Instrumentation For Non-Instrumentation Engineers Course

The course is designed to provide a good overview of the instrumentation technology to non-instrumentation engineers. Further, the course can serve as a refresher for instrumentation engineers involved with process measurement and control equipment.
 

The course covers a wide range of topics such as theory and application, pressure measurement, level measurement, temperature measurement, flow measurement, flow meter selection & costs, basic principles of controls systems, modes of control, typical applications, digital field communications, smart transmitter, P&ID, wiring schematics & diagrams, control valves and process considerations.

CONTENT

Introduction to Instrumentation

• Fundamentals of Process Control
• The Basics of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams

Basic Instrumentation Symbols

Basic Instrumentation Electricity and Safety

Temperature Instrumentation

• What is Temperature, Heat and Energy
• Why are Thermal Expansion Thermometers Used
• What are Electrical Thermometers

Pressure Instrumentation

• How do Pressure Instruments Work and What Should I Know About Them
• Where Would I Find These Pressure Measuring Applications

Level Instrumentation

• What are Level Devices or Level Instruments and How Do They Work
• Why are Mechanical Instruments Important

Flow Instrumentation

• What Is So Important About Understanding Fluid Flow Properties
• What and Why: Differential Pressure Flow meters

Final Elements and Instrumentation

• Describe the Basic Understanding of What Final Elements Are and How Instrumentation Functions with These Final Elements:

• Control Valves
• Regulators and Dampers
• Actuators and Positioners
• On/Off Control Actions
• Variable-Speed Drives
• Electric Powers Controllers

Safety System Instrumentation to Prevent Injuries and Fatalities

• What are Safety Systems on Machinery and Equipment and Why are They Important to an Instrumentation Technician

What the Beginner Instrumentation Tech Should at least Know about Safety devices and Electrical Safety Standards

FOR WHOM:

This course is intended for all non-instrumentation engineers who have to perform occasional instrumentation responsibilities as part of their job. The course also provides a good introduction for newly graduated instrumentation engineers or others who have a good working knowledge of the fundamentals but have limited operating experience.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.