Message-ID: <Chameleon.4.01.951108130032.xedge@xedge.infi.net> Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 13:00:07 PST From: Bob Felton <mailto:xedge@INFI.NET> Subject: New course announcement To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
A N N O U N C I N G . . .Air Pollution Controls Technology Course (February 20 - April 12, 1996) ----------------------------------------
The Energy Training Program is currently accepting applications for their upcoming course on Air Pollution Controls Technology to be held in Roanoke, Virginia, on February 20 - April 12, 1996. The course contents and application procedures are detailed below. Applications are due by December 15, 1995. For more information, please contact Sheri Taub at the Institute of International Education by fax (202) 326-7694 or by email at "mailto:scitech@iie.org".
The Energy Training Program is a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project, managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE) which has been successfully providing technical training to professionals from developing countries in the energy and environment sector for the last 13 years. Professionals who have previously attended courses have ranged from utility engineers to public sector environment and energy planners, to industrial and utility plant managers.
Candidates from countries which are assisted by USAID may be eligible for U.S. financing. They must obtain an ETP application from and be nominated through the USAID mission in their countries. Non-A.I.D.-assisted countries may also propose candidates. However, the company or agency is responsible for all training expenses.
OBJECTIVE
This course will provide participants with comprehensive practical training on controlling air quality impacts of fossil fuel burning for industrial purposes and electric power generation at the plant level, in both old and new facilities. Application of air pollution control technologies to other industrial applications will also be covered. Participants will learn how to (1) determine needs and feasibility of controls at their plants; (2) select among competing technologies; (3) size, specify, and procure equipment; and (4) supervise installation, operations, and maintenance of environmental controls.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The course is designed for plant managers and senior technical personnel with responsibility for controlling stack emissions from industrial processes and fossil fuel operations at power plants and industrial sites.
COURSE OUTLINE
I. Combustion Sources A. Principles of Combustion 1. Fundamentals and products of combustion 2. Combustion calculations 3. Excess air calculations 4. Flue gas analysis B. Fuel types 1. Gas and liquid fuels 2. Types and characterization 3. Processing and handling 4. Characterization and analysis 5. Data sources and baselines C. Gas and oil burners 1. Types of available equipment 2. Typical applications 3. Environmental impacts 4. Control technologies D. Coal combustors 1. Available types and applications 2. Environmental impacts 3. Control technologies II. Plant-level control measures A. Fabric filters (Baghouses) B. Electrostatic precipitators C. Multicyclones D. High-energy scrubbers E. Wet and dry SO2 removal systems F. Combined SOx/NOx systems III. Project management A. Principles and techniques for emission control projects B. Coordination, guidance, cost reporting, and project supervision C. Project budget and financing D. Bid evaluations E. Capital costs and depreciations F. Accounting methods, budgetary control and standard costing methods G. Software tools and management aids H. Critical path scheduling I. Key milestones and schedule monitoring J. Project reporting
Each technology topic in the "Plant-level control measures" section will include: fundamentals and principles of operation, design factors, equipment sizing and application, retrofit vs. new installation, cost analysis (capital, operating, and annualized), credits and penalties (energy, byproducts, and waste disposal), specifications and bidding factors, installation and startup, warranties, performance guarantees and compliance testing, operation and maintenance, inspection and diagnostic techniques, and preventive maintenance strategies.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Candidates must:
Have responsibilities for which the training will be used and an appropriate level of relevant, professional experience.
Hold a bachelor's degree or higher in a field relevant to the training program.
Meet a minimum English-language proficiency of TOEFL 500 or an ALIGU total of 240 on three subtests (usage, listening and reading).
Agree to attend the entire program and return to his or her job immediately upon its completion.
Have employer's agreement to proposed training and assurance that the employer will pay the participant's salary during training and will employ him or her upon completion of training.
Have round-trip airfare to the training site provided by employer or government
Women and individuals from the private sector are strongly encourage to apply.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Participation in the course is a full-time job. Only those candidates who ae determined to work a minimum of forty hours a week for the duration of the course should apply. Anyone who cannot or will not work full time will be required to return home immediately.
No one, without exception, will be allowed to stay in the United States to pursue an academic degree at the end of the course. Please note that a J-1 visa is issued to participants at the beginning of training. Upon completion of training, they must return home to resume employment responsibilities and fulfill the two-year home country, physical presence requirement of the J-1 visa.
Individuals seeking USAID funding must be nominated to their country USAID Mission by their employer or other sponsor. ETP application forms may be obtained from the training officer at the USAID Mission. Applications must be filled out by both the candidate and the employer and submitted to Mission for review.
Candidates with other funding sources may obtain applications from IIE and should send the completed applications directly to IIE's Department of Science and Technology, at the address below:
Institute of International Education Department of Science and Technology Energy Training Program 1400 K Street, NW - Suite 650 Washington, D.C. 20005
Course information is also available by pointing your Web-browser to http://www.infi.net/~etsas/iie.html for additional information.