Process Control
Instrumentation and process control systems - engineering and documentation
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Control Valves
Control Valve terminology, bodies, trim, flow characteristics, Cv and Kv sizing, noise, actuators and positioners
Documentation
Documentation of process control systems - Block Flow Diagrams (BFD), Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) and more
Fluid Flowmeters
Flow metering basics - Orifice, Venturi, Flow Nozzles, Pitot Tubes, Target, Variable Area, Positive Displacement, Turbine, Vortex, Electromagnetic, Ultrasonic Doppler, Ultrasonic Time-of-travel, Mass Coriolis, Mass Thermal, Weir V-notch, Flume Parshall and Sluice Gate flow meters and more
Risk, Reliability and Safety
Risk, Reliability and Safety in Process Control Systems
Temperature Measurement
Measurement of temperature - probes, sensors and transmitters
BFD - Block Flow Diagram
It is common to use the Block Flow Diagram - BFD - as a schematic illustration of the major process
CE Marking
Before products are sold within the European - EU - market, they have to be
Chemicals and Hazard Rating Systems
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) hazard system for chemical materials
Control Valve Sizing Calculator - Gases
An online control valve - Cv - calculator for gases
Dust Explosions - Critical Temperatures and Concentrations
Critical temperatures and concentration parameters for some common substances as coal, zinc, uranium and more
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Flow Coefficient - Cv - Formulas for Liquids, Steam and Gases - Online Calculators
The flow coefficient - Cv - is important for proper design of control valves
Flow Coefficient Cv and Flow Factor Kv
Comparing flow coefficient Cv with flow factor Kv
Flowmeters and Turndown Ratio
An introduction to turndown ratio for flow measurement devices as orifices, venturi meter etc.
HVAC Diagram - online drawing
Online HVAC diagram drawing
Hazardous Areas Classification - Europe
European hazardous areas classifications in zones, protection types, temperature codes and codes
Hazardous Areas Classification - North America
North American hazardous locations classification in classes, divisions and groups
IP - Ingress Protection Ratings
IP - Ingress Protection rating is used to specify the environmental protection - electrical enclosure - of electrical equipment
ISA Instrumentation Codes in Process Control Systems
The ISA standards and symbols are important for the P&IDs and documents describing the process control system
ISA codes for Process Instrumentation
ISA instrumentation codes and combinations
Measuring Air Humidity
Measuring relative air humidity with dry and wet bulb temperatures
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P&ID - Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
A Piping and Instrumentation Diagram - P&ID, is a schematic illustration of functional relationship of piping, instrumentation and system equipment components
P&ID Diagram - Online Drawing
Online P&ID diagram drawing
PFD - Process Flow Diagram
The Process Flow Diagram - PFD, a schematic illustration of the system
PFD - Process Flow Diagram - Online Drawing
Online drawing of Process Flow Diagrams
Pressure
Introduction to pressure - relationship psi and Pa - online pressure units converter
Process Control and Common Terms
Common terms in the process control terminology
Process Controllers
Basic process controllers with proportional, integrating and derivative functions
Sizing and Selection Control Valves
Select and size the control valve that most closely matches the process requirements
Sizing and Selection of Butterfly Valves
Selecting and sizing butterfly valves for water applications
Steam Control Valves - Calculating Kv Values
Design of steam control valves and their Kv values
Temperature Sensors - Comparing Types
Comparing advantages and disadvantages of thermocouples, RTDs and thermistors temperature sensors
Thermocouples
Thermocouples - types, principles and temperature ranges
Types of Fluid Flow Meters
An introduction to different types of fluid flowmeters - Orifices, Venturies, Nozzles, Rotameters, Pitot Tubes, Calorimetrics, Turbine, Vortex, Electromagnetic, Doppler, Ultrasonic, Thermal, Coriolis
Waste Water and Flow Capacity
In sewage piping and pumping systems the fluid flow rate must be kept within certain limits to avoid operating problems
Water Control Valves - Calculating Kv Values
Design of water process control valves and their Kv values
