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Coronavirus update as of April 2, 2020
Find the most up-to-date information on altered operations related to COVID-19 for students and employees.
NOTE: Students and visitors are NOT allowed on campus without a specific appointment.
Eaton Commons
- Large lobby area seats 250 people with tables
- Can be partitioned to provide two smaller conference rooms each sitting 40 people with tables
- 10' x 15' digital screen
- Access to food preparation area
- Available to rent for special events
Glycol Unit
- Propylene glycol, recirculating, distillation unit with 32 ft, 8 tray column
- Emerson DeltaV control system
- Embedded utilities: (cooling water, boiler, reverse osmosis system)
- 72 I/O Rosemount smart transmitters
Hunter Building
- Propylene glycol, recirculating, distillation unit with 32 ft, 8 tray column
- Emerson DeltaV control system
- Embedded utilities: (cooling water, boiler, reverse osmosis system)
- __ I/O Rosemount smart transmitters
Control Room
- 6 operator stations each seating two operators
- Uses Emerson DeltaV
- Station for lead simulator to introduce discrepancies for operators to troubleshoot
- Operator lockers in the control room plus additional lockers/showers across the hall.
Control Room Simulator Lab
- 36 student and 3 instructor computer stations
- Emerson Delta V
- Simulates Glycol Unit, Glass Lab, and batch process. Potential for future company-specific simulations as desired.
Glass Lab
- 2 tank farms feeding 4 process units
- All glass/acrylic for ease of observation
- Large screen monitor at front of room to track operations status of each unit
Simulation Computer Labs
- 2 labs with 24 student seats each
- Each station runs Simtronics Operator Training Simulator
Process Instrument Control Lab
- Glycol unit simulator for hands-on learning of simple control loops
- Incorporates Emerson DeltaV
- Includes filters, electric water heater, sample station, etc.
Emerson Instrumentation Labs
- 16 Emerson Performance Learning Platforms in 3 custom configurations (coriolis, vortex, and magnetic meter flow measurement)
- Uses DeltaV DCS
- Incorporates 23 I/O points using Rosemount instruments
Analyzer Lab
- 4 Siemens Gass Chromatography (GC) units and 2 Applied Automation GC units
- Siemens continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) (coming- rack system)
- 12 ph analyzers (Rosemont, Yokagawa)
- Siemens O2 combustion analyzer (coming)
- 3 table-top Siemens GCs
Digital Control System (DCS) Lab
- 5 unique process control stations each accessible from 10 student computer stations running Emerson DeltaV.
Process Equipment Lab (Cut-away Lab)
- 4 exchanger acrylic models
- valve cutaways (https://tech-labs.com/products/cut-away-valves) (gate, ball, check, control)
- 5 pump cutaways
- Misc equipment items and parts students can handle
Pump Trainer Lab
- 6 Amatrol pump trainer units (centrifigal, gear, positive displacement)
- Supports pump changeouts as well as learning about cavitation, dead-heads, etc.
Valve Test Lab
- Seven 2” and three 3” Fisher control valves
- 6” and 2” ¼ turn butterfly valves
- All valves on short piping runs with instrumentation.
- Each valve station includes full utilities
5 Electrical Labs
- Start with basic electrical principles and progress through residential, commercial, and industrial
- Features state-of-the art Eaton equipment including:
- 12 Future TEK motor control training packages
- 12 Eaton Motor Control Centers
- Eaton 5kV metal clad switchgear
- Eaton Magnum DS low voltage switchgear
- Eaton Pwr-R-Line switchboards
- Conduit bending/routing tools & equipment
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Lab
- 10 student stations each with computer and Amatrol PLC learning station
Mechanical Skills Lab
- 15 toolboxes filled with basic hand and power tools
- Basic piping configuration to learn how to pull a valve, swap a gasket, etc.
- Workbenches where students will assemble a simple piping configuration.
NDT Labs
- Two computer and five inspection labs
- Equipped to teach inspection techniques from beginner to advanced (visual, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, eddy current, & xray interpretation)
Metallurgy Lab
- Equipment & supplies for preparing/examining basic metallurgy samples
- Sample prep saw, mount press, vapor hoods, hardness testers, microscopes
Craft Rooms
Coming soon (Spring 2020):
- NCCER certifications for industrial pipefitting & millwrighting (Levels 1-4)
Safety
- A strong emphasis on safety permeates all classrooms and labs
- Safety shower, eyewash, and sink in every lab
- Appropriate protective gear required in all labs