Course Outline
Calibration and Training Solutions for Quality, Safety and Regulatory Compliance!
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Instrument and Controls Training Course Outline
1. Instrumentation Signaling and Plant Applications Analog or Modulating Digital or On/Off Serial, Bus, and Ethernet Technology
2. General Terminology of Process Instrumentation What is an instrument “Element?” Indicators (Local vs. Remote) Transmitters and Signal Converters Final Control Elements
3. Level Measurement Methods – Technology, Advantages/Disadvantages and Good Installation Practices Pressure The physics of head measurement The compressibility of substances Head height vs. specific gravity Gauge vs. differential Pressurized vs. non-pressurized vessels Bubblers Remote diaphragm seals Sight glass Resistance/Capacitance Devices Ultrasonic/Radar Devices Floats
4. Flow Measurement Methods – Technology, Advantages/Disadvantages and Good Installation Practices Laminar vs. Turbulent Flow Volumetric Flow Meters Differential Pressure (Square Root) Magnetic Variable Area Vortex Turbine/Paddle Wheel Open Channel (Level) Mass Flow Meters Coriolis Positive Displacement Others
5. Temperature Measurement Methods – Technology, Advantages/Disadvantages and Good Installation Practices Thermocouples Everything you wanted to know about Thermocouples RTD’s Ice Point, 2, 3, and 4 wire IR
6. Control Valves - Technology, Advantages/Disadvantages and Good Installation Practices Different types of process control utilizing valves Valve bodies and valve trim Actuators Electric vs. Pneumatic Reciprocating vs. Rotary Fail Positions I/P’s. Positioners, and other Signal Converters Regulators and Pressure relief valves
7. Analytical Instrumentation – Technology Gas Detection Catalytic bead Electro-chemical UV/IR Cross-sensitivity pH Conductivity Chromatographs
8. Control Systems - Overview Terminology & Description
9. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control Utilizing Trend charts to determine if a process is out of control Evaluating and fixing problems utilizing Fishbone Diagrams and Pareto Charts
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Nampa Caldwell Twin Falls Idaho Falls Pocatello Control Loop Checks Loop Checks Loop Validation Loop Verification Washington Oregon Idaho Seattle Portland Vancouver Kirkland Tacoma Portland Water Waste Water |
