MCCCD Program Description

Industrial Electrical and Instrumentation Technology III-B

Course: MIT232

First Term: 2018 Fall

Lec + Lab 3 Credit(s) 5 Period(s) 5 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T Lab Load

Description: Temporary grounding, layout and installation of tubing and piping systems, machine bending of conduit, hydraulic controls, pneumatic controls, motor-operated valves. Included labs emphasize and anchor the course material.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify and explain temporary grounding equipment. (I) 2. Apply the appropriate calculations and bender to accurately bend piping or tubing to the proper angle in an offset. (II) 3. Compute the radius, degrees in bend, developed length, and gain for conduit up to six inches. (III) 4. Explain a hydraulic system in a process application. (IV) 5. Identify and explain pneumatic system components and symbols. (V) 6. Explain the operating principles of various types of Motor Operated Valves. (VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Temporary Grounding A. Purpose. B. Requirements. C. Equipment. D. Installation and removal. II. Layout And Installation Of Tubing And Piping Systems A. Scope of layout procedure. B. Routing piping or tubing. C. Fitter`s math. D. Cut piping or tubing. E. Calculations for bending piping or tubing. F. Various piping and tubing supports. G. Installation. H. Usage of various piping and tubing fittings, including: 1. Flare tubing fittings 2. Compression tubing fittings 3. Threaded pipe fittings 4. Pipe flanges III. Machine Bending Of Conduit A. Power tools. B. Identify parts of machines. C. Bend offsets, kicks, saddles, segmented, and parallel bends. D. National Electrical Code (NEC?) for bending conduit. E. Radius, degrees in bend, developed length, and gain for conduit up to six inches. IV. Hydraulic Controls A. Hydraulic system safety. B. Principles of hydraulics. C. Hydraulic devices and symbols. D. Process application. V. Pneumatic Controls A. Pneumatic system safety. B. Physical characteristics of gases. C. Compressing gases. D. Pneumatic transmission of energy. E. Principles of compressor operation. F. Types of compressors. G. Compressed-air treatment. H. Pneumatic system components and symbols. VI. Motor-Operated Valves A. Safety regulations. B. Operating principles. C. Applications. D. Set up. E. Limit switch.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 24, 2015

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