• Introduction to ISA documentation standards: Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s), Piping & Instrument Diagrams (P&ID’s), Loop Diagrams, Location Plans & Installation Details
• Test Equipment: Calibrators, Digital Multimeters & Power Supplies
• Signals: Analog: voltage, milliamps, Digital: on/off, digital data & Wiring basics
• Elements of a Process Control Loop: PV-Process Variable, MV-Manipulated Variable & C-Controller
• Temperature Measurement: Thermocouples, RTDs, Thermometers, Infrared, Characteristics, Thermowell & Transmitters
• Pressure Measurement: Gauges, Transmitters & Block & Bleed Valves
• Flow Measurement: DP Meters, Turbine Meters, Pd Meters & Variable Area Meters
• Level Measurement: Float Gauges, Static Head Gauges & Sounding Gauges
• Control Valves: Types, Accessories & Sizing
• Basic Troubleshooting

• Understand the role of measurement and control in industrial processes.
• Read and interpret the documents used to define instruments and control systems.
• Convert the various process measurement units, English and Metric
• Use basic calibration and test equipment.
• Know the fundamental principles, equipment and techniques for the four primary industrial process measurements of temperature, pressure, level, flow.
• Build, test, operate and troubleshoot a simple feedback control loop.

• Application of ISA documentation standards: Elements of a Process Control Loop, PV-Process Variable, MV-Manipulated Variable & C-Controller
• Other Process Measurements: Weight, pH, Density, Viscosity, Moisture & Others
• Process Dynamics: Open Loop Response, Process Gain, Process Time Constant & Process Dead Time
• Control Methods: Open Loop control (Self-regulating), Manual control, ON/OFF control, Feedback control, Feedforward control & Cascade control
• Control Tuning: Open vs. Closed loop methods, Stability vs. responsiveness, ¼ decay ratio, Simplex tuning method, Zeigler-Nichols tuning method & Auto-tuning
• Special Cases: pH control & Nonlinear systems
• Control Valve Selection & Sizing: Valve types (Globe, Ball, Butterfly &  Gate), Valve Characteristic (Quick opening, Linear, Equal Percentage) & Other Control Valve Topics (Positioners, Materials, Configuration, Actuators &  Accessories)
• Installation Best Practices: Wiring, Shielding & Isolation
• Control System Troubleshooting: Experience Based & Trial & Error

Persons successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Create the documents used to define instruments & control systems.
• Apply the principles, equipment & techniques for the primary industrial process measurements of temperature, pressure, level & flow.
• Understand & process response & how it affects controller operation.
• Know & apply the proper controller tuning method.
• Select & size the proper control valve.
• Build, test, operate tune & troubleshoot a various feedback control loops.