Class Recordings - Spring 2021

PPT 120 Environmental Awareness

01/13/21: Sour Water Stripping: 3-Phase Drums / Skimming Drums
01/20/21: Sour Water Stripping: Process Description (failed audio)
01/25/21: Sour Water Stripping: Operator Responsibilities

PPT 161 Process Plant Safety II

01/14/21: LOTO and Equipment Prep - Instruments
01/19/21: Isolating a CV / LOTO & Equipment Prep - Instruments & Pumps
01/21/21: LOTO and Equipment Prep - Pumps & Exchangers
01/26/21: LOTO and Equipment Prep - Filters & Stacked Exchangers

PPT 175 Process Plant Sciences

01/13/21: Mechanical Aptitude
01/14/21: Mechanical Aptitude
01/19/21: Strength of Materials
01/20/21: Units, Dimensional Analysis, Scientific Notation, Significant Figures
01/21/21: Units, Dimensional Analysis, Scientific Notation, Significant Figures
01/25/21: Atoms and the Periodic Table
01/26/21: Atoms and the Periodic Table

PPT 211 Advanced Operations

01/13/21: Refinery Configuration
01/20/21: Refinery Configuration
01/25/21: Petroleum Characteristics

PPT 225 Troubleshooting

01/13/21: What is troubleshooting
01/20/21: Case Study: Low Flow From a Pressurized Drum
01/25/21: HW 1 Review - Exercises 1 & 2 Review

Class Recordings - Fall 2020

PPT 101 Fundamentals of Processing Technology Lecture

08/19/20: Welcome to PPT / Syllabus Review

08/20/20: Intro to Becoming an Operator

08/24/20: Intro to Becoming an Operator

08/25/20: What is Process Plant Technology?

08/26/20: What is Process Plant Technology?

08/27/20: What is Process Plant Technology?

08/31/20: Flaring Tubing / Compression Fittings

09/01/20: Tubing Bending

09/02/20: Threaded Pipe Fabrication / Fittings

09/03/20: Threaded Pipe Fabrication / Fittings

09/08/20: Gate Valves
09/09/20: Gate and Globe Valves
09/10/20: Ball and Plug Valves
09/14/20: Blowdown and Strahman Valves
09/15/20: Spring 2021 Plans / How to Identify Valves By Function
09/16/20: Check, Butterfly, Gauge Cocks, and Chain Valves
09/17/20: Control, Solenoid, and Safety Valves
09/21/20: Process Plant Sciences: Units, Area, Volume, Temperature
09/22/20: Test Prep / Process Plant Sciences: Volume calcs in a plant
09/23/20: Test #1
09/24/20: Process Plant Sciences: Pressure build in a column of water
09/28/20: Process Plant Sciences: Absolute and Gauge Pressure
09/29/20: Process Plant Sciences: Laminar / Turbulent Flow and Viscosity
09/30/20: Heat Transfer
10/01/20: Heat Transfer
10/05/20: Pumps (Introduction) - Components, Function, Types
10/06/20: Pumps (Introduction) - Components, Function, Types
10/07/20: Simulation Solutions
10/08/20: Pumps - Types and how they work
10/12/20: Pumps - Sealing Systems
10/13/20: Pumps - Sealing Systems
10/14/20: Pumps - Sealing Systems
10/15/20: Pumps - Sealing Systems
10/19/20: Pumps - Oil Mist / Operation and Troubleshooting
10/20/20: Test #2
10/21/20: Pumps - Operation and Troubleshooting
10/22/20: Pumps - Operation and Troubleshooting
10/26/20: Pumps - Rounds
10/27/20: Pumps - Startup Procedures
10/28/20: Steam Turbines
10/29/20: Centrifugal Compressors
11/02/20: Filters
11/04/20: Distillation
11/05/20: Distillation
11/09/20: Distillation
11/10/20: Distillation
11/12/20: Distillation / Cooling Towers
11/16/20: Cooling Towers
11/17/20: Cooling Towers
11/18/20: Cooling Towers
11/19/20: Course / Final Exam Review

