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Process Control Instrumentation Overview

This document outlines the modules in a process control instrumentation technology course, including advanced control, sensing elements, control valves, fieldbus technology, plant safety control and standards, and the history of safety standards. The modules will cover modern measuring elements, control elements and online measurements, digital field communications, PLC applications, common sensing devices like flow meters and temperature sensors, types of control valves, advantages and workings of fieldbus technology, critical safety systems, shutdown systems, protection systems, emergency systems, interlocks, past and present safety standards, explosion protection standards in the USA and Europe.

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Process Control Instrumentation Overview

This document outlines the modules in a process control instrumentation technology course, including advanced control, sensing elements, control valves, fieldbus technology, plant safety control and standards, and the history of safety standards. The modules will cover modern measuring elements, control elements and online measurements, digital field communications, PLC applications, common sensing devices like flow meters and temperature sensors, types of control valves, advantages and workings of fieldbus technology, critical safety systems, shutdown systems, protection systems, emergency systems, interlocks, past and present safety standards, explosion protection standards in the USA and Europe.

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Process Control Instrumentation

Technology
Module Outlines
Pre-test
Advanced control

Modern measuring elements

Control elements & on-line measurements

Safety systems overview

Digital field communications

PLC applications

Sensing elements

Mass flow meters

Level measurement detectors

Temperature measuring devices

Pressure measuring detectors

Gas concentration sensors

PH measuring devices

Others

Control valves

DP cells

Gas regulators

Chemical dozing

Pressure regulators

Safety valves

Others

Fieldbus technology

Advantages

Interoperability & changeability

Differentiating fieldbus vendors

How fieldbus works

Fieldbus foundation

Plant safety control and standards

Critical control systems

Safety shutdown systems

Protective instrument systems

Equipment protection systems

Emergency shutdown systems

Safety critical systems

Interlocks

History of safety standards

Past & present overview

ASSE (American Society for Safety Engineers)

Standards for fire protection

Explosion protection standards for electrical apparatus in USA


and Europe

ATEX (137) standards

Directive 94/9/EC

NFPA61

USA National Elec. Code (NEC)

Post-test

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