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  • 1

    Welcome

    • A message from your instructor

    • Before we begin...

    • Observers and Observations

    • Typical Online Learning Day

  • 2

    Orientation

    • Introduction to Pressurized Water Reactors Part 1

    • Introduction to Pressurized Water Reactors Part 2

    • Trainee Introductions

    • Finished Orientation

  • 3

    Reference Materials

    • NRC PWR Equation Sheet

    • Steam Tables - English Engineering Units Section

    • Steam Tables SI Units and Mollier Diagram

    • GFE Test Breakdown Distribution

    • Extra Equation Sheet for GFES Exam

    • NRC Equation Sheet Letters

  • 4

    Solutions Files

    • Solutions Files' Download (Start here)

    • GP Solutions Manual (Dated and not reccommended)

    • Sequencing of Handouts Rev 2

  • 5

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 1 Units and Properties

    • Units and Properties Student Files

    • Units and Properties Welcome - Objectives

    • Units Part 1 - Pressure Scales

    • Units and Properties - The Railroad Track Method

    • Your Turn - Railroad Track Method

    • Units and Properties Railroad track Method Example

    • Units Part 2 - Converting Pressure Scales

    • Units Part 2.5 - Coverting between absolute and relative scales

    • Units Part 3 Converting between pressure scales

    • Units and Properties Part 4 - Absolute and Relative Temperature Scales Rev 2

    • Thermo Chapter 1 Units and Properties Practice Quiz #2 Tank Levels

    • Thermo Chapter 1 Units and Properties Practice Quiz #1

    • Units and Properties Part 5 - A quick note about dots and capital letters

    • Units and Properties Part 6 - Work, Power, Energy Dimensions

    • Units and Properties Part 7 - English and Gc Power, work, energy

    • Units and Properties Part 8 - Gc more simply explained

    • Units and Properties Part 9 - Summary of Work, Power and Energy Units

    • Units and Properties - How to study

    • Units and Properties Quiz

  • 6

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 2 General Energy Concepts

    • Basic Energy Concepts Student Files

    • Basic Energy Concepts Objectives

    • Basic Energy Concepts Part 1 - State and Phase and why we care

    • Basic Energy Concepts Part 2 - Phase and State Changes

    • Part 3 - Enthalpy and Adding Heat relation to state

    • Basic Energy Concepts Part 4 - Sub cooled, Superheated Definitions

    • Basic Energy Concepts Part 5 - General Energy Equation

    • Basic Energy Concepts Part 6 - General Energy Equation Applications

    • Basic Energy Concepts Quiz

  • 7

    (Supplement) Thermodynamics - Chapter 2 General Energy Concepts

    • Thermo Chapter 2 Basic Energy Concepts #1

    • Thermo Basic Energy Concepts #2 State and Phase

    • Thermo Basic Energy Concepts #3 Conservation of Energy Steady Flow system

    • Thermo Basic Energy Concepts #4 Non Steady Flow TS Diagrams

    • Thermo Basic Energy Concepts #5 Heat Capacity and Specific Heat Capacity

    • Thermo Basic Energy Concepts #6 NRC TS Diagram Questions

  • 8

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 3 Steam

    • Steam Student Files

    • Steam Objectives

    • Steam Part 1 - Introduction to Entropy

    • Steam Part 2- What Entropy is

    • Steam Part 3 - 1st and 2nd Law and formal definition of Entropy

    • Steam Part 4 - Heat Capacity Cp Definition

    • Heating of water to saturation Demonstration

    • Steam Part 5 - Definitions

    • 'Dry' Superheated Steam

    • Steam Part 6 - Specific Volume, Enthalpy, Entropy

    • Steam Table Abbreviations

    • Steam Part 7 - Steam Table Letters and Formulas

    • Steam Part 7.1 - P376 Using Steam Tables to solver for quality Rev 2

    • Steam Part 8 - Steam Tables Organization Said Again

    • Steam Part 9 - Gas Law P V = n R T

    • Steam Part 9.1 - Steam Tables Trends

    • Molier for beginners

    • Steam Part 10 - Molier Diagram Intro

    • Steam Part 11 - Molier Diagram Following Pressures, Enthalpies, and Entropies

    • Part 12 - Molier Quality and Temperature lines and 2 important points

    • Steam Quiz

  • 9

    (Supplement) Thermodynamics - Chapter 3 Steam

    • Thermodynamics - Chapter 3 Steam #2 Definitions

    • Steam 3 Steam Tables introduction (Saturated Tables 1 and 2)