PPT 207 Boilers, Accessories, and Basic Operations

08/19/20: Syllabus Review / Course Overview

08/24/20: Why learn about boilers

08/25/20: HP CH 1 Steam Boilers

08/26/20: HP CH 1 Steam Boilers

08/31/20: HP CH 2 Boiler Systems

09/01/20: HP CH 2 Boiler Systems

09/02/20: HP CH 2 Boiler Systems

09/08/20: HP CH 3 / LP CH 2 Fittings
09/09/20: HP CH 3 / LP CH 2 Fittings
09/14/20: HP CH 4 / LP CH 4 Steam Systems
09/15/20: HP CH 4 / LP CH 4 Steam Systems / Steam Traps
09/16/20: HP CH 5 / LP CH 3 - Feedwater Systems
09/21/20: HP CH 5 / LP CH 3 - Feedwater Systems
09/22/20: Test #1
09/23/20: HP CH 5 / LP CH 3 - Feedwater Systems
09/28/20: HP CH 6 / LP CH 7 - Water Treatment
09/29/20: HP CH 6 / LP CH 7 - Water Treatment
09/30/20: HP CH 7 - Combustion Equipment
10/05/20: HP CH 7 - Combustion Equipment
10/06/20: HP CH 7 - Combustion Equipment
10/07/20: HP CH 7 - Combustion Equipment< / HP CH 08 Fuels and Combustion
10/12/20: HP CH 08 - Fuels and Combustion
10/13/20: HP Ch 9 - Combustion and Boiler Controls
10/14/20: HP Ch 9 - Combustion and Boiler Controls
10/19/20: HP Ch 9 - Combustion and Boiler Controls
10/20/20: HP CH 10 / LP CH 6 - Draft Systems
10/21/20: HP CH 10 / LP CH 6 - Draft Systems
10/26/20: HP CH 10 / LP CH 6 - Draft Systems
10/27/20: HP CH 12 / LP CH 8 - Boiler Operation
10/28/20: Test #2
11/02/20: HP CH 12 / LP CH 8 - Boiler Operation
11/04/20: HP CH 12 / LP CH 8 - Boiler Operation
11/09/20: LP CH 4 Steam Systems
11/10/20: LP CH 9 - Hot Water Heating Systems
11/16/20: LP CH 10 - Hot Water Boiler Accesories and Piping Systems
11/17/20: Boiler Room Tour
11/18/20: Course / Final Exam Review

