GCAP’s Technician 1 Competencies using RETA Book 3
Prerequisite: Approved NH3 Operator 1 and 2 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.
RETA book three was first published in 1982 and received its first revision in 2016. This books and course focuses on safety geared towards maintenance, procedures, testing, and inspections for an ammonia refrigeration systems needs and requirements.
- Chapter 1 – Safety
- Chapter 2 – Compressors
- Controls
- Electro – Mechanical Safeties and Cut-Outs
- Initial Start Ups
- Cooling
- Alignment
- Lubrication Systems
- Lubrication Maintenance
- Differential Controls
- Oil Heaters
- Chapter 3 – Oil Analysis
- Chapter 4 – Condenser and Cooling Towers
- Maintenance
- Circulation Pumps
- Distribution Systems
- Water Treatment
- Air Systems
- Psychrometrics
- Chapter 5 – Vessels, Piping, Valves, and Controls
- U1 and U1A Forms
- Data Plates
- Liquid Level Controllers
- Sight Glass Maintenance
- Pipe Specification
- Inspections
- Chapter 6 – Insulation
- Chapter 7 – Evaporators and Heat Exchangers
- Setting liquid feed rates into evaporators
- Pressure Controls
- Di-Electric Unions
- Temperature Contorl
- Defrost Control
- Chapter 8 – Pumps and Transfer Systems
- Sealed Pumps
- Seal-less Pumps
- Pump Curves
- Mimi-mum Pump Flow
- Pump Head
- Pumper Drums
- Chapter 9 – Purgers
- Chapter 10 – Electrical Service, Motors, Starters, and VFDs
- Electrical Safety
- Arc Flash
- Electrical Connection Maintenance
- Diagnosing Motor Problems
- Chapter 11 – Controls Maintenance
- Switches and Process Devices
- Electro-Mechanical Panels
- Programmable Logic Controller
- PLCs
- Microprocessor Controls
- Grounding
- Chapter 12 – Shaft and Bearing Maintenance
- Chapter 13 – Leak Monitoring and Detection
- Solid State Sensors
- Electromechanical Sensors
- Infrared Sensors
- Maintenance
- Looking for a Leak
- OPCS
- Ventilation
