P&ID and Process Control Bundle

A Complete Process Control Package for Chemical Engineer. Learn to Read P&ID and Process Control used in Process Plant.

What You Will Learn in This Course Bundle

  • How to Read P&ID using real Plant Drawings 
  •  P&ID Symbols and interpret the meaning 
  • Control Loops and Instrumentation
  • Function and method of operation for the main control loop components
  • Flow, Temperature, Pressure and Level Control 
  • Know and understand Fire and Gas Detection Systems  
  • Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
  • Interpret basic & advanced process control schemes

What is Covered in These Courses

Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s) Course Content

  • Understand and evaluate the purpose, content, and importance of P&IDs to the construction, commissioning, safe operation, and maintenance of a process plant 
  • Learn how to read, interpret and successfully understand ALL P&IDs through numerous real industrial examples 
  • Identify the five key sections of your P&ID (title block, grid system, revision block, notes and legend, engineering drawing block) 
  • Know and identify valve symbols on your P&IDs (gate, globe, ball, butterfly, needle…) 
  • Know and identify valve actuator symbols on your P&IDs (pneumatic, hydraulic, electric, single-acting spring return, double-acting…) 
  • Know the standards and conventions for valve status (open, closed, throttled) Identify valve position and failure mode on your P&IDs (LO, LC, FO, FC, FAI…) 
  • Know and identify process equipment symbols on your P&IDs (pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, columns, furnaces, reactors, vessels, containers, mixers…) 
  • Know and identify piping symbols on your P&IDs (process, pneumatic, electric, hydraulic…) 
  • Determine specific information about a process piping, including type of material in the line, line size, line number, and type of insulation when applicable 
  • Know and identify pipe fitting symbols on your P&IDs (flanges, reductions, caps, spool pieces, unions…) 
  • Know and identify the P&ID symbols of safety devices that are used to safely isolate, vent & drain process equipment for ease of maintenance (spectacle and spade blinds, double block, and bleed valves…) 
  • Know and identify pneumatic, electric, hydraulic, and instrument signal lines on your P&IDs 
  • Know and identify instrumentation symbols on your P&IDs (flow meters, temperature transmitters, pressure gauges…) 
  • Know and identify the location of instruments, recorders, modifiers, and controllers on your P&IDs (field mounted, board mounted, inaccessible…) 
  • Know the lettering and numbering standards based on ISA symbology for piping, instruments, and equipment designation on your P&IDs 
  • Trace the flow of a process stream into your P&ID, through the pipes and equipment, and out of the P&ID 
  • Understand the importance of process control and how it is displayed on your P&IDs Successfully interpret basic process control schemes on your P&IDs 
  • Understand the different process control options and how they are displayed on your P&IDs (cascade control, split range control, ratio control, batch control, selective control…) 
  • Define the term Flow Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Define the term Temperature Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Define the term Pressure Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Define the term Level Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand the control of pressure in a pipe and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs Understand the control of flow in a pipe and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand flow merging control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand flow splitting control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand centrifugal pump control systems (discharge throttling, variable speed drive, minimum flow…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand positive displacement pump control systems (recirculation pipe, variable speed drive, stroke adjustment…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand compressor control systems (capacity control, variable speed drive, anti-surge…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand heat exchanger control systems (direct control, bypass control, back pressure control…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand reactor temperature control systems and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand fired heater control systems and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand container and vessel control systems and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Understand electric motor control systems (ON / OFF actions) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Know and understand the concept of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and explain how safety instrumented functions are displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Know and understand the concept of Alarm Systems and explain how alarms are displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Identify safe operating limits based on system designs as displayed on your P&IDs 
  • Know and understand how Fire and Gas Detection Systems (FGS) are displayed on P&IDs Assess emergency situations and regulatory compliance issues using your P&IDs

Introduction to Process Control & Instrumentation Course Content

  • Learn the essentials of process control and instrumentation for a successful career in process industries
  • Understand the main terms and parameters of process control (Process variable PV, Set point SP, Operating point OP, Error, Offset, Load disturbance...)
  • Identify the different control loops and describe their main tasks
  • Describe the basic function and method of operation for the main control loop components (Transducer, Converter, Transmitter, Indicator, Recorder, Controller...)
  • Given a piping and instrumentation drawing (P&ID), correctly identify, interpret and label the instrument, location and signal type symbols
  • Differentiate between discrete, multistep, and continuous controllers
  • Describe the general goal of controller tuning
  • Describe the basic mechanism, advantages and disadvantages of the following mode of controller action : Proportional, Integral and Derivative
  • Identify the basic implementation of P, PI and PID control in the following types of loops : Pressure, Flow, Level and Temperature loops
  • Differentiate feedback and feedforward control loops
  • Diagram the process control loop using ISA symbology
  • Explain the basic implementation process for each of the following types of control : Cascade, Split range , Batch, Ratio and Selective controls
  • Understand through extensive 3D animation the techniques and methods used in process industries to measure temperature, pressure, flow and level

Advanced Process Control & Safety Instrumented Systems Course Content

  • Understand the importance of process control
  • Successfully interpret basic & advanced process control schemes
  • Understand the different process control options (cascade control, split range control, ratio control, batch control, selective control…)
  • Understand the control of pressure in a pipe - Understand the control of flow in a pipe
  • Understand flow merging control - Understand flow splitting control
  • Understand centrifugal pump control systems (discharge throttling, variable speed drive, minimum flow…)
  • Understand positive displacement pump control systems (recirculation pipe, variable speed drive, stroke adjustment…)
  • Understand compressor control systems (capacity control, variable speed drive, anti-surge…)
  • Understand heat exchanger control systems (direct control, bypass control, back pressure control…)
  • Understand reactor temperature control systems
  • Understand fired heater control systems
  • Understand container and vessel control systems
  • Understand electric motor control systems (ON / OFF actions)
  • Know and understand the concept of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
  • Know and understand the concept of Alarm Systems
  • Identify safe operating limits based on system designs
  • Know and understand Fire and Gas Detection Systems (FGS)

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