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Process Heating

Read the following to learn about the training sessions offered. The courses are taught by highly qualified instructors who have met rigorous standards. Learn more about the course instructors.

Process Heating Assessment and Survey Tool (PHAST) Training — 2-hour Webcast

Now, in addition to full-day training sessions, ITP offers an introductory, convenient 2-hour Webcast on the use of the PHAST. This session introduces the tool and presents the basics—and the benefits—of using it to target opportunities for energy savings in your plant. This training is for you if your plant is scheduled to receive a 2007 Energy Savings Assessment, if you are considering applying for one, or if you want a good start in using the tools.

Preview the Webcast (PDF 1.72 MB) Download Adobe Reader.

To sign up for a Webcast, see the Save Energy Now events calendar.

Process Heating Systems Assessment — 1-day workshop

This workshop provides an introduction to process heating and process heating equipment, such as furnaces, dryers, ovens, heaters, and kilns, used by industry. The course includes discussion of combustion and other heating methods; heat transfer in furnaces; waste heat recovery; commonly used process heating controls; and emissions from heating processes.

Attend this workshop if you are a process engineer, plant operator, maintenance engineer, process heating equipment designer, plant or corporate energy coordinator, or consulting engineer and learn:

  • Practical tips on process heating and maintenance
  • How to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions from furnaces
  • How to use DOE's Process Heating Assessment and Survey Tool (PAST) software tool

The session highlights the use of PHAST, which helps users survey furnaces and heaters, identify major energy-using equipment, prioritize improvement opportunities, and assess available methods to improve thermal efficiency in an industrial plant.

PHAST Specialist Qualification — 2-day workshop

This workshop has been developed to qualify industry professionals on the use of the Process Heating Analysis and Survey Tool (PHAST). DOE recognizes Qualified PHAST Specialists for their ability to apply the PHAST tool with industrial users. Attendees who successfully complete a PHAST qualification workshop receive this designation. The workshop is open to individuals with substantial knowledge of process heating systems and who are interested in taking a rigorous qualifying exam. Details.

See the BestPractices training calendar for upcoming sessions in your area.