Refinery Industry Courses

Welcome to Armstrong University Online for the Hydrocarbon and Chemical Processing Industry. We offer a variety of courses to address the many issues you face each day, ranging from free introductory courses to more advanced, paid courses that provide deeper material. Many qualify for Continuing Education Units.

For more detailed information about a course or to purchase, simply click on the course name. You can also click on the name of the college to view all courses listed within that particular college.

Armstrong University also offers course packages that qualify for Continuing Education Units (CEUs). For a complete list and more information, click here.

Common Issue: Safety and Skill Development of Utility Personnel

Subject

College

Course
Water hammer mitigation College of Steam Principles Water Hammer
Safety College of EH&S Safety Training 101 Package
Qualifies for CEU

Common Issue: Eliminating Threats to Process Interruptions

Subject

College

Course
Enhancing hi-pressure/superheat systems College of Steam Principles Superheated Steam
Optimizing tracing system performance to eliminate cold circuits College of Steam Users Steam Tracing
Optimizing heat exchange performance College of Steam Users Typical Optimization on a Steam User
  College of Steam Users Heat Exchangers
Optimized tank farm performance College of Steam Users Typical Optimization on a Steam User
  College of Steam Users Tank Heaters
Enhancing turbine performance/life College of Steam Generation Typical Optimization in a Boiler House
  College of Steam Principles Steam Quality

Common Issue: Energy Cost Reduction Objectives

Subject

College

Course
Optimizing condensate return College of Condensate Return Typical Condensate Return System Optimization
  College of Condensate Return O&M Best Practices for Condensate Return Systems
Steam asset management College of Steam Users O&M Best Practices for Steam Users
Notification of flare issues College of Steam Users Smart Solutions
Free Course
Enhancing steam trap performance College of Steam Users Typical Optimizations on a Steam User
Effective flow measurement College of Flow Measurement Fundamentals of Flow Measurement
  College of Flow Measurement Fundamentals of Flow Measurement - Advanced
Recognition of system inefficiencies/auditing College of Steam Users O&M Best Practices for Steam Users
Controlling steam costs College of Steam Generation Steam Costs

Common Issue: Accurate Monitoring and Metering

Subject

College

Course
Effective flow measurement College of Flow Measurement

Fundamentals of Flow Measurement
  College of Flow Measurement

Fundamentals of Flow Measurement - Advanced

Other Courses You May Find Helpful

Subject

College

Course
  College of Steam Principles Typical Steam and Condensate System Components
Free Course
  College of Steam Principles Steam Basics
Free Course
  College of Steam Users Steam Traps
Free Course
  College of Condensate Return Stalling Theory
  College of Heat Recovery Combined Heat and Power (Cogen/Trigen)