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Oct 31, 2025
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2023-2024 SCC Catalog Archived
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PCT 133 - Process Technology - Equipment
Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 6 Credits: 4
Description: This course serves as an overview for the function, maintenance, and recognition of major process equipment elements.
Course Topics:
- Introduction to tools and equipment used in process industries
- Piping, Tubing, Hoses, Valves and Fittings
- Pumps
- Compressors
- Turbines
- Motors and Engines
- Power Transmission and Lubrication
- Heat Exchangers
- Cooling Towers
- Furnances
- Boilers
- Filters and Dryers
- Vessels (Towers, Columns, Reactors, Tanks, Drums)
- Flares
- Process Diagrams
Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website
Required Materials:
- Safety Glasses
- Volt-Ohm (VOM) Meter
- Calculator-(TI-30xa preferred)
Grading System:
A = 90 - 100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = 0 - 59
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the appropriate uses of basic hand and power tools.
- Describe the various types of valves in the process industries.
- Describe the components of centrifugal pumps.
- Explain the role of power transmission and lubrication in process industries.
- Describe common types/applications of flares.
For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Course Policies that include:
- Identity Verification
- Required materials for all online courses
- Mandatory Attendance Requirement
- Orientation and Support
- Proctored Exams
Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard Course Policies on the following topics:
- Academic Integrity
- Add/Drop period
- Attendance
- Classroom Conduct
- Equal Access
- IT Access
- Online Behavior
- Online Confidentiality
- Services For Students with Disabilities
- Student Concerns
- Student Help Services
- Withdrawals
Official Course Syllabus
2023-2024
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