGHER NATIONALS
PLANT TECHNOLOGY
NQF LEVEL 4
Covers the syllabus for the Edexcel HNC/D unit Plant Technology
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OUTCOME 1 - OPERATING AND TESTING
TUTORIAL 1 - OPERATING AND TESTING OF PLANT Safe Operating Procedures Testing Procedures Outages and Start Up Procedures Managing Outages
TUTORIAL 2 - PLANT PIPEWORK SYMBOLS Fluids and Pipes Colour Codes and Identificatoin Drawing Symbols Valve Symbols Pipe Protection and Safety Features Start Up and Shut Down Procedures
CASE STUDY 1 Commissioning a Gas Fired Boiler
CASE STUDY 2 Start Up and Shut Down of a Compressor
CASE STUDY 3 Start Up and Shut Down of a Pipe System
CASE STUDY 4 Small Power Station
OUTCOME 2 - STEADY FLOW ENERGY EQUATION
TUTORIAL 1 - STEADY FLOW ENERGY EQUATION Energy Forms Continuity of Flow Heat Transfer Non Flow and Steady Flow Systems The Steady Flow Energy Equation Steady Flow Systems Pumps, Turbines, Compressors,Evaporators,Condensers
TUTORIAL 2 - APPLICATIONS OF THE STEADY FLOW ENERGY EQUATION Steam Power Plant Boilers Economisers Evaporators Superheaters Turbines Condensers Pumps Compressors Throttles
OUTCOME 3 - HEAT TRANSFER
TUTORIAL 1 - HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISMS Conduction Convection Thermal Resistance Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient Composite Walls Lagging
TUTORIAL 2 - HEAT EXCHANGERS Direct Contact Types Indirect Contact Types Long Pipes Parallel Flow Contra Flow Cross Flow
OUTCOME 4 - POWER SUPPLY EQUIPMENT
TUTORIAL 1 - DIESEL ENGINES Compression ignition Injection and Combustion Turbochargers and Superchargers Four and Two Stroke Cycles Thermal Efficiency Ideal Efficiencies
TUTORIAL 2 - ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND TESTING Fuel Power Air Fuel ratio Calorific Value Brake and Shaft Power Indicated Power Mean Effective Pressure Efficiencies Specific Fuel Consumption
TUTORIAL 3 - STEAM AND GAS TURBINE PERFORMANCE Impulse and Reaction turbine Principles Steam Turbine Configuration Back Pressure and Pass Out Turbines Steam Turbine Performance Gas Turbine Configurations Ideal Efficiency Free Turbines Intercoolers and Reheaters Exhaust Gas Heat Exchangers Heat Recovery and Waste Heat Boilers