Practical Process Control: A P&ID Approach
Team Account users: €620
Starts: 22 May
15 credits
4 live sessions of 3.5 hours
Moe Toghraei
VILT1803
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Course Objective
"This training course fills the void between the theoretical aspects of process control provided by academia link and the on-site knowledge and skills gained by Engineers in the workplace "
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About the course
Instructor-led
4 Live sessions
1 Week
Starts 22 May
3.5hr/sessions
English
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VILT1803
This training course fills the void between the theoretical aspects of process control provided by academia and the on-site knowledge and skills gained in the workplace by Process, Control and Instrumentation Engineers. The concept and purpose of a control system from a P&ID standpoint is explained without going through the mathematical control theories or control system design parameters or electrical complexities.
For design engineers, this course provides the knowledge to design a control system by intuition, as is most commonly done by experienced engineers when implementing control loop systems within P&ID’s.
This training course covers the, often-overlooked, plant-wide control systems, as well as the equipment-wise control systems for pipes, tanks and vessels, pumps, compressors, and heat exchangers. Three main layers of control: BPSC, SIS, and Alarm and their “carriers” (DCS and PLC) will be discussed. Throughout the course their will be regular use of real-life examples.
The course consists of 4 online live sessions with the instructor. All training content is provided through your EngineeringTrainer account.
After the course you maintain 1-year unlimited access to the course, including any new course material. This allows you to perform modules again should you need to refresh your knowledge.
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Program & Details
Welcome to the course
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How to use this course
Personal Certificate requirements
Need for Control system: Disturbance & Disturbance Management
Three sectors of Control: Concept, Software, Hardware
Three segments of Control: Control, Telemetry, Data Storage & Presentation
Three Conceptual Elements of Control: BPCS(Basic Process Control System), SIS(Safety Interlock System), & Alarming System
Control System Hardware: DCS, PLC
Control Loop Elements: Primary Elements, Middle Elements, and Final Elements
Basics of BPCS Control & Tagging
Control Loop Function: Measuring, Comparing, & Adjusting
Description of Functional Boxes in Control Loops and their Duties
Playing with Signals
Four Steps of Designing a Control Loop
Different Architecture of Control Loops: Feedback vs. Feed Forward, Single Loop vs. Multi Variables
Multivariable Arrangements of Control Loops: Cascade, Ratio, Override, Selective, Parallel, Split Range
Designing Plant–wide Control Systems
Designing Equipment–wise Control Systems
Pipe Control Systems: Merging Flows, Splitting Flows
Pump Control Systems for Centrifugal & Positive Displacement Pumps
Compressor, Fan/blower Control Systems for Centrifugal & Positive Displacement Compressors and Anti-surge Control
Heat Transfer Equipment Control Systems for Heat Exchangers and Fired Heaters
Container Control Systems for Surge Tanks/vessels and Process Containers
Necessity for Alarming
Different Types of Alarms
Symbology for Alarm Systems
Importance & Necessity of SIS System
Basics of SIS Tagging & Symbology
Different SIS Actions
SIS Triggering Actions
Different SIS Types: Shutdown, BMS, etc.
Primary Control Elements: Sensors, Switches
Final Control/SIS Elements: Control Valves, Louvers, Switching Valves, Motor Adjusters
Electric Motor Control
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Results
After this course, you...
will have seen how to design a control loop, and the different architecture that is possible, for a Basic Process Control System (BPCS)
understand how to incorporate the Control System into the P&IDs
have a good overview of how to design both a plant-wide BPCS, and equipment-wide BPSC's for pipes, pumps, compressors, blowers, heat exchangers, surge tanks and vessels
have seen the different types of alarms in a Control System and how these should be noted on a P&ID
are familiar with the requirements for a Safety Instrumentation System (SIS), and have seen the different types and triggering actions
have seen how to use a P&ID as a communication method with other engineers when designing the BPSC and SIS
Who should attend this course
Those involved in designing and reviewing control systems:
Process Engineers Automation Engineers
Instrumentation Engineers and Technologists
Mechanical Engineers
Operation and Maintenance Personnel
HAZOP Facilitators
Project Engineers
Prerequisites:
Basic process engineering knowledge is recommended for this course.
Level: Intermediate
This course consists of 4 instructor-led live sessions which consist of presentations, demonstrations, discussions and worked cases. During each session, participants can ask questions to the instructor (through the chat or microphone) which will be answered in the session.
Access to the course
After your purchase is confirmed the course will be available in your EngineeringTrainer account, where you will find the course welcome chapter and instructions on how to join the live sessions. Sessions are held using the software Microsoft Teams and a log-in link is provided for each session through the EngineeringTrainer portal. Live sessions can be joined using any device, including tablets and mobiles.
The live sessions for this course take place at the following times (all times are 24hr clock):
Session 1: 22 May 2023, 12:30 to 16:00 CET (convert time-zones)
Session 2: 23 May 2023, 12:30 to 16:00 CET
Session 3: 24 May 2023, 12:30 to 16:00 CET
Session 4: 25 May 2023, 12:30 to 16:00 CET
These sessions will include breaks at regular intervals
Participants of this course receive a personal digital certificate if they meet the following requirements:
have completed each module of the course,
fill in the Course Evaluation Survey.
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FAQ
This course consists of 4 instructor-led live sessions which consist of presentations, demonstrations and discussions of questions. During each live session participants can ask questions to the instructor (through chat or microphone) which will be answered.
Please note that for privacy reasons no recordings of the live sessions are made or provided.
The training material used in the live sessions, for example the slides or exercises, will be available in the EngineeringTrainer portal for a year after the date of the training allowing you to refresh your knowledge or review material if needed.
No, course content is not available for download.
The training material used in the sessions, for example the slides or exercises, will be available in the EngineeringTrainer portal for a year after the date of the training allowing you to refresh your knowledge or review material if needed.
Please note that for privacy reasons no recordings of the live sessions are made or provided.
Yes, interactive Q&A sessions are part of the live sessions in this course and allow you to interact with the instructor and ask questions.
To respect the privacy of the participants the live sessions will not be recorded, and as such the live sessions cannot be played back. Therefore it is important for all participants to block the time slots of the live sessions in their calendars and be present.
No software licenses are provided as part of this course.
Yes, this course qualifies for PDH hours as per the NCEES CPC Guidelines.
