To provide an appreciation of the operation and application of process plant instrumentation used for the measurement and display of the main process variables of pressure, level, flow and temperature. To also provide an appreciation of the principles of industrial automatic process control and the practical applications of this on plant control.

This course consists of pressure, level, flow, temperature measurement and signal transmission techniques, process control concepts of Proportional, Integral, Derivative (P.I.D) and complex control.

To provide an appreciation of the operation and application of process plant instrumentation used for the measurement and display of the main process variables of pressure, level, flow and temperature.

Also provides an appreciation of the principles of industrial automatic process control and the practical application of these on measurement and process plant control systems.

Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

·         Describe the instruments basic elements of various measurement

·         Understand the principles behind the methods of generating measurement signals related to process variable changes.

·         Demonstrate a knowledge of pneumatic and electronic instruments used to transmit process variable measurement signals to displays.

·         Calibrate a variety of instrumentation systems used to measure and display process variable changes.

·         Apply the concepts and principles of process measurement to other process systems.

·         Know how the elements of a process control loop are connected to make a control system.

·         Understand the operation and application of control valves and valve positioners in a process control loop.

·         Understand the generation of proportional, integral and derivative actions, modes of control and their practical applications.

·         Understand and apply open and closed loop process control loop tuning techniques to demonstrate process plant systems.

·         Describe the effects of changing controller settings to control the process response of a plant

This course is intended for all Instrumentation and Control Engineers & Technicians, Plant Operators, Operation Engineers, Process and Utility Supervisors, Project Engineers & Technicians, and Suited to those personnel who require to be acquainted with the actual work carried out by instrument personnel and who are involved with instrumentation personnel on a daily basis.

Day 1:

Pressure Measurement

• Pressure Measurement Principles, Units and Types
• Liquid Head Devices (Manometers)
• Elastic Deformation Elements (Diagrams, Capsules, Bellows)
• Pressure Switches
• Bourdon Tube Gauges (“C” type, Spiral, Helical, Compound and Duplex)
• Installation of Bourdon Tube Gauges
• Pressure Calibration Standards (DWT, Venier Manometer and Standard Gauge)
• Calibration Procedures, Errors and Correction

Pneumatic Transmission Systems

• Pneumatic Transmitter (Force Balance)
• Flapper and Nozzle Mechanism
• Feedback Bellows and Pneumatic Relay Amplifier

Day 2:

Electronic Transmission Systems

• Electronic Transmitter (Force Balance)
• Transmission Signal Converters (I to P and P to I)
• Electronic Display Devices

Level Measurement

• Dipstick and Dip Tapes
• Sight Glass
• Hydrostatic Methods (Wet Leg and Dry Leg)
• Purged Dip Pipe Level Measurement Principle
• Buoyancy Method (Floats and Displacer)
• Capacitor Methods
• Ultrasonic Methods
• Load Cells

Day 3:

Flow Measurement

• Rate and Quantity of Flow
• Laminar, Transient and Turbulent Flow
• Quantity Displacement Meters
• Constant Area, Variable Pressure Devices Constant Head, Variable Area Devices. Square Root Extraction
• Inferential (Velocity) Flowmeters
• Installation Practices

Temperature Measurement

• Temperature Units and Scales
• Liquid, Gas and Vapour Filled Systems
• Bimetal Thermometers

Day 4:

Electrical Methods of temperature Measurement

• Resistance Thermometers
• The Wheatstone Bridge
• Thermocouples
• Reference Junction Compensation
• Compensating and Extension Cable
• The Potentiometric Measuring Circuit

Control Valves and Actuators

• Spring and Diaphragm Actuators
• Single and Double Port Valves
• Control Valves Trims and Characteristics

Control Valves Positioners

• Motion Balance Positioner
• Forced Balance Positioner
• Setting Up Valve Positioners

Day 5:

Closed Loop Control

• The Elements of a Control Loop
• Process Control Terms
• Principles or the Feedback Loop Controller Actions
• Control Loop Stability

Modes of Control

• On/Off (2-Step) Control
• Proportional Action
• Proportional Control
• Integral Action
• P+I Control
• Derivative Action
• P+I+D Control

Tuning Control Systems

• Ultimate Sensitivity Method
• Damped Oscillation Method
• Reaction Rate Method

Complex Control

• Cascade Control
• Ratio Control

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

·         (30%) Based on Case Studies

·         (30%) Techniques 

·         (30%) Role Play

·         (10%) Concepts

·         Pre-test and Post-test

·         Variety of Learning Methods

·         Lectures

·         Case Studies and Self Questionaires

·         Group Work

·         Discussion

·         Presentation

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Daily Course Timings:

    08:00 - 08:20       Morning Coffee / Tea

    08:20 - 10:00       First Session

    10:00 - 10:20       Coffee / Tea / Snacks

    10:20 - 12:20       Second Session

    12:20 - 13:30       Lunch Break & Prayer Break

    13:30 - 15:00       Last Session