Course Description

The Instrumentation & Field Instruments: Servicing, Maintenance & Troubleshooting course will cover all the issues in Instrumentation & Field Instruments.

This training course will ensure that delegates will gain the highest level of process Instrumentation & Field Instruments Servicing knowledge and skills. It will also develop skilled maintenance professionals who understand operating principles and capabilities of process instrumentation and know how to install, commission, service, operate, and troubleshoot field process instruments.

Course Objectives

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

  • Define Process Measuring and Control Instrumentation
  • Learn the major process variables (Temperature, Level Pressure Flow, Analytical) controlled in the Process Industry
  • Designing field process control loops and the elements that are found in different types of loops, such as controllers, regulators and final control elements
  • Understand process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID)
  • Carryout installation, Wiring, Calibration and Configuration of Field Instruments
  • Describe the types of petrochemical and refining industry drawings
  • Applying practical skills for testing, maintaining and modifying process field instruments (Smart electronic and pneumatic)
  • Service and troubleshoot field instruments

Who Should Attend?

This Course is designed for instrumentation and control personnel, General maintenance personnel, Plant managers and supervisors, Control and instrumentation technicians and engineers, Contract Technicians as well as Sales and Service Representatives.

Course Agenda

Day 1:

Registration

Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Process Field Instrumentation and Process Control Loops

  • Terms and definitions associated with Instrumentation systems
  • Components of field Instrumentation Control Loops: Sensors, Transducers, Transmitters Controllers and control valves
  • Applications of Process control loops (Pressure, Level, Temperature and Flow)
  • Instrumentation Calibration Parameters: Range, Span, and Zero Process Instrumentation Signals
  • Process Field Transmitters (Smart, Electronic and Pneumatic)
  • Smart transmitter Configuration Parameters
  • Differential pressure transmitter (Installation, Wiring, Calibration and Configuration)
  • Troubleshooting field instrumentation control loops

Day 2:

Industrial Temperature Measurements

  • Industrial thermocouple (TC), applications, TC wiring and code
  • Thermocouple field installation, wiring and testing
  • Thermocouple Temperature Transmitter and Calibration Procedure
  • Temperature signal converter (TC) Thermocouple
  • Industrial Resistance Temperature Detectors RTDs and Thermistor
  • Calibration Procedure of RTDs Temperature Transmitter & RTD sensors signal converter
  • Temperature Switches and industrial applications
  • Testing and Calibration of Temperature switches (Set and Reset)

Day 3:

Level Measurements

  • Continuous level measurement, level gauges and indicators
  • Magnetic and Displacer Level Indicator/Transmitter
  • Level Measurement by Hydrostatic Head
  • Hydrostatic Head calculation applied in open and closed tank
  • Closed and open Tank Level Measurement with a DP Transmitter
  • Interface Measurement two and three-phase Separators in Oil Production
  • Ultrasonic and radar Level Measurement Installation and programming
  • Level switches installation and calibration

Day 4:

Pressure and Flow Measurement

  • Principles of Pressure measurement
  • Pressure gauges Calibration, Assembly and Disassembly
  • Pressure instruments installation considerations and applications
  • Calibration of Pressure Gauges and Switches (Set and Reset)
  • Process Flow Rate Measurements by Orifice Plate applications
  • D/P transmitter with Flow Measurement/Square Root Extraction
  • Calibration and Configuration of differential pressure flow transmitters
  • Digital Flow meters and Counters applications, configuration and calibration

Videos

& Class Ex

ercises

Day 5:

Analytical Measurements and Applied Process Instrumentation

  • Process analytical Measurements
  • Analyzer principles, configuration and probes Installation
  • Conductivity and Concentration   analyzer (probe Installation &  Calibration & Configuration)
  • Turbo compressor and turbine Lube/Seal oil control system
  • Boiler field instrumentation
  • Heat exchanger field instrumentation
Case Studies & Recap

Post-Test & End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech are begun with a written Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This proactive method will help to recognize the benefits and knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly experienced specialist; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage. Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • 30% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and Role Play
  • 30% Work Presentation and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions with Relevant Videos.

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with a comprehensive reference manual. This manual is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading materials.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Course Completion Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.