Process Control Instrumentation Technology

Module Outlines

Pre-testAdvanced 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