COURSE  SYLLABUS  FOR  

PROCESS  INSTRUMENTATION  I              PTAC  1432  

 INSTRUCTOR:      Pete  Barreraz        Office  Phone:  335-­‐6495        Cell  Phone:413-­‐4927            Office  Hours:  As  Posted    COURSE  NUMBER:    PTAC  1432    CREDIT  HOURS:    4  (3/3)    PREREQUISITE:  ELPT  2419  Program  logic  Controllers  I    CATALOGUE  DESCRIPTION:     : Study of the instruments and control systems used in the process industry

including terminology, process variables, symbology, control loops, and basic troubleshooting.  TEXTBOOK      NONE    SUPPLIES:    None    LEARNING  OUTCOMES:  

: Explain the function of the various instruments used in the process industry; diagram the process control elements in a control loop; and apply terms and symbols used in instrumentation.

  After  completing  this  course,  the  student  should  be  able  to  demonstrate  competency  in:  

• Basics of I&C including the different control functions, the types of control loops, and continuous vs. discrete control.

• Identification and symbols used in I&C. • Different types of field instrumentation. • Requirements for control rooms and the design of control panels. • Concepts and implementation of alarm and trip systems. • Different types of computer-based control systems including PLCs and DCSs as well as review the

basic requirements for good operator interface. • Documentation required for I&C • Requirements for a successful installation, instrument checkout, and controller tuning.

 COURSE  REQUIREMENTS:  

• Complete  all  scheduled  homework  • Complete  all  scheduled  labs  • Complete  written\lab  tests  • Complete  a  written\lab  final  test  

 METHODS  OF  EVALUATION:     GRADING SCALE WEIGHT OF COURSE REQUIREMENTS

POINTS   GRADE     AREA   GRADE  WEIGHT  90-100 A     LAB ASSIGNMENTS 25%  80-89 B     TESTS 25%  70-79 C     FINAL TEST 25%  65-69 D     PROFESSIONALISM 25%  0-64 F     TOTAL 100%  

   ATTENDANCE  POLICY\PROFESSIONALISM  POLICY  

Attendance   is   the  greatest  predictor  of   your  success.     Your  attendance  at  EVERY  ONE  of   the   classes  and   labs   is  important   and   expected.     A   substantial   grade   penalty   will   be   assessed   to   late   work;   including   homework,   lab  assignments,  and  test.    The  “Professionalism  Grade”  will  be  determined  by  such  factors  as  attendance,  tardiness,  class  participation,  and  other  classroom  factors.        The  following  chart  is  a  syllabus  outline  for  topics  and  task.    Each  topic  may  include  labs,  lab  questions,  and  other  

requirements.        

LESSON  #   GENERAL  TOPIC   SPECIFIC  TOPIC   LAB\TASK\INFO  1   Intro  

Syllabus  Review  Introduction  to  Process  

Equipment  The  Nature  of  Process  

Control    

ü Process  Variables  ü Process  Control  ü PLC  (  Industrial  Computer)  ü Measuring  Data  ü Open/closed   loop   Control  

System  

Ø LAB  1.1      Ø Key  Terms  Ø Basic  Hand  Tools  Ø Stationary/Rotary  Equipment  

2   Introduction  to  Process  Equipment  

Elements  of  Process  Control    

ü Process  operation  ü Control  signals  ü Measuring-­‐Process  

Variables  ü Control  System  terminology  

Ø LAB  2.1  Ø Key  Terms  Ø Valve  Applications  Ø Types  of  Valves  

3   Process  Control  Signals   ü Process  signals  ü Control  Loops  

Ø LAB  3.1  Ø Typical  pneumatic  actuator  Ø Current-­‐  to  –pneumatic  converter    

4   Introduction  to  Process  Measurement  

ü Kinds  of  Signals  ü Kinds  of  Display  

Ø LAB  4.1  Ø Thermocouple-­‐Temperature  

measurement  Ø RTD  -­‐Temperature  measurement  Ø Liquid  Level  measurement    

                 TEST    5   Principles  of  Transducer  

Operation  ü Matching  the  Transducer  to  

the  Application  ü Mechanical   and   Electrical  

Elements    

Ø LAB  5.1  Ø Continue  with  lab  4.1    

   

