PROGRAM DETAILS

Course Introduction

This course covers fundamental and practical of instrumentation measurements including Flow Rate Measurement, Pressure Measurement, Level Measurement, and Temperature Measurement employed in a number of common control applications including compressors, boilers, distillation columns, chemical reactors and other systems related to the oil and gas industry. The other part of this course covers introduction to final control elements concerning on control valve including its parts, types, characteristics and its applications. The last part of the course covers Control theory including Controllers, Process Control Loops and Loop Tuning.

Course Objectives:

Upon the successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• To give an understanding of the principles and practice of the following Elements:
• Process control systems definition
• Control Loop and Setpoint
• Process control Definitions,
• Principles of Process Control
• Programmable Logic Controllers
• DCS Control system
• By using a hands-on approach, enable the delegate to investigate the Operation of an instrumentation system through designing, building and Testing typical sensor combined with appropriate signal conditioning circuits
• To allow the delegate to become familiar and confident with a range of Measurement techniques
• To understand the concepts of Process Control and acquire the Knowledge relating to the characteristics and properties of a process variable being measured
• To disseminate and share experience and knowledge with other delegates through open session discussions hence broadening the knowledge base of all
• To become familiar and knowledgeable with PID control and develop the ability to ‘tune’ a process control system using PID control
• To have the confidence and knowledge to apply the above techniques and principles to solve an unfamiliar and bespoke measurement situation in the workplace

Who Should Attend?

• Instrumentation & Control engineers, technicians
• Non Instrument related personnel
• Mechanical & process technicians
• Chemical & Process trainee engineers
• All personnel involved in the design, selection, operating, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair operations.
• All maintenance, engineering, operations and process personnel involved in improving reliability, conditioning monitoring and maintainability of process equipment and systems
• Participants should have basic foundation skills in instrumentation

Course Outline:

DAY ONE:

Section 01: Introduction to Process control

• Define process
• Define process control
• Manual and automatic control
• The importance of process control
• Control theory basics
• What are the processes inputs and outputs
• Describe the importance of process control in terms of variability, efficiency, and safety
• Types of Process Control

Section 02: Control Loop and Setpoint

• The Control Loop
• Process Control Terms
• Process Control Loops
• Controller algorithms and tuning
• Process Variable
• Setpoint
• What is measurement?

DAY TWO:

 Section 03: Process control Definitions

• Intro to Quality Assurance
• Terminology and Definitions
• Measurement Calibration
• Error
• Types of Errors
• Main applied symbols

Section 04: Components of control loops and ISA symbology

• Primary element/sensor
• Transducer
• Converter
• Transmitter
• Signal
• Indicator
• Recorder
• Controller
• Correcting element/final control element
• Actuator

DAY THREE:

 Section 05: Types of Control Loops and Control Definitions

• Single Control Loops
• Multi-Variable / Advanced Control Loops
• Repeatability and Reproducibility
• Variability & Probability
• Statistical Control & Normal Distribution
• STD & Systematic Error
• Control Algorithm
• Control Actions
• Self-Regulating Control
• Proportional action and Controller Gain

Section 06: Principles of Process Control

• Control Objectives
• Types of Control Algorithms
• Proportional Band
• Process Response Curves
• Properties of Integral Control action
• Process Response Curves
• Properties of Integral Control action
• Derivative action and understanding
• Three mode Controlling

DAY FOUR:

 Section 07  : Programmable Logic Controllers

Introduction

• History
• Current Position
• Principles of Operation and features
• System Components
• I/O Interfaces
• Methods for Configuration
• SCADA Control System

Section 08: DCS Control system

• Introduction Distributed Control
• DCS Hierarchy, Functions & Features
• Control & Monitoring
• DCS Architecture
• Main parts and modules
• Properties of different DCS systems : Honeywell, Delta V, Yokogawa Centum, Foxboro I/A

DAY Five:

 Section 09: Tuning

 Why Controllers Need Tuning?

• Proportional Mode
• Integral Mode
• Derivative Mode

Section 10: The Factory as a Control System

• Communication in a Factory Environment bwdqki
• Production Control Components
• Flexible Manufacturing Systems
• The networked cell
• Definition of a Distributed Control System