    • Steam 4 Steam Tables Introduction (Superheat and Compressed Liquid Table 3)

    • Steam Tables - Linear Interpolation Tips

    • Steam 5 Steam Quality

    • Steam 6 Ts Diagram

    • Steam 7 Mollier Diagram

    • B7759 or P7759 Problem Explanation

  • 10

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 4 Processes

    • Processes Student Files

    • Processes Objectives

    • Thermodynamics - Processes Objectives

    • Find a State, do a Process

    • Proccesses Part 1 - Overview of what's important

    • Proccesses Part 2 - 4 Proccesses on the Mollier

    • Proccesses Part 3 - The difference between Turbine and TBV Process

    • Proccesses Part 4 - Finding a state (Doing a Process Intro)

    • Proccesses Part 5 - Process Practice Turbines and Valves

    • Processes Part 6 - Your turn what is the tailpipe temperature

    • Processes Part 7 - PORV Tailpipe temperatures

    • Processes Part 9 - Nozzles, Turbines, and Condensors

    • Process 2.1 Air Ejector

    • Processes 3 Turbine #3 Impulse vs Reaction Blades Only (Optional)

    • P3175 (B3175) Adding heat to get superheat

    • Processes Part 10 - Real vs Ideal processes T-S and H-S

    • Processes Quiz

  • 11

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 4 Processes (Supplement)

    • Processes 3 Turbine #1 work Calculation and Mollier

    • Processes 3 Turbine #2 Components and Design w Comments

    • Processes 4 Pump work and efficiency

  • 12

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 5 Cycles

    • Thermodynamic Cycles Student Files

    • Cycles Part 1 - Steam Table Starting to Look Familar

    • Generic Secondary Plant

    • Cycles Part 2 - Introduction to the Secondary and P478 and P277

    • Cycles - Efficency P1378

    • Cycles Part 3 - Carnot Efficency

    • Cycles Part 4 - Rankine Cycle

    • Thermodynamic Cycles Quiz

  • 13

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 7 Heat Transfer & Heat Exchangers + Components HE

    • Heat Transfer and Hx and Condenser Student Files

    • Heat Exchanger Heat Transfer Objectives

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 1 Conductive, Convective, and Radiative Rev 2

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 2 Conductive, Convective, and Radiative a Second Time

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 3 Third times a charm, Conductive, Convective, Overall

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 4 Convection Example Problem

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 5 Convection P84

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 6 Core Thermal Power Estimate P585

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 7 Overall Heat Transfer and the Core

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 8 Examples P2284

    • P3633 LO Heat Exchange

    • LO HE P3833

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 9 Heat Exchanger Tubes vs Shell

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 10 Heat Exchanger Construction and P5316

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 11 Condensor construction

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 12 U-Tube vs Once Through Steam Generators

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 13 Counter Parrellel Cross Heat Exchangers and P7316

    • Heat Tansfer and Exchangers - Part 14 Calometric, Core Thermal Power, and P6044

    • Calometric Example P1384

    • Heat Transfer and Exchangers Quiz

  • 14

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 7 Heat Transfer & Heat Exchangers + Components HE (Supplement)

    • Modes of Heat Transfer Sample Problems with Solutions

    • Heat Transfer 2 fundamentals of heat transfer

    • Heat Transfer 3 Conduction Convection Thermal Conductivity

    • Heat Transfer 4 Heat Exchanger Construction

    • Plate Heat Exchanger Design and Construction (Optional)

