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Course #: 686001
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: The Nature of Heat; Temperature and its Measurement; The Measurement of Quantity of Heat; Expansion and Contraction; Change of State; Transfer of Heat; Heat and Work Relationships.

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Course #: 686002
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Relationship between Pressure, Volume, Temperature, Weight of Gases, and the Gas Constant; Expansion of Gases; Compression of Gases; Closed Cycles; Carnot's Engine.

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Course #: 2620
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Logarithms (5254); Heat, Part 1 (686001); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Theory of Vaporization; Saturated Steam; Temperature-Heat Diagram; Generating Steam Heat Required for Evaporation at Different Pressures; Steam Tables; Definition of Entropy; Calculation of Change of Entropy; Use of Super-Heated Steam Table; Use of Mollier Heat Chart.

Course #: 2545
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Logarithms (5254); Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02);
What Students Learn: Steady-State Conduction; Forced Convection; Natural Convection; Radiation; Boiling and Condensing; Heat Exchanger Design and Performance; Unsteady-State Heat Transfer.

Course #: 2286A-F;I-J
Duration: 80 hours
Course Prerequisites: Steam (2620); Heat Transfer (2545); Heat, Part 1 (686001); Heat, Part 2 (686002);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (2286A). Heat, Work, and First Law of Thermodynamics; The Language of Thermodynamics; Temperature; Heat and Work Defined; The First Law of Thermodynamics.
PART 2 (2286B). Steam; Introduction to Steam; Constant-Pressure Heating of Water; Steam Tables; Steam in the Mixture Region; Superheated Steam; Entropy; Compressed Liquid; Mollier Chart.
PART 3 (2286C). Ideal Cases, Real Gases, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics; Equations of State; Properties of Ideal Cases; Second Law of Thermodynamics; Entropy.
PART 4 (2286D). Compressors; Turbines, Gas Power Cycles, and Jet Engines; Compression and Expansion Process; Gas Power Cycles; Gas Turbines; Nozzles and the Jet Engine.
PART 5 (2286E). Ideal Gas Mixtures, Air-Water Vapor Mixtures, and Refrigeration Cycles; Ideal Gas Mixtures; Psychrometrics; Air-Conditioning Processes; Refrigeration.
PART 6 (2286F). Energy, Fuels, and Combustion; Chemical Reactions; Combustion; Thermochemistry; First Law Analysis of Reacting Systems.
PART 7 (2286I). Heat Transfer Part 1 - Fundamentals; Fundamentals of Heat Transfer; Steady-State Conduction; Forced Convection; Natural Convection; Radiation; Boiling and Condensing; Heat Exchanger Design and Performance; Unsteady-State Heat Transfer.
PART 8 (2286J). Heat Transfer Part 2 - Applications; Introduction to Heat Transfer Problem Solving; Combined Modes of Heat Transfer; Approximate Methods; Applications.

Course #: 5340
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Formulas (186012); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Theory of Combustion; Types of Fuels; Fuel Analysis; Heat Loss; Burning Fuels for Maximum Energy; Other Sources of Energy.

Course #: 6732
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elements of Print Reading (6719A-B); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Basic Drawing Information; Kinds of Drawings; Dimensions, Symbols and Abbreviations; Descriptions of Piping Drawings; Pipe Materials and Methods of Manufacture; Valves; Piping Accessories; Piping Assembly; Fluid-Power Diagrams; Examples of Piping Drawings.

Course #: 6447A-B
Duration: 20 hours
Course Prerequisites: Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (6447A). Basic Principles and Matter; Sources of Heat and Measurement of Temperature; Heat Transmission and Measurement; Effects of Heat; Heat and Properties of Mixtures; Heat and Work; Combustion and Heat; Steam.
PART 2 (6447B). Weight and Pressure of Gases; Energy, Motion, and Air Velocities; Air and Air Mixtures; Air Movements and Ventilation; Air Conditions and Air Conditioning.

Course #: 5383
Duration: 10 hours
What Students Learn: Methods of Refrigeration; Compressors; Condensers; Evaporation and Expansion Valves; Handling Refrigerants; Compression Refrigeration Practice.