1. Overview and Introduction - Agenda
Activity
Est. Time
1. Agenda and Instructor Introduction 10
2. Syllabus/Instructor Expectations 15
3. Student Information Sheets
4. Student Expectations
BREAK
5. Pre-Test 50
6. Learning Objectives
7. Introduction to Instrumentation 40
8. Summary and Wrap-Up
9. Additional Activities
10. Lab Activity
Instrumentation I - Session 1

2. Session 1 – Objectives (page 1)
1. List the attendance requirements for Process Instrumentation I.
2. List the homework requirements for Process Instrumentation I.
3. List the class participation requirements for Process Instrumentation I.
4. List the evaluation requirements (quizzes and tests) for Process Instrumentation I.
5. List the lab requirements for Process Instrumentation I.
6. Discuss the evolution and importance of process instrumentation to the petrochemical and refining industry.
7. Describe the major process variables controlled in the Process Industry:
process variables
differential (delta )
Pressure
Temperature
Flow
Level
Analytical
others.
Instrumentation I - Session 1

3. Session 1 – Objectives (page 2)
8. Define terms associated with instrumentation:
local
remote
indicating
transmitting
recording
controlling
control loop
pneumatic
electronic
analog
digital
Instrumentation I - Session 1

4. Session 1 – Objectives (page 3)
9. Explain the relationship between common process variables:
What happens to the pressure in a closed container when temperature increases/decreases?
What happens to the temperature in a closed container when pressure increases/decreases?
What happens to vessel bottom pressure when height of liquid increases/decreases?
What happens to boiling point of a material when pressure increases/decreases?
What happens to the volume of a material when temperature increases/decreases?
What happens to the density of a material when temperature increases/decreases?
What happens to the flow when the differential pressure increases/decreases?
How do variable changes affect accurate measurement?
Instrumentation I - Session 1

5. Flyball Governor
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6. Sightglass
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7. Nyquist
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8. Rosie the Riveter
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9. Ziegler and Nichol’s Graph
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10. Analog Electronic Instrumentation
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11. Digital Instrumentation
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12. Fiber Optics
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13. ProcessVariables
Differential Delta
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14. ProcessVariables
Pressure
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15. ProcessVariables
Temperature
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16. ProcessVariables
Flow
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17. ProcessVariables
Level
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18. ProcessVariables
Analytical
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19. Local Instrument
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20. Remote Instrument
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21. Instruments and their Functions
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22. Control Loops
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23. Pneumatic Instruments
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24. Electronic Instruments
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25. Digital Instruments
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26. Analog Signals
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27. Digital Signals
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