    • Heat Transfer 5 Temperature Characteristics of Hx Types

    • Heat Transfer 6 Startup and Shutdown and Leaks

    • Heat Transfer 7 Condensers

  • 15

    Fluid Statics and Dynamics

    • Statics and Dynamics Student Files

    • Fluid Objectives

    • Fluids Part 1 - Viscosity

    • Fluid Part 2 - Formula's Preview and m=pAv

    • Fluid Part 3 - Great video to get in the right mindset

    • Fluid Part 5 - Mass flow rate and P1182

    • Fluids - Part 4 Volumetric Flow Rate equals the square root differential pressure and P308

    • Fluids Part 6 - Pascal and Arc Principles

    • Fluids Part 7 -Laminar vs Turbulent Flow

    • Mic Drop Moment

    • Laminar to Turbulent flow

    • Two-phase flow induced water hammer

    • Statics and Dynamics 8 Head Terms and Headloss

    • Statics and Dynamics 9 Pump Cavitation suction valve closing

    • Fluids Part 7 - How Mass Flow Rate is Indicated and P3605 P2505 P706

    • Fluid Statics and Dynamics Quiz

  • 16

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 6 Statics and Dynamics (Supplement)

    • Statics and Dynamics 2 Viscosity of a Fluid

    • Statics and Dynamics 3 Laminar vs Turbulent flow and headloss

    • Statics and Dynamics 7 Two Phase Flow slip ratio and differential shock video

    • Statics and Dynamics 9 Centrifugal Pump Introduction

    • Statics and Dynamics 10 Positive Displacement Pumps Types and Basic Operation

  • 17

    Components - Chapter 4 Pumps

    • Pumps Student Files

    • Pumps 1 - Objectives

    • Pumps 2 - Head vs Pressure

    • Pumps 3 - Centrifugal Pumps Overview

    • Pumps 4 - Suction Head and Suction Lift

    • Cavitation Intro

    • Pumps 5 - Cavitation what is it, NPSHa, NPSHr Definition

    • Cavitation - Check out the Discussion Question

    • Question

    • Pumps 6 - Said another way, NPSHa

    • Pumps 7 - NPSHa, NPSHr questions

    • Pumps 8 - Memory Aid NPSHr and NPSHa Figure

    • Pumps 9 - NPSHa, NPSHr PowerPoint Definitions (3rd Times a Charm)

    • P5511 (B5510)

    • P44120 B4410 NPSHA Calculation Question

    • P5211 (B5210) Pump

    • Pumps 10 - Pump Design

    • Ed Puzzle login Information

    • Ed Puzzle Login Walkthrough

    • Centrifugal Pumps

    • Pumps 11 - PDP and Pump Laws

    • Pumps 12 - Pump and System Curves

    • Pumps 13 - Pump and System Curve Part ii

    • P7655 (B7655)

    • B1221

    • B2017

    • B6910

    • Water Hammer

    • Your Feedback Greatly Appreciated

    • Pumps Quiz

  • 18

    2022 Weekend Help

    • Practice Proble Set Worked out 1-7

    • Practice Problem Set Worked out 8-19

    • Rankine Cycle and Condensor

    • Thermal Hydraulics Preview

    • Brittle Fracture Preview

    • NPSHa and NPSHr Have's and Needs

  • 19

    Weekend Help Videos, Files, and Presentations Math & Thermo (Supplement)

    • About Student Requested Files

    • Math Review Order of Operations and PLEMDAS Solve for x Part 1

    • Math Review Order of Operations and PLEMDAS Solve for x Part 2

    • P3873 tank level B3873

    • Enthalpy isn't everything... there is Entropy too

    • Units Chart

    • Specific heat vs latent heat of vaporization

    • Gary's written on copy - PWR 193003 Steam exam bank

    • Thermo Pictures

    • Fluid Statics and Dynamics Webex recording...

