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PRT
101
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Introduction
to
Process
Technology
(3+0)
Introduction
to
process
operations
in
industry.
Non-mathematical
overview
of
general
information,
processes,
procedures
and
equipment
a
process
operator
would
be
expected
to
know
and
use.
PRT
110
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Introduction
to
Occupational
Safety,
Health
and
Environmental
Awareness
(3+0)
Introduction
to
the
field
of
safety,
health
and
environment
within
the
process
industry.
Overview
includes
plant
hazards,
safety,
environmental
systems
and
equipment,
and
applicable
government
regulations
and
industry
standards.
PRT
130
(4
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Process
Technology
I:
Equipment
(3+2)
In-depth
treatment
of
selected
process
equipment
including
rotating
machinery
and
process
units.
Emphasis
on
equipment
components,
construction,
preventative
maintenance
and
safety.
Includes
hands-on
experience.
(Prerequisite:
PRT
101.)
PRT
140
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Industrial
Process
Instrumentation
I
(2+2)
Physics
of
pressure,
temperature,
level
and
flow
measurement;
mechanical
and
electrical
aspects
of
instruments
used
to
control
dynamics
of
processes.
Includes
dynamics
of
automatic
control:
proportional
control,
automatic
reset,
derivative
action
and
integral
timing.
(Prerequisite:
DEVM
105
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PRT
144
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Industrial
Process
Instrumentation
II
(2+2)
Emphasis
on
repair,
maintenance,
and
calibration,
including
hands-on
physical
training
on
a
wide
variety
of
process
instruments.
Continuation
of
PRT
140.
(Prerequisite:
PRT
140
with
a
C
grade
or
better.)
PRT
230
(4
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Process
Technology
II:
Systems
(3+2)
Integration
of
equipment
concepts
to
show
how
the
individual
components
interact
as
part
of
a
system
and
how
each
system
works
within
an
entire
processing
facility.
Emphasis
on
the
common
systems
found
in
each
Alaska
process
industry.
Systems
topics
include
upstream
oil
and
gas
productions,
petrochemicals
and
refinery
processes,
refrigeration,
power
generation,
milling,
boilers
and
heaters,
coolers
and
heat
exchangers.
(Prerequisite:
PRT
130.)
PRT
231
(4
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Process
Technology
III:
Operations
(3+2)
Duties
and
responsibilities
of
the
process
operator
on
the
job.
Includes
details
of
normal
operation,
upset
conditions,
emergency
action
plans,
startups,
shutdowns,
operating
modes,
turnarounds,
and
routing
maintenance
activity.
(Prerequisite:
PRT
230.)
PRT
250
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Process
Troubleshooting
(3+0)
The
process
of
troubleshooting
process
operations
and
problems.
Includes
the
skills
of
using
indicators,
variables
and
controllers
along
with
a
formalized
process
of
troubleshooting.
Troubleshooting
examples
present
needs
of
industry.
(Prerequisite:
PRT
231.)
PRT
255
(1
Credit)
Fall,
Spring
Quality
Concepts
for
the
Process
Industry
(1+0)
Introduction
to
quality
concepts
applied
to
role
of
process
technician.
Includes
quality
concepts
with
respect
to
the
client
and
the
role
of
statistical
processes
used
by
the
operator
in
achieving
quality.
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