Course Title
Rating
Hours
Price
050-Water Flow in Pipes The Hazen-Williams Formula
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering and to familiarize the professional engineer with the use of the Hazen & Williams Formula and the SunCam Hydro-Calc tool.
Course Description:
This is an introductory course that uses sample problems to demonstrate the use of Hazen-Williams Formula for answering the day to day hydraulics questions that confront engineers. To complete the course, (after purchase) you will download your FREE copy of "SunCam Hydro-Calc" software product for solving Hazen-Williams Formula problems that runs on Microsoft Excel®.
The objective of the course is to give engineers the ability to use the information that they know about a problem to solve for the things that they do not know. This course will provide useful skills, knowledge and insights for civil, sanitary, mechanical and engineers of all disciplines.
199-Forensic Analysis Involving Fugitive Natural Gas and Propane
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Engineers are frequently called upon to perform forensic analyses of the origin and cause of explosions and fires involving fuel gas systems that use either natural gas or propane. This course will consider those cases where the natural gas or propane vapor has escaped from its normal confinement and caused an explosion or fire or both.
This course will focus on two critical components of the engineer's expertise that may be brought to bear in such a forensic analysis. These concern the understanding of (1) how a fuel gas behaves when it is released from confinement, and (2) how the observed explosion damage may relate to the concentration of the fugitive gas and rate of release of the fugitive gas. Giving the engineer an understanding of these two areas of knowledge, from both a qualitative and a quantitative standpoint, will be the objective of this course.
228-What Every Engineer Should Know About Fire Protection
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course provides a basic familiarity with the essentials of fire protection, and in particular, focused on sprinkler systems. The National Fire Protection Association Chapter 13 is the most followed guide for the installation of sprinklers. This course covers the essential thoughts and theories for the necessity of fire sprinkler protection, and how the building fuel load strongly influences the amount of required protection. It then discusses how best to meet that need using different components that make up a complete and operational fire protection system.
The course design gives a broad overview of fire protection and touches on many subjects without going to great in-depth levels. It is intended for engineers who need to interact with fire protection professionals, or facility maintenance engineers and management who desire a good working background knowledge of fire protection. It will not teach the complicated calculations and methodologies for designing fire protection systems. Forthcoming courses plan to address that topic in more detail.
249-Bulk Silos for Biomass Facilities
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Bulk silos are an essential part of most biomass and some forest products facilities. They are used for intermediate storage of partially processed raw material and storage of final product. The purpose of this course is to familiarize the engineer with the use of these silos, so that he can adequately specify them and provide for them in a plant layout.
On completing this course, the student should be able to:
- Determine the volume and weight storage requirements.
- Understand choices of different wall materials and constructions.
- Specify accessories that will be needed, including fire protection requirements and explosion protection.
- Understand the concept of "aspect ratio" of a silo.
- Understand the need for "mass flow" from a silo.
- Understand the difference between screw reclaim and passive reclaim.
- Estimate the working volume, height and diameter of a silo for a proposed application.
267-Biomass Process Flow Calculations
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Process flow calculations are an essential part of any biomass project. They provide an aid in firming-up the basic process, sizing equipment and estimating the project. The calculations however are complicated by the fact the certain variables such as daily operating hours, bulk density and moisture content vary as the material progresses through stages of the process. This course presents a methodical approach that can render the calculations relatively simple and minimize opportunities for errors in complex projects.
On completing this course, the student should be able to:
- Understand the difference between block flow diagrams and process flow diagrams.
- Understand the basic methodology for performing process flow calculations.
- Understand the need for storage volume calculations as part of the process flow calculation procedure.
- Understand how to predict fuel requirement to a dryer.
- Understand how to calculate annual uptime rates.
- Understand the difference between dry basis and wet basis moisture contents and how to convert between them.
- Understand the advantage of working with "oven-dry" bulk density.
- Understand the considerations involved in selecting design factors.
280-Intro to Thermodynamic Cycles Part 1 1st Law and Gas Power Cycle
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The focus of this course is to introduce some of the most common thermodynamic cycles. The course is divided into three parts. Part 1 of the course provides a quick overview of the first law for both closed and open systems and discusses gas power cycles. Part 2 covers vapor cycles and part 3 of this course covers the second law of thermodynamics along with refrigeration cycles.
Part 1 is intended to cover the preliminary concepts and theories required to analyze gas power cycles. The course begins with basic concepts of thermodynamics; with a brief coverage of topics such as the laws of thermodynamics, processes and cycles, properties of a pure substance, heat capacity, and the ideal gas law. The first law of thermodynamics is covered for both closed systems and open systems. Gas power cycles are covered with a focus on the Otto cycle and the diesel cycle using air-standard analysis.
This course is at an introductory level, and no prior knowledge of thermodynamics is required.
622-Permitting for Engineers
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: Learn the permitting process and gain knowledge of common permits encountered by engineers.
Course Description:
Engineers play a critical role in securing necessary regulatory approvals and permits. Without these permits, projects could not move forward. This course covers general approaches to permitting and walks through the steps in a typical permit process. Fifteen common permits are described, including the regulatory agencies involved, documents to submit, and example applications. An excel permit tracking log is also included. Get prepared to tackle challenging permits.
Spreadsheets for this course:
623-Program Management for Engineering Projects
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: Learn skills for managing programs with capital improvement projects
Course Description:
A program is group of related projects and management activities which together achieve important goals. The success of a program highly depends on careful program management. This course introduces key principles and activities for successful program management. Example problems are given to show how to apply the principles to real world programs with engineering projects. An excel file is provided with examples for program schedule and budget management. This course may also provide PDUs for PMP® or PgMP® certification renewal.
Topics covered include:
- Portfolio vs Program vs Project
- Program Principles
- Program Performance Domains
- Performance Criteria
- Schedule Management
- Budget Management
- Risk Management
- Inspiring the Team
- Capital Improvement Programs
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636-Digital Tools for Engineers
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: Gaining knowledge of key digital tools and software used by engineering professionals
Course Description:
Digital tools now aid engineers with just about every task throughout the day. This course summarizes common digital tools and software being used today by engineers. This course starts with an overview of Microsoft software commonly used by professionals, including engineers. The recent introduction of Copilot to MS Office software has kept the software relevant and with the times.
Specific AI-driven tools are also reviewed. These tools can help create documents, assist with meetings, create schedules, identify potential risks proactively, and ultimately drive better project outcomes. Finally, specific engineering tools are covered, include suites by Autodesk, Ansys, Bentley, and MathWorks. Also covered is software for creating specifications, submittal management, FEA modeling, and CFD modeling.
640-Turning Ideas into Engineering Projects
3 $67.50
New Course
Course Objectives:
Course Description:
Ideas can become engineering projects by confirming they align with business strategy and that they will provide value for the organization. Common steps for transforming an idea into a project include a feasibility study, economic analysis, risk analysis, go/no-go form, business case, gaining stakeholder approval, and project charter.
This course explains each of these processes and includes examples for engineering applications. Formulas are provided for return on investment and payback period as part of an economic analysis. A blank go/no-go form and project charter is included. Also reviewed is the project selection process for a Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
Learning Objectives:- Gain an understanding of how ideas become projects
- Learn common terminology related to project creation
- Develop skills for performing feasibility studies
- Learn to calculate lifecycle cost, return on investment, and payback period
- Understand key elements to a go/no-go form
- Understand the role and differences between a business case and project charter
- Learn how capital improvement ideas are compared and selected as projects