    • P7789 T-s Diagram rankine cycle

    • Thermodynamic Math Problems Worked Out 2021-06-10 Class Recording

    • Friday's Thermal Hydraulics and Brittle Fracture Lecture

    • P5316 Heat Exchangers Workthrough

    • q=mcpdeltaT question calc

    • CTP Calc

    • Time To boil calc 2x

    • P7759 Time to boil calc

    • P1886 Mass Flow Vessel, Core, bypass

  • 20

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 8 Thermal Hydraulics (Supplement)

    • Thermal Hydraulics Student Files

    • Thermal Hydraulics 1 Pool Boiling and Heat Transfer Review

    • Thermal Hydraulics Part 4 Fuel channel temperature profile

    • Hydraulics Quiz

  • 21

    Thermodynamics - Chapter 10 Brittle Fracture (Supplement)

    • Brittle Fracture Student Files

    • Brittle Fracture 1 Introduction and Objectives

    • Brittle Fracture 2 Stress Strain curve and definitions

    • Brittle Fracture 3 Crystalline structure and grains introduction

    • Brittle Fracture 4 - Metal Properties and Grain Structures

    • Brittle Fracture Quiz

  • 22

    Weekend Help Videos, Before Rx THeory

    • Neutrons Lecture Part 1

    • Neutrons Part 2 and Lifecycle Lecture Part 2

  • 23

    Reactor Theory - Chapter 1 Neutrons (Supplement)

    • Reactor Theory Overview

    • Student Files Neutrons

    • Neutrons 1 Introduction, Atomic Structure, Nuclear Force and Stability

    • Neutrons 2 Radioactive Decay and Half Lives

    • Neutrons 2.1 Decay Constant, Half Life and Decay curve

    • Neutrons 3 Mass Defect, Binding Energy and Binding energy per nucleon.

    • Neutrons 4 Neutron interactions (Scattering, Absorption)

    • Neutrons 5 Micro and Macroscopic Cross Sections and Mean Free Path

  • 24

    Reactor Theory - Chapter 2 Neutron Lifecycle (Supplement)

    • Student Downloads

    • Neutron Lifecycle 1 Introduction to Keff

    • Neutron Lifecycle 2 Fast Fission Factor

    • Neutron Lifecycle 3 Fast Non-Leakage Probability

    • Neutron Lifecycle 4 Resonance Escape Probability

    • Neutron Lifecycle 5 Thermal Nonleakage Probability

    • Neutron Lifecycle 6 Thermal Utilization

    • Neutron Lifecycle 7 Reproduction Factor

    • Neutron Lifecycle 8 Example Lifecycle and six factor formula example

    • Neutron Lifecycle 9 Infinite Reactor and Reactor Control

    • Neutron Lifecycle 10 Keff and Reactivity with Sample NRC Questions

    • Neutron Lifecycle 11 Kexcess and p excell with Shutdown Margin Definition

    • Neutron Lifecycle 12 Sample Problems Kexcess SDM Prompt vs Delayed

  • 25

    Reactor Theory - Chapter 3 - Reactor Kinetics (Supplement)

    • Student Files

    • Reactor Kinetics 1 Source Neutrons

    • Reactor Kinetics 2 Intro to Subcritical Multiplication

    • Reactor Kinetics 3 Shutdown Count Rate

    • Reactor Kinetics 4 Startup and thumb rules on Subcritical Multiplication

    • Reactor Kinetics 5 Final Sub Critical Multiplication

    • Reactor Kinetics 6 Delayed Neutron Fraction and Effective Delayed Neutron Fraction

    • Reactor Kinetics 7 Power Equation with period doubling

    • Reactor Kinetics 8 Reactor Period Equation and Prompt Critical

    • Reactor Kinetics 9 Prompt Drop/Jump and Scram Period

    • Inertia, Gas, Speed Example 1

    • Inertia Gas Speed Example 2

    • P3935

    • Reactor Kinetics and Op Physics Bank Worked Through

  • 26

    Reactor Theory - Chapter 4 Coefficients (Supplement)

    • Student Files

    • Reactor Coefficients 1 Introduction and Mod Temp

    • Reactivity Coefficients (Note BWR, we are at ~2250 psia)

    • Reactivity Coefficients 4 Doppler Coefficient (Fuel Temp)

