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  • PTEC 180: Instr I: Over&Pro Variab

    1.00 Credits
    Community College of Beaver County

    This course is an introduction to the main instruments of measurement and control used in the process industry. The course describes typical process variables and the instruments used to sense, measure, transmit and control these variables. 1-0-1 Pre-Requisites: PTEC150, PTEC151 and PTEC152
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  • PTEC 181: Instr I:ContLoops & P&ID

    1.00 Credits
    Community College of Beaver County

    This course is an introduction to the main instruments of measurement and control used in the process industry. The course discusses the concept of control loops and the fundamentals of control loops such as controllers, regulators and final control elements. 1-0-1 Pre-Requisites: PTEC150, PTEC151 and PTEC152
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  • PTEC 182: Instr I: Control & Troublesh

    1.00 Credits
    Community College of Beaver County

    This course covers troubleshooting, switches/relays, signal transmission/conversion, controllers and control schemes. 1-0-1 Prerequisite:    PTC150, PTEC151 and PTEC152
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  • PTEC 183: Instr I:DigProg&DistC

    1.00 Credits
    Community College of Beaver County

    The course introduces digital controls used in programmable logic computers (PLC), distributed control systems (DCS), emergency shutdown (ESD), interlocks, protective devices and power supply used in digital control. 1-0-1 Prerequisite:    PTEC150, PTEC151 and PTEC152
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  • PTEC 200: Systems

    4.00 Credits
    Community College of Beaver County

    This course introduces students to the concepts of the inter-relation between the types of equipment that are assembled to operate within a process system. The course covers the concepts underlying process systems; the purpose and the function of selected process systems; and concepts of mass and energy balance. 3-2-4 Prerequisites: PTEC104 and PTEC106
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  • PTEC 202: Principles of Quality

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Beaver County

    This course introduces the student to the typical concepts of quality underlying the operation of a process industry. The topics include fundamentals of operating consistency, continuous improvement, plant economics, sampling and statistical process control (SPC). The course also explores some of the more advanced concepts in process industry such as root-cause analysis, six-sigma and Lean. 3-0-3 Prerequisite:    PTEC100
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  • PTEC 204: Troubleshooting

    4.00 Credits
    Community College of Beaver County

    This course introduces students to the concepts of identifying and finding solutions for process operating problems. The course also introduces students to the process technician's role in data collection and analysis, cause-effect relationships and reasoning. 3-2-4 Prerequisite:    PTEC200 and PTEC206
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  • PTEC 206: Instrumentation II

    4.00 Credits
    Community College of Beaver County

    This course builds upon the concepts of measurement and controls covered in Instrumentation I and gives the student an introduction to switches, relays, annunciator systems and elements of signal conversion and transmission. The course also provides an overview of controllers and control schemes such as digital control, programmable logic control and distributed control systems. The concepts covered in this course provide the student with the basics of troubleshooting process control systems. 3-2-4 Prerequisite:    PTEC100 and PTEC106
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  • PTEC 208: Process Technology Operations

    4.00 Credits
    Community College of Beaver County

    This is the capstone course of the PTEC program and introduces the student to typical operations in a process industry. This course builds on the student's knowledge of equipment, systems, instrumentation, health, environment and safety, to understand the operation of an entire section of a process plant. The course covers concepts underlying commissioning, normal startup, normal operations, normal shutdown, turnarounds and abnormal situations. Students are given an insight into the process technician's role in an operating unit. 3-2-4 Prerequisite:    PTEC200 and PTEC206
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  • PTEC 250: Process Systems I

    1.00 Credits
    Community College of Beaver County

    This is the first of four courses that introduces students to the fundamentals of the various systems used in the process industry and the interrelation between the types of equipment that are assembled to operate within a process system. Course topics include the system concept; overview of industrial water treatment; fire water, wastewater, and storm water systems; potable, process, and demineralized water systems; cooling water systems; and plant air, instrument air, and nitrogen systems. Students will gain knowledge utiizing small line drawings and P & ID''s for each system. Safety, troubleshooting, production scheduling, and quality/efficiency considerations and strategies will be addressed throughout this course. 1-1-1 Prerequisite:    PTEC 104 and PTEC 106 or PTEC 173 and PTEC 183
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