Training Seminars

FMDK offers on-site, customized training seminars for our clients to address specific needs and topics.  Our training includes customer-specific training materials and handouts with course objectives established in advance with client approval.  Topics include process overview, equipment details, controls background and programming, troubleshooting, inspections and ongoing maintenance.  A typical outline of an on-site Training Seminar is presented below:

Electrostatic Precipitator Training Course

 Power Boiler Precipitators

Outline 

Introduction

MerlinÒ Controls – FMDK Technologies, Inc.

Summary Of Training Course

Precipitator Training in 5 Parts, Focus on:

• Fundamentals
• Controls
• Maintenance and Inspections
• Troubleshooting

Agenda

Part 1 – Precipitator Fundamentals

• Terminology and Merlin’s Abridged Dictionary
• Basic Theory and Operating Principals
• Internal Components
• External Components

Part 2 – Precipitator Controls – What They Do and How They Do It

• Automatic High Voltage Controls (AHVC)
• Rapper Controls

Part 3 – Precipitator Controls, Hands-On

• What Am I Looking At?
• What Does It Mean To Me?
• What To Change and Not Change Affecting Performance.
• Normal and Abnormal Readings.
• Alarms and Their Meanings, Active and Passive.

Part 4 – Maintenance and Inspections

• General Maintenance External & Discussions
• Hands-On External Inspection
• Detailed Maintenance
• Internal Inspections

Part 5 – Troubleshooting

• Overview of Precipitator Problems
• Why ESP’s Sometimes Fail to Achieve Their Performance Objectives
• Troubleshooting Flow Chart