    • Coefficents PreRequisite

    • What is a Coefficent

    • Coefficents bank worked through

  • 27

    Reactor Theory - Chapter 6 Fission Product Poisons

    • Student Downloads

    • Memorize and Understand Me

    • Fission Product Poisons 1 Definition

    • Fission Product Poisons 2 Xenon Production Terms

    • Fission Product Poisons 3 Xenon Removal Terms

    • Fission Product Poisons 4 Equilibrium Xenon

    • Fission Product Poisons 5 Sample Problems for Shutdown

    • Fission Product Poisons 6 Sample Problems

    • Fission Product Poisons 7 Samarium

    • Start time feedback

  • 28

    Reactor Theory - Chapter 5 Control Rods

    • Student Files

    • Rods Part 1 - Physical Make Up

    • Rods Part 2 - Neutronic Make Up (Rod Worth)

    • Rods 3 - Reactivity Effect and Power Response

    • Rods Part 4 - Integral Rod Worth and How DRW changes

  • 29

    Thermodynamics Chapter 9 - Core Thermal Limits

    • Thermodynamics Chapter 9 - Core Thermal Limits

    • Core Thermal Limits Overview Picture

    • Core Thermal Limits Part 1 - Objectives

    • Core Thermal Limits Part 2 - The Talk

    • Core Thermal Limits Part 3 - Fuel Pellet Design P394 and P6449

    • Core Thermal Limits Part 4 - This is our Core Thermal Limits

    • Core Thermal Limits Part 5 - P4949 Kw per foot practice

    • Core Thermal Limits Part 6 - Why we need DNBR greater than 1.3 not just greater than 1

    • Core Thermal Limits Part 7 - Emergency Core Cooling System Operability

    • Core Thermal Limits Part 8 - Emergency Core Cooling System Questions P56 P94 P396

    • Core Thermal Limits Part 9 - Peaking Factor Definitions

    • Core Thermal Power - P1195 Axial Power Distribution Shifts

    • Core Thermal Limits - Peaking Factors Applied to Fuel Centerline Temps P6249

  • 30

    Reactor Theory - Chapter 8 Reactor Operational Physics

    • Student Files

    • Reactor Operational Physics bank worked through (Supplemental)

    • Rx Op Phys Part 1 - Objectives

    • Rx Op Phys Part 2 - Sub Critical Multiplication P7628 P3925

    • Rx Op Phys Part 3 - Sub Critical Multiplication P5625

    • Rx Op Phys Part 4 - 1 Over M Plot Introduction

    • Rx Op Phys Part 5 - 1 Over M Plot Explained Differently

    • Rx Op Phys Part 6 - 1 Over M Plot Advanced Examples

    • Rx Op Phys Part 7 - 1 Over M Plot P466 P1770 P6034

    • Rx Op Phys Part 8 - Changing Regions Question below the point of Adding Heat

    • Rx Op Phys Part 9 - P2968 Crows Foot Curve P570 Doghouse Curve and P4035 Rev 2

    • Rx Op Phys Part 10 - 631631 Decay Heat and P2672 P572

    • Rx Op Phys Part 11 - Shutdown Margin Explained

    • Rx Op Phys Part 12 - Shutdown Margin Examples

  • 31

    Reactor Theory - Chapter 8 Reactor Operational Physics (Supplement)

    • Reactor Operational Physics 1 Approach to Criticality (Suplemental)

    • Reactor Operational Physics 2 M and "1 over M" (Suplemental)

    • Reactor Operational Physics 3 Scram Response (Suplemental)

    • Reactor Operational Physics Shutdown Margin (Suplemental)

  • 32

    Components - Radiation Detectors

    • Student Downloads

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - Part 1 Objectives

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 2 - Scintillation Detectors

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 3 - Gas Amplification RIPLGC Curve

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 4 - 2nd time Gas Amplification RIPLGC Curve

    • Radiation Detectors Part 5 - Geiger Muller Intro Video

    • Radiation Detectors Part 6 - Geiger Muller Continued

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 7 - RIPLGC Gas Amp Curve Applied P6206 P5206

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 8 - GM Example and How Each detector work SR IR PR

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 9 - More Examples P1713 and P1114

