S.I.

UNITS
BASIC
INTRODUCTION TO ARITHMETIC
POWER ENGINEERING
FRACTIONS
DECIMALS
APPLIED
APPLIED PERCENTAGES
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS RATIO
PROPORTION
AREAS & VOLUMES
OF SOLIDS
LENGTH, LINES & EQUATIONS
SIMPLE PLANE FIGURES TRANSPOSITION
 STEAM/VAPOUR > 103 CERTIFICATE ALLOW
KPA OR 15PSI
LIQUID > 1100 KPA (160PSI)
POWER PLANT TEMP > 121C (250F)
BOILER
E N GI NEER
ANY SYSTEM & ENGINES,
TURBINES PRESSURE
POWER ACT AS ENGINEER
VESSEL, PRESS PIPE • SKETCH
MACHINERY, CONNECTION • CONSTRUCT
• INSTALL
• OPERATE
TERMS

REPAIR

INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO
•

TO • GIVE ADVISE

NOT WELD

POWER
POWER ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

CERTIFICATION
POWER ENGINEER
COMPETENCY POWER PLANT OPERATED
1. UNDER SUPERVISION
CHIEF STEAM
ENGINEER
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE EQUIPMENT 2. CERT ACT AS SHIFT
1. POWER PLANT AND MAY ENG UNDER
2. SMALL TURBINE SUPERVISION FROM (1)
3. LARGE FEEDWATER PUMP
4. DIESEL ENGINE

PROMOTE SAFETY
LOWER COSTS
NATIONAL STANDARDS BASIS FOR INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION
 LENGTH METER - m LENGTH m
10 18 E exa
10 15 P peta AREA m2

PREFIXES
MASS KILOGRAM - kg
10 12 T tera VOLUME m3
TIME SECOND - s 10 9 G giga SPEED m/s
10 6 M mega
ELECTRIC CURRENT AMPERE - A 10 3 k kilo ACCEL m/s2
10 2 h hecto MASS kg
TEMP KELVIN - K 10 1 da deca DENSITY kg/m3
10 -1 d deci TEMP K or C
AMOUNT SUBSTANCE MOLE - mol 10 -2 c centi
10 -3 m milli FORCE kgm/s2 or N
LUMINOUS INTENSITY CANDELA - cd 10 -6 u micro WORK Nm or J
10 -9 n nano ENERGY J
10 -12 p pico POWER J/s or W
BASIC UNITS 10 -15
10 -18
f
a
femto
atto PRESSURE N/M2 or Pa

UNIT ANAYLSIS S.I. UNITS DERIVED SI UNITS

CONVERT IMPERIAL <> SI

1 in = 2.54 cm
1 mile = 1609 m
1 gal = 4.546 L
1 lb = 0.454 kg
1 bar = 100 kPa = 14.51 psi
 ORDER OF OPERATIONS
1. POWERS EVLAUATED
2. BRACKETS CARRY, INNER OUT
3. MULTIPLICATION, DIV LEFT>RIGHT
4. ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

BASIC
BASIC
ARITHMETIC
ARITHMETIC
EVALUATE
EQUATIONS
= (-16 / 2 + 12 + 6) / (-1)(2)
= (-8 / 12 + 6) / (-1)(2)
= (10) / (-1)(2)
= (-10)(2)
= -20
 LIKE 2 + 3 = 5 =1
SUBTRACT MULTIPLY

ADD
MIXED NUMBERS 5 5 5
4 + 7 + 13 1 1
2 1/4, 9 7/8, 15 3/4 7 - 11 = 56 - 11
9 12 24 3X8X7 =7 = 1 3
8 64 64 64
2 3 16 4 4
PROPER UNLIKE LCM OF 9, 12, 24 1 2
2/3, 3/8, 17/23 9 =3X3
12 = 2 X 2 X 3
24 = 2 X 2 X 2 X 3 DIVIDE
IMPROPER
3 / 2 = 3 X 5
5/3, 9/8, 13/7
72 = 2 X 2 X 2 X 3 X 3 7 5 7 2
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR
FRACTIONS
FRACTIONS LOWEST TERMS

12% OF 500 IS WHAT NUMBER (N)

