Course description
Instrumentation Process Measurement & Control
Proper troubleshooting and maintenance of plant systems & equipment to reduce downtime and save money requires more than just replacing parts when they get broken. In fact, a “replace-part-when-broken” strategy for maintaining equipment is frequently the most expensive approach you can take. To be effective, maintenance technicians who fix equipment must know why a part needs to be changed out in the first place. In this instrumentation, process measurement and control seminar students will learn what, where and how to measure parameters for the proper monitoring and control of their equipment. When something breaks, they’ll now know why. With this understanding, they will be able to work much more efficiently on the industrial systems and processes for which they are responsible. A sound knowledge in instrumentation and control is certain to result in better-qualified technicians and fewer equipment failures.
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Training content
Introduction to Process Control
- On/Off
- Proportional
- Integral
- Derivative
Pneumatic Control
- Operation of the nozzle and flapper value
- Bellows receiver unit
Electronic Control
- Resistance
- Capacitance
- Inductance
- Voltage
Measurement of “Pressure”
- Units and Pressure Standards
- Construction and Operation of typical industrial pressure instruments
- Calibration of pressure transducers and transmitters
Measurement of “Level”
- Units and Level Standards
- Construction and Operation of typical industrial level instruments
- Calibration of level transducers and transmitters
Measurement of “Flow”
- Units and Flow Standards
- Construction and Operation of typical industrial flow instruments
- Calibration of flow transducers and transmitters
Measurement of “Temperature”
- Units and Temperature Standards
- Construction and Operation of typical industrial temperature instruments
- Calibration of temperature transducers and transmitters
Selected Analytical Measurements
- Electrical Conductivity
- Chemistry 101
- Acids
- Bases
- pH
- Redox Potentials
- ORP Measurement
- Ion Activity Measurement
Industrial Process Control Symbols
- Understanding ANSI/ISA-S5.1 process control symbols
- Understanding and Drawing Process and Instrumentation Diagrams
- Understanding and Drawing Instrument Loop Diagrams
- Using process control diagrams to troubleshoot industrial control systems
Control Valves
- Purpose and use of control valves, actuators, and positioners
- Significance of valve coefficients and sizing considerations
Proportional Control Concepts
- First Order Lag calculations
- How to calculate Dead Time
- Adding Manual Reset to Proportional Control
- Case Studies
Proportional & Integral Control Concepts
- Additional Process Dynamics
- The dynamic behavior of control valves
- Tuning PI controllers
- Case Studies
PID Controllers
- Open Loop Tuning Methods
- Closed Loop Tuning Methods
- Case Studies
Continuing studies
Upon completion of this seminar, the student will receive a certification of completion.
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TPC is a leader in industrial training and workforce management solutions. Our offerings include a best-in-class learning management system (LMS), instructor-led training courses (virtual or in-person), over 1000 digital course hours, simulation-based training, cloud-based workforce management solutions, consulting services, and safety training.
Our instructors lead over 2000 class sessions annually in select U.S. cities, virtually, and at customers' facilities. Gain, refresh, and advance essential maintenance skills quickly and apply them in the workplace immediately after returning to work. TPC helps companies train...