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) - P6505

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 10 - Positive Space Charge Effect Introduction

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 11 - TLD's SRPD's and P5706

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 12 - Detector Failures, Fission Chamber, Neutron Detector, P1514

    • Sensor and Detectors (Radiation) Part 13 - Homogenous Core Voiding and P3112

  • 33

    Components - Radiation Detectors (Supplment)

    • Sensors and Detectors 8 - Radiation Detectors Gas Amp Intro and Scintillation

    • Sensors and Detectors 8.1 Radiation Detectors Gas Amplification Explained

    • Sensors and Detectors 8.2 Radiation Detectors Gas Amplification Questions

    • Sensors and Detectors 8.3 Radiation Detectors Rad Monitoring

  • 34

    Reactor Theory - Chapter 7 Fuel Depletion and Burnable Poisons

    • Burnable Poisons Part 1 - Objectives

    • Burnable Poisons Part 2 - Why Burnable Poisons

    • Burnable Poisons Part 3 - Kexcess 1-2 2-3 3-4

    • Burnable Poisons Part 4 - Actual Core Loadings

    • Burnable Poisons Part 5 - Burnout Rate of the Added Poisons

    • Burnable Poisons Part 6 - Example Questions

    • Burnable Poisons Part 7 - More Example Questions Including P4832

    • Burnable Poisons Part 8 - Need Xenon, CR, PD, Boron Type Questions P1471 and P1446

    • Burnable Poisons Part 9 - Speeds of Boration vs Dilution

    • Burnable Poisons Part 10 - Kexcess P1147 and P646

  • 35

    Weekend Help After Reactor Theory Completed

    • PP Reactor Theory Questions 1-8

    • Practice Problems 9-13 and Differential Boron Concepts

    • Practice Problems Q14-33

    • Practice Problems Q34-45

    • 2021 PWR Reactor Theory Practice Problems 1 Solutions worked out (Saturday Morning)

  • 36

    Reactor Theory - Chapter 7 Fuel Depletion (Supplement)

    • Student Files

    • Fuel Depletion and Burnable Poisons 1 Entire Lecture (Supplement)

  • 37

    Components Chapter 2 - Sensors and Detectors

    • Student Download

    • Thermocouple What they Physically Look Like

    • Sensors and Detectors Part 1 - Introduction and Thermometers

    • Thermocouple Physical Construction

    • Seebeck Effect Underlying the Thermocouple and NIST tables

    • Sensors and Detectors Part 2 - Thermocouples and RTD circuits and failures

    • PT100 RTD Theory

    • Sensors and Detectors Part 3 - Pressure Detectors

    • Sensors and Detectors Part 4 - Level DP Detectors (Don't do the pressure vessel ones... those are more like our SG)

    • Sensors and Detectors Part 5 - Level dp 2

    • Supplement Sensors and Detectors Level d/p 2 (supplement is from our BWR class and we don't do the pressure vessel ones.... but they are similar to our SG)

    • Sensors and Detectors Part 6 - Flow Detectors and DP relationship to Volumetric Flow

    • Pitot Tube

    • D/P Flow

    • DP Flow (Modern)

    • Sensors and Detectors Part 7 - Flow Elements and Samples

    • Ultrasonic Flow Meter

    • Electromagnetic Flow Meter

    • Thermal Flow Mearsurement

  • 38

    Components - Chapter 1 Valves

    • Student Files

    • Valves Part 1-2 - Parts of a Valve

    • Valves Part 3 - Packing (Note: we would use gloves and would not normally use a crescent wrench)

    • P1704 (B1802) Check Closed simple

    • P7651 (B7651) Non rising steam rev 2

    • Valves 4 - Safety and Relief

    • P3401 (B3401) Valves blowdown

    • P6701 B6701 Relief valve

    • Valves Part 5 - MOV

    • Valve Part 6 - AOV

    • P1602 (B1404) Check closed

    • P2415 (B2415)

    • P7302 (B7302) Three Valve Problem

    • P7711 (B7711)

    • P4201 (B4201)

