Fundamentals of Process Control Instrumentation and Measurements

Day 1: Introduction to Process Control and Measurement Technologies

• Overview of process control and its importance in plant operations.
• Understanding steady-state and transient processes in control systems.
• Differentiating between measured and controlled variables in a process.
• Introduction to control loop components: sensors, transducers, and control valves.

Day 2: Sensors, Transducers, and Measurement Techniques

• Deep dive into sensors used in process control.
• Understanding transducers and their role in measurement systems.
• The functionality and application of smart transmitters.
• Exploring wireless instrumentation in modern control systems.

Day 3: Key Measurement Methodologies and Control Loops

• Pressure measurement: methods, challenges, and applications.
• Flow measurement: principles and different approaches.
• Level measurement techniques and technologies.
• Temperature measurement: different devices and their applications.

Day 4: Control System Dynamics and Advanced Control Techniques

• Instrumentation dynamics: behaviour of control devices and systems.
• Addressing instrument noise and its impact on control accuracy.
• On/Off control loop: basics and typical uses.
• Introduction to feedback and feedforward control loops.
• Fundamentals of Proportional-Integrative-Derivative (PID) control.

Day 5: Advanced Control Systems and PLCs

• Understanding loop tuning: strategies for optimizing control systems.
• SCADA systems: functions and their role in process control.
• Fundamentals of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
• Introduction to fuzzy control and its applications in process control.
• Modelling a control system: techniques and approaches for accurate simulation.