Process Control and Instrumentation

By attending this course, participants will acquire the following knowledge and skills:

1. Apply an in-depth knowledge to the measurement of temperature, pressure, level and flow as well as to the fluid mechanics of pipe flows
2. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of the major flowmeter types including the differential pressure, rotary positive displacement, rotary-inferential, electromagnetic, ultrasonic and Coriolis mass flowmeters to determine the optimum choice for a given application
3. Make a considered judgement of the choice of fluid level measurement devices
4. Understand the various types of flow calibration, metering systems and provers
5. Carry out tank measurement and tank calibration methods and to calculate net sellable quantities
6. Discuss valve characteristics & trim selection and illustrate the process of control valve sizing
7. Explain the terms Open and Closed loop
8. Define Process Variable, Measured Variable, Set Point and Error
9. Define Direct and Reverse controller actions
10. Explain the terms Process Lag, Measurement Lag, Transmission Lag, and Response Lag and their effect on controllability
11. Explain ON/ OFF Control and the inherent disadvantages
12. Explain Proportional Control, Offset, Gain and Proportional Band and the advantages and disadvantages of Proportional only control
13. Explain the fundamentals and operation principles of Integral (I) Action and the disadvantages of proportional plus integral control
14. Explain the fundamentals and operation principles of Derivative (D) Action in conjunction with P action
15. Describe the operating principles of a PID Controller and explain the applications and advantages of PID control
16. Describe Cascade, Forward, Split Range and Ratio Control operation principles

This course will benefit instrumentation, inspection, control, custody metering and process engineers and other technical staff. It is also suitable for piping engineers, pipelines engineers, mechanical engineers, operations engineers, maintenance engineers, plant/field supervisors and foremen and loss control coordinators.

• Intermediate

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