    • P5901 (B5901) AOV

    • Volumetric Flow rate dp

    • P7631 and P3304 (B7631 and B3304)

    • P4201 (B4201)

    • P7731 (B7731 Bench test a valve)

    • P7781 (B7781) 3 valves (Plus 1)

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    Components Chapter 3 - Controllers and Positioners

    • Student Dowload

    • Controllers Part 1 - Objectives

    • Controllers Part 2 - A degree of freedom

    • Controllers Part 3 - Degree freedom, direct and reverse

    • Controllers Part 4 - Emphasing you have a degree of freedom

    • P7792 (B7792) Replaced direct vale with reverse

    • P7783 (B7783) Reverse direct drain

    • P7734 (B7734) (Direct Reverse Valve letdown)

    • Controllers Part 5 - Basic Control String and Closed Loop Feedback

    • Controllers Part 6 - Bistables Intro

    • Controllers Part 7 - Bistables Intro

    • Controllers Part 8 - P4508 (B4508) Simple bistable dead band

    • P3215 (B3216)

    • Controllers Part 9 - P3715 P17 P217, 4 AOV Type Problems Like P5809

    • Controllers Part 10 - Gain P5107 P5607 P715

    • Controllers Part 11 - Porportional Integral Derivative and Controller Example

    • Controllers Part 12 - And, or, nor, Gates, Example P509 and force over area

    • (Supplement) P7762 (B7762) Advanced Bistables and Gates

    • P1117 (B1116) lbf per in2 area calculation

    • Controllers Part 13 - Valve positioners and Misc Controllers

    • P1217 (B1416) Purpose of valve positioner

    • P417 (B417) speed sensor fails low, turbine speeds up

    • Controllers Part 14 - Diesel FlyBalls

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    Components - Pre-Chapter 5 Background Electrical Fundamentals Knowledge for Motors and Generators

    • Electric Basics Intro

    • What's the goal with these videos?

    • What is Reactance? (Think Resistance of a different type)

    • Voltage, Current, Energy Basics Visualized

    • Resistors (Think resist the current-electron flow)

    • What is Reactance? (Think resistance to the current flow of a different type)

    • Inductors 1 (That's a coil...)

    • Capacitors

    • Capacitors Visualized

    • Inductors 2 (Coils in AC)

    • Inductors 1 (Please watch me again...)

    • Inductors Visual

    • Inductors Visual with questions (Skip)

    • 3-Phase AC Grid Delivered Power Visualized

    • Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors in an AC Circuit Visualized

    • RLC Electric Basics (Summary Take Aways...)

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    Components - Chapter 5 Motors and Generators

    • Student Download

    • Most important single picture to memorize

    • Motors and Generators Part 1

    • Motors and Generators Part 2 RLC - Electric Basics

    • Motors and Generators Part 3 - Current Flow and Left Hand Rules

    • Motors and Generators 4 - What makes a motor motor or a Generator Generate

    • P2127 (B1326) Shaft Seizes

    • Motors and Generators Part 5 - DC Motor

    • Motors and Generators Part 6 - DC Motor (overachiever moment)

    • Motors and Generators Part 7 - Induction Motor

    • Motors and Generators Part 8 - Induction Motor

    • Shaft Seizure P25 and P227

    • Motors and Generators Part 9 - Causes of Excessive Current

    • P7785 (B7785) and P7635 (B7635) decopling, Reverse, Running, Starting Current Anaylsis

    • P7635 (B7635) Effects of Decrease Voltage on Motor Ampherage

    • Motors and Generators Part 10 - Stator Insulation Breakdown and P1028 (B1526)

    • Motors and Generators Part 11 Star Delta Configuration

    • Starting Current With Wye (Star) Delta Connections

    • P3331 (B3327) Frequent Motor Start Precaution

    • Motors and Generators Part 12 - Amperage Draw and FHP

    • P428 (B2030) FHP

    • Motors and Generators Part 14 - Excessive Current and Breakdown

    • P7774 (B7774) I2R Loss with Increasing Current

    • Motors and Generators Part 15 - Inductive Loads on the Grid What is Reactive Load