6   Basic  Process  Measurement  Systems  

ü Interaction   of   System  Elements  

ü Translating   the  Measurement  

ü The   Transmitter   as  Communicator  

ü Electrical   vs   Pneumatic  Output  

ü Signal  Converters  

Ø LAB  6.  Ø  

7   Temperature  Measurement  Principles  and  Indicators  

ü Temperature  and  Heat  ü Temperature  Scales  

Ø LAB  7.1    Ø Temperature  measuring  devices  Ø Measuring   Temperature   with  

different  Instruments                    TEST   Ø  8   Bimetallic  and  Fluid-­‐Filled  

Temperature  Instruments  

ü Types  of  Thermometers   Ø Lab  8.1    Ø Continue  with  Lab  7.1  

9   Electrical  Instruments   How  Resistance  Thermometers  Work  

ü Advantages/Disadvantages  

Ø LAB  9.  Ø Continue  with  Lab  7.1  

10   Pyrometry   ü Principles  of  Pyrometry   Ø LAB  10.1    Ø Infrared  heat  gun  

11   Principles  of  Pressure  In  Liquids  and  Gases  

ü Principles  of  Liquid  Pressure  ü Key  Terms  ü Types  of  Gauges  

Ø LAB  11.1      Ø Types   of   Instruments   used   to  

Measure  Pressure  TEST  

12   Pressure  Sensors   ü Functions   of   Measuring    Instruments  

ü Manometers  ü Burbon  Tubes  ü Diaphragm-­‐Pressure  

Sensors  ü Calibration  ü Pressure  Switches  

Ø LAB  12.1  Ø  

   

13   Pressure  Transducers   ü Pressure  Conversion  ü Types   of   Pressure  

Transducers  

Ø Lab  13.1  Ø  

14   Low-­‐Pressure  Measurement   ü Vacuum  ü Low  pressure  ü Methods  of  conversions  

Ø Lab  14.1    

             TEST    15    

Principles  of  Level  Measurement  

ü Measuring  Liquid  Level  ü Types  of  Gauges  used  ü Level  Switches  ü Level  Control  Loop  

Ø Lab  15.1      

16    

Electrical  Level  Instruments   ü Conductivity/Liquid  Level  ü Types  of  Level  Detectors  

Ø Lab  16.1      Ø  

17    

Pressure  Head  Instruments   ü Hydrostatic  Pressure   Ø Lab  17.1        

18   Solid  Level  Measurement   ü Using   weight   to   Determine  Level  

ü Types   of   Solid   Level  Measurements/Detectors  

Ø Lab  18.1        

19   Other   Level   Measurement  Instruments  

ü Radiation  ü Ionization  ü infrared  

           Lab  19.1        

             TEST    20   Properties  of  Fluid  Flow   ü Importance   of   Flow  

Measurements  ü Basic  Properties  of  Fluids  

   

Ø LAB  20.1    

21   Primary  Flow  Measuring  Devices  

ü Measurement  Methods   Ø LAB  21.1    

22   Secondary  Flow  Measuring  Devices  

ü Measuring  Devices   Ø LAB  22.1    

23   Variable-­‐Area  Instruments   ü Rotameter  ü Piston  and  Vane    ü  

Ø LAB  23.1    

24   Positive-­‐Displacement  Meters  

ü Operation  ü Advantages/Disadvantages  ü Piston  Meters  

 

Ø LAB  24.1    

25   Turbine  and  Magnetic  Flowmeters  

ü Operation  ü Kinds   of   Turbine/Magnetic  

Flowmeters  ü Advantages/Disadvantages  

Ø LAB  24.1  Ø  

             TEST    26   Introduction  to  Controllers   ü Development  of  Controllers  

ü Purpose   of   Automatic  Controllers  

ü Kinds  of  Controllers  ü Variables  

Ø LAB  24.1    

27   Controller  Operation   ü Kinds  of  Controllers   Ø LAB  24.1  Ø  

28   Controller  Modes  and  Tuning   ü Controller  tuning  ü Types  of  Controllers  

Ø LAB  24.1  Ø  

29    Final  Control  Elements  in  Process  Loops  

ü Definition  ü Types  

Ø LAB  24.1  Ø  

30     Control  Valves   ü Control  Valves  Components  ü Kinds  of  Control  Vaves  

Ø LAB  24.1  Ø  

31   Electric  Actuators   ü Solenoids  ü Electric  Motors  AC/DC  

 

Ø LAB  24.1  Ø  

FINAL  TEST    

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