PPT 210 Equipment and Operations Lecture

08/19/20: Syllabus Review / Pump Operation

08/20/20: Pump Operation

08/24/20: Pump Rounds

08/25/20: Pump Rounds

08/26/20: Pump Startup

08/27/20: Pump Startup

08/31/20: Motor and Turbines

09/01/20: Motor and Turbines

09/02/20: Motor and Turbines

09/03/20: Tanks

09/08/20: Tanks
09/09/20: Heat Exchangers
09/10/20: Heat Exchangers
09/14/20: Heat Exchangers
09/15/20: Spring 2021 Plans / Heat Exchangers
09/16/20: Centrafugal Compressors - Theory of Operation
09/17/20: Centrafugal Compressors - Theory of Operation
09/21/20: Test Prep - Turbine Startup, Pump Rounds
09/22/20: Test Prep - Pump Startup Procedures
09/23/20: Test #1
09/24/20: Centrafugal Compressors - Labyrinth Seals
09/28/20: Centrafugal Compressors - Dry Gas & Oil Seals
09/29/20: Centrafugal Compressors - Managing Surge
09/30/20: Centrifugal Compressors - Flush & Compressor Curves
10/01/20: Centrifugal Compressors - Lubrication and Protective Systems
10/05/20: Centrifugal Compressors - Scenarios
10/06/20: Centrifugal Compressors - Scenarios / Reciprocating Compressors
10/07/20: Reciprocating Compressors - Components, Function, Valves, and Seals
10/08/20: Reciprocating Compressors - Cylinder Lubrication, Capacity Control
10/12/20: Reciprocating Compressors / Distillation - Introduction
10/13/20: Distillation - Introduction
10/14/20: Distillation - Flooding and Dumping
10/15/20: Distillation - Flooding and Dumping
10/19/20: Distillation - Tower Pressure
10/20/20: Distillation - Tower Pressure
10/21/20: Distillation - Reflux Operation
10/22/20: Centrifugal Compressor Systems - Cause and Effect
10/26/20: Test Review
10/27/20: Distillation - Reflux Operation
10/28/20: Distillation - Reflux Operation
10/29/20: Test #2
11/02/20: Distillation - Practical Applications
11/04/20: Distillation - Practical Applications
11/05/20: Distillation - Practical Applications
11/09/20: Distillation - Practical Applications
11/10/20: Distillation - Practical Applications
11/12/20: Distillation - Cause and Effect
11/16/20: Distillation - Cause and Effect
11/17/20: Distillation - Cause and Effect
11/18/20: Course / Final Exam Review
11/19/20: Course / Final Exam Review

Class Recordings - Spring 2020

PPT 120 Environmental Awareness

01/15/20: Sour Water Stripping (SWS) - Process Description

01/22/20: SWS - Process Description

01/27/20: SWS - Operator Responsibilities

01/29/20: SWS - Operator Response

02/03/20: SWS - Basic Controls

02/05/20: Industrial Wastewater treating

02/10/20: Industrial Wastewater treating

02/12/20: Career Fair

02/17/20: President's Day

02/19/20: Test #1

02/24/20: Municipal Wastewater Treating

02/26/20: Municipal Wastewater Treating / WWTP Game

03/09/20: Refinery Overview

03/11/20: Phillips 66 Guest Speaker

03/16/20: Refinery Overview

03/18/20: Refinery Overview / Homework Review

03/23/20: PPT 161 Test Review

03/25/20: Flare System Introduction

03/30/20: Test #2 Review / Flare Systems

04/01/20: Test #2

04/06/20: Flare Systems

04/08/20: Flare Systems

04/13/20: Managing emissions from combustion processes

04/15/20: Managing emissions from combustion processes

04/20/20: Managing emissions from combustion processes

04/22/20: Final Review

PPT 161 Process Plant Safety II

01/16/20: LOTO and Equipment Prep - Instruments

01/21/20: LOTO and Equipment Prep - Pumps

01/23/20: LOTO and Equipment Prep - Stacked Heat Exchangers

01/28/20: Hazard Classification

01/30/20: LOTO and Equipment Prep - Conoco Tanks

02/04/20: LOTO and Equipment Prep - Debutanizer

02/06/20: Gas Detection Equipment

02/11/20: Interview Skills

02/13/20: Test #1

02/18/20: Gas Detection Equipment - Hands On

02/20/20: Operating Procedures

02/25/20: Incident Investigation / Hot Work Hazard Awareness

02/27/20: Investigation Practice with CSB Incidents

03/10/20: Energy Isolation and Blind Points

03/12/20: ConocoPhillips Guest Speaker

03/17/20: Vertical Heat Exchanger Preparation

03/19/20: More complex energy isolation and blinding

03/23/20: PPT 161 Test Review

03/24/20: Test #2

03/26/20: Furnace Hazards

03/31/20: Furnace Hazards

04/02/20: Furnace Hazards

04/07/20: Furnace Hazards

04/09/20: Spring Mini Break

04/14/20: How Furnace Draft Works

04/16/20: How Furnace Draft Works

04/21/20: Furnace Flooding

04/23/20: Final Review

PPT 175 Process Plant Sciences

01/15/20: Course Introduction / Mechanical Aptitude

01/16/20: Mechanical Aptitude

01/21/20: Why internships fail / Strength of materials

01/22/20: Units, Dim. Analysis, Sci. Notation, Sig. Figures

01/23/20: Atoms and the Periodic Table

01/27/20: Atoms and the Periodic Table

01/28/20: Resume Workshop for Refining

01/29/20: Molecules and Chemical Formula

01/30/20: Molecules and Chemical Formula

02/03/20: Molecules and Chemical Formula

02/04/20: Molecules and Chemical Formula

02/05/20: Naming Compounds (sorry, missed this one)

