Course description
In Coal-Fired Steam Plants, you'll learn ...
- How coal is used to generate electricity
- The different types of coal
- The heat content of the different coal types
- The different types of coal-fired steam plants
Overview
Credit: 4 PDH
Length: 51 pages
Coal fired power plants are an established source of electricity that provides vast quantities of inexpensive, reliable power. Power generation from coal burning produces about 51% of the electricity generated in the U.S. In addition, known coal reserves are expected to last for centuries at the current rates of usage.
This four-hour course is an overview of how coal-fired power plants operate. The course goes into detail about the US coal industry, its history as a fuel source, and gives a detailed look at each of the components in a modern coal-fired steam plant. In addition, some of the environmental concerns with coal-fired steam plants are discussed.
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Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 25 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
Training content
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- How coal is used to generate electricity
- The different types of coal
- The heat content of the different coal types
- The different types of coal-fired steam plants
- The benefits of ultra-super-critical coal-fired steam plants
- How energy is produced at a steam plant
- The issues with carbon dioxide
- How carbon sequestration may help the environment
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