Ammonia Technician 1 Competencies
Prerequisite: Ammonia Operator 1 and 2 Credentials or approved testing credentials
All of this material is covered or introduced to the student at our seminar. The course will incorporate running hands-on equipment in the lab if taken at GCAP’s facility. This selection of material will allow success in companies training structure and it follows the IIAR Training Task Force Guideline.
Ammonia Technician 1 Seminar will use the most current RETA Book 3 as the primary text.
- Safety
- Proper PPE
- Pump-out Precautions
- SOPs
- Lock/Out Tag/Out
- Line Break
- Hydrostatic Conditions
- Compressors
- ITM for Compressors
- Setting initial parameters for Compressors
- Compressor Oil Cooling Specifics
- Shaft Alignment for Compressors
- Compressor Lubrication
- Oil Analysis
- Types of Oil Testing
- Understanding Testing results
- Condensers and Cooling Towers
- ITM for Condensers and Cooling Towers
- Detecting non-condensables
- Purging
- Water Treatment
- Passivation and removing scale
- Belt Alignment and tensioning
- Vessels, Piping, Valves, and Controls
- Over-pressure protection
- U-1 and U-1A Forms
- ITM for Vessels
- Liquid Level Controls
- ITM for Valves
- Piping and Component Labeling
- Machinery Room Ventilation
- Machinery Room Shunt-Trip
- Insulation
- ITM of Piping Insulation
- Insulation repairs
- Evaporators and Heat Exchangers
- Cleanliness
- Adjustments
- ITM for Evaporators and Heat Exchangers
- Defrost Issues
- Pumps and Transfer Systems
- Types of Pumping
- ITM of Pumps and Transfer Systems
- Cavitation causes
- Purgers
- Purging Process
- ITM for Purgers
- Electrical Service, Motors, Motor Starters, and VFDs
- Electrical Safety
- ITM for Electrical Service, Motors, Motor Starters, and VFDs
- Motor Couplings
- Belt Alignment
- Shaft and Bearing
- Laser Alignments
- Leak Monitoring and Detection
- ITM for Leak monitoring and Detection
- Types of Ammonia Sensors
- Calibration
- Leak Locating
- System Start Up
- Adjust Regulating and Control Valves
- Adjust Vessel Liquid Levels
- Adjust System Flow Rates
- Adjust Secondary Filtration Rates
- Adjust Evaporator Flow Rates
- Testing System Control Devices
- Compressor Safeties
- E-Stops
- Ammonia Sensors
- Piping System Pressure Drop Analysis
- BHP at varying Load Conditions
- kWhr at varying Load Conditions
- Ammonia Inventory Calculations
- Checking Pump Curves
- Brief Review of PSM/RMP
- Ammonia Characteristics
- Safety
- Basic Refrigeration Cycle
- Consequences of Deviations
- GCAP’s Oil Draining Video Analysis
- Adjusting and Balancing Various Ammonia Systems and Designs
- Analyze Your Plant’s Specific P&IDs one on one
- PSI Data Collection on most Ammonia Valves DVD
- Cascade Refrigeration
The seminar will also address current RAGAGEP using IIAR Bulletins and Standards. Much of the training occurs in various Labs with live equipment.
Contact us for more info
Garden City Ammonia Program
2405 E. Fulton Plaza
Garden City KS 67846
620-271-0037
620-271-0484 FAX