This 5 days course will cover all issues in Instrumentation & Control Field Instruments Servicing, Maintenance and Troubleshooting

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

• Operate the most common measuring process parameters
• Demonstrate the ability to properly set up a transmitter to measure pressure, flow, level and temperature
• Define and apply control concepts including self-regulating and non-self-regulating processes, positive/negative feedback and process time constant
• Outline the major control strategies and identify which one to apply in order to effectively operate and troubleshoot a process
• Use the 5-step systematic troubleshooting process to logically troubleshoot a system regardless of the type of system

This course is intended for all instrumentation and control personnel including general maintenance personnel, plant managers and supervisors, control and instrumentation technicians and engineers, automation engineers, electricians and general engineers.

Day 1:

INSTRUMENT TERMINOLOGY

·         Span

·         Range

·         Sensitivity

·         Accuracy

·         Resolution

·         Turn down ratio

·         Zero suppression and elevation

Day 2:

MEASURING PROCESS PARAMETERS

·         Measuring pressure

·         Measuring temperature

·         Measuring flow

·         Measuring level

Day 3:

INSTRUMENT LOOPS AND TRANSMITTERS

·         Operation of 4-20 milliamp loops

·         Basic operation of instrument transmitter

·         Setting up a transmitter

·         Converting units

·         Calibration of instrument loops overview

Day 4:

PROCESS BASICS

·         Types of processes

·         Self-regulating processes

·         Non-self-regulating processes

·         Process time constants

·         Positive feedback

·         Negative feedback

PROCESS CONTROL STRATEGIES

·         Two position control

·         Proportional control (P)

·         Proportional and Integral control (PI)

·         Proportional and Integral and Derivative control (PID)

Day 5:

TROUBLESHOOTING

·         5-step troubleshooting process

·         Half splitting a process

·         How to perform measurements on the process

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