Kappa Tau Consulting

A Training Course For Operating Personnel in the Oil, Gas, Chemical and Other Process Industries

Aims and Objectives

The objectives of the course are to describe in some detail

• The production of high quality water suitable for use in producing steam in high and medium pressure boilers.
• What impurities are present in water,
• Why such treatment is needed,
• The consequences of not treating water
• And describes the types of failures found in boilers

The course aims to provide attendees with the following:

• Better appreciation of the value of boiler feed water treatment
• Understanding of the basic science and technology involved in producing boiler feed water
• Understanding of the operation of water treatment plants
• Understanding of the production and uses of steam
• Appreciate the problems resulting from not treating water
• Appreciate the range of other failures found in boilers
• Appreciation of the equipment used to distribute steam around a plant site
• Ability to identify potential problems in producing and distributing steam
• Confidence to discuss water treatment and steam production with others

Training Method

• The course will be based upon a mix of classroom instruction and discussion.
• A variety of materials will be used inlcuding
• Computer projected slides and drawings
• Interactive CDs containing photographs, animations and video clips
• Group discussions and workshops.

Course Outline

Day 1

• Basic science and technology of water and steam
• Solutions and solubility
• Soluble salts and production of ions
• Sources of water and the impurities encountered
• Problems caused by impurities
• Introduction to methods of removing impurities

Day 2

• Removing gaseous impurities
• Removing dissolved salts
• Ion exchange methods and deionisation
• Ion exchange regeneration processes
• Reverse Osmosis methods for demineralisation
• Final chemical treatment methods
• Brief introduction to problems found in boilers

Day 3

• Types of corrosion and erosion and their effects
• Other problems in boilers
• Conservation of treated water
• Steam and its usage
• Basic types of boilers
• Boiler fittings and mountings

Day 4