    • P1928 (B226) Slipping a pole

    • Motors and Generators Part 16 - RLC - Electric Basics

    • Motors and Generators Part 17 - Synchronous Motor (Same Construction as a Generator)

    • Understanding 3-phase transmission and distribution (optional)

    • Motors and Generators Part 18 - Power Triangle

    • Generator

    • P1928 (B226) What does underexcited mean

    • P1428 (B1830) MW MVARS

    • Motors and Generators Part 19 - pf - Power Factor - P7684 (B7684)

    • P7644 (B7644) Power Factor Question

    • Motor Generators Part 20 - Transformers

    • Tranformers

    • P7605 (B7605) Reading Breaking HP Curve to Imply Current

    • P7794 (B7794) Degraded Supply Voltage

    • P6114 (B6114) Power Factor Closer to 1.0

    • P7214 (B7214) Axial Fan

    • P2611 (B228) Reason to Minimize Frequent Starts

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    Chapter 7 - Breakers

    • Student Files

    • Breakers Relays Disconnects Introduction Objectives and Disconnect Switches

    • Breakers Relays Disconnects 2.1 Medium Voltage "Load Break" Disconnect Switch

    • Breakers Relays Disconnects 2.2 High Voltage "No Load" Disconnects Opening

    • Breakers Relays Disconnects 2.3 161KV "No Load" Disconnect closing

    • Breakers Relays Disconnects 2.4 Various Style "No Load" High Voltage Disonnects Operating

    • Breakers Relays Disconnects Disconnects 2 - NRC Questions for Disconnects

    • Bkrs Relays Disconnects 3 basic circuit breaker design and operation

    • Breakers Relays Disconnects 3.1 GE Magneblast Medium Voltage Breaker Operation in Shop

    • Breakers Relays Disconnects 3.2 Medium Voltage Breaker racked out and in with test position

    • Bkrs Relays Disconnects 4 - NRC Breaker Questions loss of control power

    • Bkrs Relays Disconnects 5 - Breaker Racking and Indication questions

    • Bkrs Relays Disconnects 6 - Paralleling Operations

    • Bkrs Relays Disconnects 6.1 - Out of Phase breaker closing and subsequent damage

    • Bkrs Relays Disconnects 9 - Basic Schematic Reading and Safe work practices.

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    Chapter 6 - Demineralizers

    • Student Files

    • Demineralizers and Ion Exchangers 1 Purpose theory and DF

    • Ion Exchange (Read the note in the beginning as there is no sound)

    • Powdex Resin Pre-Coat, Service and Backwash

    • Demineralizers and Ion Exchangers 2 DP monitoring and temperature impacts

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    Weekend Help Videos Components

    • 1 hour electrical theory overview

    • P3337 Decontaimination Factor, P337 Ion Exchanger Sites and Ion Exchanger video

    • P709 4 Level Detectors

    • P6103 Steam in a nozzle

    • P2873 Level Detector Ruptured Diaphram

    • P7690 Kw per foot long railroad track

    • P6510 Cavitation Have vs Needs

    • P7661 and 5 examples of downstream and upstream valves opening and closing

    • P7721 Upstream and downstream valve part 2

    • P7741 Upstream and Downstream valve part 3

    • P7753 FHP Pump Speed Change and P2779 Flow through leak

    • P7752 Controlers Positioning, P7772 FO, FC

    • P7762 Bistables

    • Relief Valve P7711, P4701, P6101, P4201, Pumps Series Parrellel P7735,

    • Level Detector P1411

    • Level Detector P911

    • P7109 Direct Reverse Valves

    • P6309 Direct Reverse FO FC

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    Weekend Help 2022

    • 2022 Saturday Help (Great Video New Schedule and Study Update)

    • 7-6 Review of Controllers (and air operated valves)

    • Sunday Morning Hour 1 POAH Level Detectors P254, P754, P3730, P5809, P7693, P7772

    • Sunday Hour Two Circuit Diagrams, Tubes Plugges, P5421, P385, P4521, P5920

    • Sunday Hour Three