DECIMALS
DECIMALS = 75/105
= 5 X 15
5 X 21

PERCENTAGES
N = 12 X 500

PERCENTAGES
=3X5
100
3X7
N = 12 X 5
=5/7
N = 60

21 IS WHAT % OF 300? FRACTIONS > DECIMALS

P X 300 = 21 4 = 0.04
100 100
P = 21 X 100 DECIMALS > FRACTIONS
300 5% OF WHAT NUMBER IS 10? 0.125 = 125
P = 21
1000
3 5 (N) = 10
100 = 5
P= 7
N = 10 X 100 40
= 1
5
N = 200 8
 RATIO 3 TONNES TO 200 KG
3 IS TO 1 AS 9 IS TO 3
3 T X 1000KG = 3000KG
3 : 1 :: 9 : 3
1T
RATIO = 3000 KG = 15
3 = 9
200 KG 1
1 3

A certain chemical mixture should be in the

ratio of 3 parts A, 5 parts B and 2 parts C. A
15 kg batch is to be used. What quantities INVERSE

RATIO
of A, B and C should be used.

RATIO A = 3
RATIO A gear wheel 300 mm in diameter
and revolving at a speed of 100
r/min drives a wheel 120 mm in

PROPORTION
10
RATIO B =
5 OR
10
2 OR
RATIO C = 10
1
2
1
PROPORTION diameter. What speed is second
gear?

5
SPEED 2ND:SPEED 1ST::DIA 1ST:DIA 2ND
FIND A FIND B FIND C
SPEED:100::300:120
A:15::3:10 B:15::1:2 C:15::1:5
= 100 r/min x 300 mm
A = 15 KG X 3 B = 15 KG X 1 C = 15 KG X 1 120 mm
10 2 5
A = 4.5 KG B = 7.5 KG C = 3 KG = 250 r/min
 + - * / X2 √
SAME BOTH SIDES
SOLVE FOR r
E = R+r
e r

erE = er(R + r)
e r

Er = e(R + r)

Er = eR + er
EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS
Er - er = eR + er - er TRANSPOSITION
TRANSPOSITION
Er - er = eR

r(E - e) = eR SOLVE FOR d

r(E - e) = eR a = c
(E - e) (E - e) b d
r = eR d = cd
(E - e) a
 CONVERT UNITS 5 yd, 2ft, 6in TO meters 6 dam, 3 m, 7 cm to feet
12 inches 1 foot 5 yd x 36 in = 180 in 6 dam x 1000 = 6000 cm
3 feet 1 yard 1 yd 1 dam
5 1/2 yards 1 rod 2 ft x 12 in = 24 in 3 m x 100 cm = 300 cm
320 yards 1 mile 1 ft 1m
1760 yards 180 in + 24 in + 6 in = 210 in 6000 cm + 300 cm + 7 cm = 6307 cm
5280 feed 210 in x 25.4 mm = 5334 mm 6307 cm x 0.394 in = 2485 in
1 in 1 cm
PARALLEL 2485 in x 1 ft = 207.08 ft
12 in

PERPENDICULAR LENGTH,
LENGTH, LINES
LINES && π = 3.1416
π = 0.7854

SIMPLE
SIMPLE PLANE
PLANE FIGURES
FIGURES
4

S RULE = AREA AREA = 0.433 X SIDE 2

CIRCUMFEFERENCE
S=a+b+c
2 = 2πR = πD
AREA = √S(S-a)(S-b)(S-c)
EQUILATERAL RIGHT ISOSCELES SCALENE OBTUSE AREA = πR2 = π D2
SUM ANGLES = 180 4

QUADRILATERALS

SQUARE RECTANGLE RHOMBOID RHOMBUS TRAPEZOID TRAPEZIUM ACUTE RIGHT OBTUSE

SUM ANGLES = 360
 CONVERT VOLUME
1 L = 1 dm3
0.5 m3 = ? cm3
1 m3 = 1 m x 1 m x 1 m HEIGHT = VOLUME
1 m3 = 100 cm x 100 cm x 100 cm AREA
1 m3 = 1 000 000 cm3
0.5 m3 = 0.5 x 1 000 000 cm3
= 500 000 cm3

AREAS
AREAS && VOLUMES
VOLUMES
π D2
4
OF
OF SOLIDS
SOLIDS SURFACE AREA
4πr2

SURFACE AREA
πDh
= πDh + 2 (π D2)
4
VOLUME
= π D2h VOLUME
4
4πr3
3