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Overview
IHEA Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating course is taught over a 6 week period and designed to give you the flexibility you need, with the interaction with an instructor and forums to communicate with other students in your class. Each week students will be assigned a chapter to read from the Fundamental of Process Heating course book (electronic version included with course registration), and expected to participate in on-line forum discussions and complete weekly quizzes. There is a final exam project which will be assigned during the fifth week of class. The moderator will be available by email to respond to questions and provide clarification. Students who successfully complete the course will receive 18 PDHs. Need to Know
This course is designed to give the student a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of heat transfer within an industrial furnace and the associated losses and the operation of a heating source either as fuel combustion or electricity. All concepts are derived mathematically with limited use of "rules of thumb." As one of our prime objectives, the student will learn how to properly size the heating system to accomplish the required furnace output. Radiant heat transfer, in particular, is a very complex phenomena requiring rigorous mathematical analysis. It is rarely addressed at the undergraduate level. Therefore, the student should have a solid basis in undergraduate thermodynamics for this course.
WEEKLY CHAPTER OVERVIEW
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Combustion Fundamentals & Fuels
- Arithmetic and algebraic operations
- Energy forms and terms
- Conversion factors and units
- Combustion chemistry
- Gaseous Fuels
- Liquid Fuels
Combustion Equipment for Gaseous and Liquid Fuels - Gas Burners
- Oil Burners
- Dual Fuel Burners
- Control of Fuel-Air Ratios
- Oil Flow Control
- Combustion Air Sources
- Oxygen-Enriched Combustion
- Ignition of Fuel
- Combustion Safety Equipment
Elements of Heat Transmission - Convection
- Conduction
- Radiation
- Heat to Change
- Heat Transfer Calculations
| Heat Balance and Efficiency Calculations
- Furnace Heat Balance
- Simplified Heat Balance
- Furnace Wall Losses
- Conveyor and Fixture Losses
- Heat Storage Losses
- Excess Air Losses
- Software Tools
- Turndown Requirements
Advanced Heat Transfer Principles - Heat Transfer in Furnaces Loads
- Rate of Heat Absorption by the Charge
- Industrial Furnace Applications of Heat Transfer
- Burner Selection
- Heat Transfer in Continuous Slot-Type
Fundamentals of Electrical Heating - Electrical Heating Advantages
- Comparative Costs of Electric vs. Fuel-Fired
- Types of Electric Heating Elements
- Element Life
- Design and Selection of Elements
- Safety
- Power Control Arrangements
| Course Fees:
$775 IHEA Members / $950 Non-Members
Group Discount Available - Register 2 or more people from the same company at the same time to receive discounted registration! The first person will receive the regular rate and each additional attendee will receive a $125 discount!
Cost includes the online course materials sent electronically. A printed version can also be purchased. A certificate of completion noting 18 PDHs earned will be given to each attendee who successfully completes the course. 
 Instructor: Dan Curry
Dan Curry, now retired, has experience in product development and management in industrial burners, burner control systems, temperature controls and combustion systems. Throughout his working career he has served on various technical committees for ISO TC244, NFPA 86, NFPA 87, CSA B149.3, and the Safety Standards & Code Committee of Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA). He started in 1976 as a repair and service technician and expanded his experience and responsibilities through hands-on continuous learning over various industries, business roles, buy-outs, acquisitions, re-assignments and global travels.
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