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Exam 3A-2

The candidate is to have a thorough knowledge of Section 2 of the Third Class Power Engineering course materials to successfully challenge the examination.

… There are 15 lectures in this section covering Codes, Safety, Environment, Fuels, Combustion, Piping Instrumentation, Electricity and the different types of power plants.

… As stated earlier the examination consists of 150 multiple-choice questions each having 5 choices.

Sample Questions

For the above materials can be accessed under ‘Study Guide’ on the SOPEEC website at www.sopeec.org, see direct link on home page

Exam 3A-2 Syllabus: The following SOPEEC syllabus has been adopted by TSSA and provides the subject matter upon which the candidates will be examined on:

5. INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION:

a. General knowledge of the purpose, content and application of the boiler and pressure vessel codes and regulation, including the Power Engineers’ Regulations in the student’s jurisdiction.

b. State the purpose and describe the general content of each of the following codes:

I. ASME Section I -Power Boilers

ASME Section IV -Heating Boilers

ASME Section V -Nondestructive Examination

ASME Section VI -Suggested Rules for Care of Heating Boilers

ASME Section VII -Suggested Rules for Care of Power Boilers

ASME Section IX -Welding & Brazing Qualifications

II. CSA Standard B.51 -For Construction and Inspection of Boilers and Pressure Vessels

CSA Standard B.52 -Mechanical Refrigeration Code

III. National Board Inspection Code

6. CODE CALCULATIONS, A.S.M.E. Code Section I:

Use Code formulae and information to calculate the following (using SI units):

a. Designed thickness and allowable pressures of boiler tubes, drums, dished and hemispherical heads.

b. Sizes and capacities of boiler safety valves.

7. FUELS AND COMBUSTION:

a. Requirements for efficient combustion of boiler fuels; complete and incomplete combustion.

b. Classification, properties and combustion characteristics of coal, fuel oil and natural gas; other (non-fossil) fuels.

c. Fuel analysis; proximate, ultimate, fuel heat value; calorimetry.

d. Combustion chemistry; combustion equations for coal, oil, and gas; molar masses for combustion products.

e. Combustion calculations; oxygen, air and excess air required, given fuel analysis.

f. Flue gas analysis methods and devices; CO; CO2 and O2

g. Control of emission standards: NOx, SO2, particulates.

8. PIPING:

a. Codes and standards for pressure piping: ASME, ANSI, CSA, ASTM; identification and sizes of piping; B31.1, B31.3; power piping vs. pressure piping.

b. Ferrous piping materials and methods of manufacture; specifications and service ratings; non-ferrous materials.

c. Non-metallic piping: materials and applications.

d. Strength of piping; effects of temperature on piping.

e. Piping connection methods: threaded, flanged, welded; design, materials, selection and installation of gaskets.

f. Designs and applications of expansion devices, supports and anchors.

g. Types of steam traps; trap sizing and selection; trap installation configurations, trap inspection installation configurations; trap inspection and maintenance; trap flow calculation.

h. Water hammer: effects; causes; design and operational preventions.

i. Insulation: purposes; benefits; characteristics; common materials and their uses; methods of application; cladding; care of insulated piping systems; calculations using configurations; valve trim; actuator types.

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