Instrumentation Training Course Part 1 and Part 2 - Technicians

The following Outline is Part-1 of the Instrumentation Training Course Outline:

• Introduction to Instrumentation
  
• Fundamentals of Process Control
• What do I need to Know About Basics of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
  

• Basic Instrumentation Symbols
  

• Basic Instrumentation Electricity and Safety
  

• Temperature Instrumentation
• What is Temperature, Heat and Energy
• Why are Thermal Expansion Thermometers Used
  
• What are Electrical Thermometers

• Pressure Instrumentation
• How do Pressure Instruments Work and What Should I Know About Them
• Where Would I Find These Pressure Measuring Applications

• Level Instrumentation
• What are Level Devices or Level Instruments and How Do They Work
  
• Why are Mechanical Instruments Important
  

• Flow Instrumentation
• What Is So Important About Understanding Fluid Flow Properties
  
• What and Why: Differential Pressure Flow meters

• Final Elements and Instrumentation
• Describe the Basic Understanding of What Final Elements Are and How Instrumentation Functions with These Final Elements:
• Control Valves
• Regulators and Dampers
• Actuators and Positioners
• On/Off Control Actions
• Variable-Speed Drives
• Electric Powers Controllers

• Safety System Instrumentation to Prevent Injuries and Fatalities
• What are Safety Systems on Machinery and Equipment and Why are They Important to an Instrumentation Technician
  
• What the Beginner Instrumentation Tech Should At Least Know About Safety devices and Electrical Safety Standards

The following is Part-2 of the combined Instrumentation Training Course Outline:

• Instruments that Measure Temperature
• Define and Explain Temperature, Heat and Energy
• Describe Thermal Expansion Thermometers
• What are Electrical Thermometers and How Do they Work and Where Should They Be Deployed
• Explain Infrared Radiation Thermometers and There Best Applications
• What is Involved in Calibration of Instruments that Measure Temperature

• Instruments that Measure Pressure
• In Detail, Explain how Pressure Instruments Function and How to Calibrate a Pressure Gauge and Instrument
• Explain Traditional Application that a Pressure Measurement Could Be Used

• Instruments that Measure Level: Bulk (solids) and Liquids
• Describe and Explain the Best Application of Mechanical Instruments
• What are Electrical Level Instruments
• Explain How Ultrasonic, Radar, and Laser Instruments Work and Function and Explain there Best Applications
• When Should You Consider Nuclear Level Instruments
• How to Approach a Weighing Instrument Systems as an Instrumentation Tech
• Level Measurement Applications and How to Integrate These Instruments in the Process Logic

• Instruments that Measure Flow
• What is Fluid Flow and How is It Determined and Measured (Profile, Reynolds Number,...)
  
• How is a Differential Pressure Flow Meter Instrument Set Up and Explain How it Functions
• Define and Explain Variable-Area Flow Metering: Mechanical, Electrical, and Other Flow meters
• How is Open-Channel Flow Measurements Made and Explain How they are Measured
  
• Define and Explain Solids Flow Meters
  

• Sampling Analyzer Instruments and Substitute Calibration
• Explain Gas Analyzers and there Applications and Sampling Systems
  
• Humidity Analyzers and there Applications and Sampling Systems
• Solids Moisture Analyzers and there Applications and Sampling Systems
• Liquid Analyzers and there Applications and Sampling Systems
• Describe Electrochemical Analyzers that Measure Electric Current and there Applications
• Explain How a Composition Analyzer Measures the Quantity of Multiple Components in a Single Sample
  

• How Instruments Convey: Transmission and Communication
• How is a Transmission Signal (Data) Managed and What are the Standards
  
• What is a Fieldbus and What is the relationship with instrumentation
  
• Explain Digital Numbering Systems in Relationship to Instrumentation Transmission and Communication
• Digital Communications and Binary Information
  
• What Security Measures should be in place including for Wireless
  

• Automatic Control by Using Instruments and Techniques for Regulation and to Maintain
• Automatic Controls and Process Dynamics
• Control Functions and Control Strategies
• Controller Tuning
• Pneumatic, Electric and Digital Controllers
• Operator Interfaces and Configuring Formats
  
• Controllers and Configuration

• Final Elements and Instrumentation
• Explain Final Elements Usage with Instrumentation Schemes or Configurations of the Following
  
• Control Valves
• Regulators and Dampers
• Actuators and Positioners
• On/Off Control Actions�
• Variable-Speed Drives�
• Electric Powers Controllers�

• Safety System Instruments to Prevent Injuries and Fatalities
• Common Safety Systems
  
• Individual Safety Devices
• Electrical Safety Standards
• Industrial Switches and Sensors

• Application of Instrumentation in Processes
• Explain Traditional Instrument Applications and General Techniques that Could Be Implemented on a Non-Instrument Process
• Instrumentation Review: Application of Temperature, Pressure, Level, Flow Instruments

Industrial Training School offers this combined training course titled "Instrumentation Part 1 and Part 2" for an instrument tech or an instrumentation technician who has some experience as a distant learning training course in the format of a correspondence course by mail.

Math Level- Medium

Estimated Average Hours of Completion- 300 Hours (Level of Effort: Six to Seven hours a week for 12-months)

Course Degree of Difficulty -5 Stars