Instrumentation, Automation & Process Control

  • Schedule : Online
  • Who is this for: Professionals , Engineering Students

Duration: 5-8 Hours
Schedule: Online
Level: Beginner
Rs: 0

Course Overview

Objective

  • To understand  pressure measurement, level measurement, temperature measurement, HMI, SCADA and DCS systems, different tuning rules, latest ISO requirements for a company, and HAZOP studies.

  • Introduction , Basic terms & Definitions
  • Diagrams & Numbering
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Level Measurement
  • Temparature Measurement
  • Flow & Mass Measurement
  • Control Valves
  • Basic control philosophies
  • Integration of the system , Modern trends & other process considerations
  • Introduction to PLC
  • Iso , Hazops,Reliability centered Maintenance ,Spare part analysis ,Testing & panel design
  • Hmi , SCADA & DCS Systems

 

  • P & ID symbols

  • Selection criteria

  • Typical applications

  • Principles of pressure measurement

  • Pressure sources

  • Mechanical transducers and elements

  • Electrical transducers and elements

  • Installation considerations

  • Impact on the overall control loop

  • Selection tables

  • Future pressure technologies

  • Principles of level measurement

  • Simple sight glasses and gauging rods

  • Buoyancy tape systems

  • Hydrostatic pressure

  • Ultrasonic measurement

  • Radar measurement

  • Vibration switches

  • Radiation measurement

  • Electrical measurement

  • Density measurement

  • Future level technologies

  • Principles of temperature measurement

  • Thermocouples

  • Resistance temperature detectors (RTDs)

  • Thermistors

  • Liquid-in-glass, filled and bimetallic

  • Non-contact pyrometers

  • Humidity

  • Installation considerations

  • Impact on the overall control loop

  • Selection tables

  • Future temperature technologies

  • Principle of flow measurement

  • Differential pressure flowmeters

  • Open channel flow measurement

  • Variable area flowmeters

  • Oscillatory flow measurement

  • Magnetic flowmeters

  • Positive displacement

  • Ultrasonic flow measurement

  • Mass flowmeters

  • Installation considerations

  • Impact on the overall control loop

  • Selection tables

  • Principles of control valves

  • Sliding stem valves

  • Rotary valves

  • Control valve selection and sizing

  • Control valve characteristics / trim

  • Control valve noise and cavitation

  • Actuators and positioners

  • Valve benchset and stroking

  • Impact on the overall control loop

  • Selection tables

  • Future technologies

  • Open loops

  • Closed loops

  • Feedforward and ration control

  • Feedback control

  • Overview of different tuning rules available

  • Cascade control

  • Good practice in troubleshooting

  • Adaptive and self-tuning controllers

  • Calculation of individual instruments and total error for the system

  • Selection considerations

  • Testing and commissioning of subsystems

  • RS 232, RS 422, RS 423, RS 485, etc.

  • Fiber optic cables

  • New smart instruments and fieldbus

  • Noise and earthing considerations

  • Materials of construction

  • Linearisation

  • Digital Input / Output Systems

  • Analog Input / Output Systems

  • Fundamentals of PLC Programming

  • ISO 9001:2000 in depth

  • HAZOP analysis

  • Reliability centered maintenance and spare parts analysis

  • Acceptance Testing (FAT and SAT)

  • Electrical design of assorted panels

  • System Hardware & Software

  • Components

  • Design & layout

  • Alarms & Reporting