Advanced Instrumentation and Process Control

Catalog description

Learn the concepts and practices in the measurement and control of mechanical process variables in industry. This course introduces methods of instrumentation, characteristics of instruments, sensors, data acquisition and presentation, measurement and analysis of basic dimensions, force, motion, pressure, temperature, fluid flow and fluid viscosity. This course is a technician-level approach to instrumentation and control techniques. The content is organized in a logical sequence, beginning with an introduction to the field of instrumentation and continuing through all the elements of a control system. • Systems approach to integrating instruments into a complex system • Comprehensive applications for instruments and controllers in typical industrial control systems • Examples that show how to install instruments and protect them from damaging environmental conditions