02/06/20: Naming Compounds

02/10/20: Naming Compounds

02/11/20: Chemical Reactions / Types of Reactions / Stoichiometry

02/12/20: Chemical Reactions / Types of Reactions / Stoichiometry

02/13/20: Chemical Reactions / Types of Reactions / Stoichiometry

02/17/20: President's Day

02/18/20: Chemical Reactions / Types of Reactions / Stoichiometry

02/19/20: Chemical Reactions / Types of Reactions / Stoichiometry

02/20/20: Test #1

02/24/20: Solutions and Concentrations

02/25/20: Solutions and Concentrations

02/26/20: Solutions and Concentrations HW Example Practice

02/27/20: Solutions and Concentrations HW Example Practice

03/09/20: Advising / Ideal Gases

03/10/20: Ideal Gases Class Examples

03/11/20: Vapor-Liquid Equlibrium and Steam Stripping

03/12/20: ExxonMobil Refinery Tour

03/16/20: PPT Online Plans for COVID-19 / Steam Stripping

03/17/20: Heat of Reaction

03/18/20: Heat of Reaction

03/19/20: Distillation

03/23/20: Distillation

03/24/20: Distillation

03/25/20: Test 2 Review

03/26/20: Test 2

03/30/20: Distillation

03/31/20: Distillation

04/01/20: Distillation Column Operation

04/02/20: Distillation Column Operation

04/06/20: Distillation Column Operation

04/07/20: Distillation Column Operation

04/08/20: Distillation Column Operation

04/09/20: Spring Mini Break

04/13/20: Chemical Kinetics

04/14/20: Chemical Kinetics

04/15/20: Chemical Kinetics

04/16/20: Chemical Kinetics

04/20/20: Chemical Kinetics

04/21/20: Chemical Kinetics

04/22/20: Acids, Bases, and pH

04/23/20: Final Review

Class Recordings - Fall 2019

PPT 101 Fundamentals of Processing Technology Lecture

09/04/19: Welcome to PPT / Syllabus

09/05/19: Intro to Becoming an Operator

09/09/19: What is Process Plant Technology

09/10/19: What is Process Plant Technology

09/11/19: Flaring Tubing / Compression Fittings

09/12/19: Tubing Bending

09/16/19: Threaded Pipe Fabrication / Fittings

09/17/19: Valves

09/18/19: Valves

09/19/19: Valves

09/23/19: Valves

09/24/19: Valves

09/25/19: Valves

09/26/19: Process Plant Sciences

09/30/19: Process Plant Sciences / Test Review

10/01/19: Process Plant Sciences

10/02/19: Process Plant Sciences

10/03/19: Test #1

10/07/19: Heat Transfer

10/08/19: Heat Transfer

10/09/19: Pumps (introduction)

10/10/19: Pumps (introduction)

10/14/19: Pumps (introduction)

10/15/19: Pumps (introduction)

10/16/19: Pumps (Sealing Systems)

10/17/19: Pumps (Sealing Systems)

10/21/19: Pumps (Sealing Systems)

10/22/19: Pumps (Operation and Troubleshooting)

10/23/19: Pumps (Operation and Troubleshooting)

