What is a Burner Management System?
A burner management system or BMS is an engineered hazard control oil and gas operators use to ensure a process heater’s safe start-up, operation, and shutdown. There are manual and automatic burner management systems.
Boiler Maintenance Checklist
A boiler maintenance checklist prevents unexpected deterioration and harmful boiler room accidents. The Internet provides abundant checklist templates for residential, commercial, and industrial boiler operators.
Opportunities in the Skilled Trades and Technical School Education
Why should you consider entering the skilled trades or technical school education? What was once an exception has become an expectation among the millions of graduating high school students: acceptance into a traditional college or university to earn a four-year degree. Whether or not our students know what they will do when/if they graduate, is […]
Full Steam Ahead: The History of BT’s and Boilers in the United States Navy
Boiler Technicians (BT’s) are also known as Firemen in the United States Navy (USN). The job of a BT was among one of the most hidden but critical jobs in the Navy. Steam-propelled ships became frequently used by the Navy in the 1840’s, though they had been tested as early as 1812. Over the roughly […]
