Course code: wb2413-04

Course name: Instrumentation in the process industry.

This concerns a course

ECTS credit points: 2

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Section of Systems and Control Engineering

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

Tel.:  015 - 27 85609 /

Catalog data:

Design process of a real chemical industrial plant.

Process Control and Instumentation.

Supply systems and secrurity issues.

Distributed proces control and information mangement and alarm systems.

Excursions to equipment suppliers, engineering offices and to real plants.

Course year:

MSc 1^st year

Semester:

2B

Hours per week:

4

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(see academic calendar)

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Detailed description of topics:

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.

Course material:

• Lecture notes

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Learning goals:

1. recognize the different procedures necessarily to start a design cycle and disciplines which might be involved

2. formulate the requirements and discuss the level of automation

3. select supply systems and instruments for control

4. apply the IEC61508 standard and to be aware of fire and gas detection and explosion danger

5. discover the elementary control loops, e.g. split range and selective control

6. describe the different principles of measuring, valves types and their application

7. discuss the role of process supervision and alarm management

8. study the main functional requirements to safeguarding

Computer use:

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