Coursecode: wb 2413
Coursename: Instrumentation in the process industry

DUT credits:  2
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Subfaculty of  Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Mainly from industry. Course organizer dr. ir. A.J.J. van der Weiden

Tel.:  015-2785609

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Course year: 4
Period: 0/0/2/2
Hours p/w: 2
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The course is divided in several blocks. First a industrial example will be given to show  the different procedures necessarily to start a design cycle and disciplines which might be involved. Planning will be a subject to be focussed on. The main topics in the second block of lectures are Process Control and Instrumentation.  Special attention will be given to e.g. split range and selective control and the principles of measuring, valves types and their application. In the third block further details for instrument engineering shall be provided such as the level of automatisation and the systems which might be used. Other subjects in this block are e.g. instrumentation and supply systems, fire and gas detection and explosion danger.
In the forth block different distributed process control and information management systems are treated.
Special attention is given to process supervision and alarm management.
During the course minimal two excursions will be organized to companies involved in the process industry.  

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The objective of the course is to give insight of the engineering problems involved in the design process of a real chemical industrial plant. The mix of tutorial lectures and excursions to equipment suppliers, engineering offices and to real plants provides an ideal learning environment. 

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