10/24/19: Flange Assembly

10/28/19: Pump Procedures and Registration

10/29/19: Compressors / Turbines / Filters

10/30/19: Compressors / Turbines / Filters

10/31/19: Test #2

11/04/19: Compressors / Turbines / Filters

11/05/19: Distillation

11/06/19: Distillation

11/07/19: Distillation

11/12/19: Distillation

11/13/19: Distillation

11/14/19: Cooling Towers

11/18/19: Cooling Towers

11/19/19: Cooling Towers

11/20/19: Heat Exchangers

11/21/19: Heat Exchangers

11/25/19: Heat Exchangers

11/26/19: Heat Exchangers

12/02/19: Instruments

12/03/19: Instruments

12/04/19: Instruments

12/05/19: Instruments

PPT 151 Process Plant Safety I

09/05/19: Case Study: Chemical Splash

09/10/19: Job Hazard Analysis

09/12/19: Lab Safety

09/17/19: Safe Work Practices: Operator Hand Tools

09/19/19: Safe Work Practices: Operator Hand Tools

09/24/19: Bleeder Rodders

09/26/19: Safe Work Practices: Operator Power Tools

10/01/19: Safe Work Practices: Operator Power Tools

10/03/19: Safe Work Practices: Operator Power Tools

10/08/19: Test #1

10/10/19: (OSHA 10) Introduction to OSHA (1a)

10/15/19: (OSHA 10) Machine Guarding (2c)

10/17/19: (OSHA 10) Hazardous Materials (2a)

10/22/19: (OSHA 10) Hazard Communication (1f)

10/24/19: (OSHA 10) Personal Protective Equipment (1e)

10/29/19: (OSHA 10) Walking and Working Surfaces including fall protection (1b)

10/31/19: (OSHA 10) Fall Protection (2h)

11/05/19: (OSHA 10) Exit routes, emergency plans, fire prevention plans, fire protection (1c)

11/07/19: (OSHA 10) Electrical (1d)

11/12/19: (OSHA 10) Industrial Hygiene (2d) (sorry. no recording)

11/14/19: Test #2

11/19/19: Lockout / Tagout

11/21/19: Lockout / Tagout

11/26/19: Equipment Preparation

12/03/19: Permitting

12/05/19: Permitting

PPT 211 Advanced Operations

09/04/19: Refinery Configuration

09/09/19: Refinery Configuration

09/11/19: Refinery Configuration

09/16/19: Petroleum Characteristics

09/18/19: Petroleum Characteristics

09/23/19: Distillation Startup

09/25/19: Distillation Startup

09/30/19: Test Review / Refinery Configuration and Crude Assay

10/02/19: Test #1

10/07/19: Product Blending

10/09/19: FCC Units

10/14/19: FCC Units

10/16/19: FCC Units

10/21/19: FCC Units

10/23/19: FCC Units

10/28/19: Amine Systems

10/30/19: Amine Systems

11/04/19: Amine Systems

11/06/19: Test #2

11/13/19: Merox Units

11/18/19: Merox Units

11/20/19: Merox Units

11/25/19: Coking Overview

12/02/19: Hydrotreating

12/04/19: Hydrotreading

PPT 225 Troubleshooting

09/04/19: Temperature indicators, transmitters, and TI guns

09/09/19: DP Transmitters for Pressure, Flow, and Level Measure

09/11/19: DP Transmitters for Pressure, Flow, and Level Measure

09/16/19: Pumping issues in a system

09/18/19: Low flow to a drum scenario

09/23/19: Response to plugged level taps in different scenarios

09/25/19: Response to plugged level taps in different scenarios

09/30/19: Binary Distillation Response

10/02/19: Test #1 Review

10/07/19: Test #1

10/09/19: Binary Distillation Response

10/14/19: Homework #4 Review (Binary Distillation Response)

10/16/19: Multi-Draw Distillation Response

10/21/19: Multi-Draw Distillation Response

10/23/19: Multi-Draw Distillation Response

10/28/19: Furnace Abnormal Operation

10/30/19: Furnace Abnormal Operation

11/04/19: Furnace Procedures

11/06/19: Multi-Draw Distillation Practice

11/13/19: Test #2

11/18/19: General Scenarios

11/20/19: General Scenarios

11/25/19: Heat Integration / Fin-Fans

12/02/19: Interview Skills / Pre-Employment Troubleshooting

12/04/19: Phillips 66 Guest Speaker