Chapter Overview:
The Intermediate Skills module is designed to deepen your understanding of coolant maintenance and automation, moving beyond the fundamentals to more complex concepts and techniques. This chapter builds on the knowledge acquired from the previous sections, with a focus on enhancing your skills to tackle more advanced tasks and responsibilities in coolant maintenance and automation.

Lesson 201 – Coolant Types
1.1 Deep Dive into Coolant Chemistry
1.2 Understanding Complex Coolant Mixtures
1.3 High-Performance Coolants: What Makes Them Different?
1.4 Case Study: Coolant Selection for Specialized Industrial Applications

Lesson 202 – Acid and Alkali
2.1 Factors Affecting Coolant Performance
2.2 Coolant System Balancing: Achieving Optimal Performance
2.3 Techniques for Prolonging Coolant Life
2.4 Case Study: Troubleshooting Performance Issues in Real-World Scenarios

Lesson 203 – Hardness
3.1 Initial Water Hardness vs Effects of Evaporation
3.2 Effects of Hardness on the Coolant Emulsion
3.3 Regional Variation

Lesson 204 – Coolant Concentration
4.1 Effects of Hardness
4.2 Effects of Evaporation
4.3 Health & Safety Consequences
4.4 Economic Consequences of Overuse

Lesson 205 – Tramp Oils
5.1 Effects of Emulsified Oil on Mechanical Skimmers
5.2 Effects of Emulsified Oil on Coalescers
5.3 Effects of Emulsified Oil on Coolant’s Function

Lesson 206 – Chips
6.1 Opposites Attract
6.2 Degree of Metal Destruction
6.3 Process Matters
6.4 Chip Filtration

This Intermediate Skills module is designed to challenge you, push your boundaries, and equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in the realm of coolant maintenance and automation. Be ready to dig deeper, think critically, and tackle complex scenarios that will prepare you for the real-world challenges of this fascinating field.