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Instrumentation in piping

The course covers instrumentation fundamentals and advanced topics, including measured parameters, control valves, process control, signal transmission, safety, and instruments in PFDs and P&IDs, highlighting their interaction with other engineering disciplines.

INSTRUCTOR: García, A.

LENGTH: 4 WEEKS

PRICE: 1200 €

About this course

Description

The course outline covers the fundamentals and advanced concepts of instrumentation in chemical processes. Topics include measured parameters such as pressure, temperature, level, differential pressure, and flow rate. It also addresses control valves, process control, signal transmission, and safety aspects. Detailed discussions on instruments in PFDs and P&IDs, examples, and references are included. The course emphasizes the interaction between instrumentation and other engineering disciplines, focusing on measurement, control, and plant automation.

Features

Requirements

Piping basics

Effort

10 hours / week

Certificate

InIPED

What you will learn

  • Introduction
  • Measured parameters in a (chemical) process
    • Pressure (symbol p)
    • Temperature (symbol t)
    • Level (symbol l)
    • Differential pressure (symbol dp)
    • Flow rate (symbol f)
    • Fluid properties or composition (symbol x)
  • Control valves
    • Principle of operation
    • Control valve characteristics
    • Control valve sizing
  • Process control (symbol c)
  • Signal transmission and communication
  • Safety aspects
  • Instruments in a PFD and a P&ID
  • Example
  • References
  • Appendix with pictures of a PFD and P&ID

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