PTAC 1432 - Process Instrumentation I

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3 Lab: 3
Study of the instruments and control systems used in the process industry including terminology, process variables, symbology, control loops, and basic troubleshooting.
Prerequisite: MATH 0308 or qualifying score on MATH placement test.
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Explain the function of the various instruments used in the process industry. 2 - Diagram the process control elements in a control loop. 3 - Utilize terms and symbols in instrumentation. 4 - Interpret process flow diagram and piping and instrumentation drawing. 5 - Using knowledge of symbols, process diagrams and instrumentation, sketch a simple process diagram, including control loops. 6 - Describe the various process variables (flow, level, pressure, temperature, analytical, etc.) found in a plant and explain how instruments are used to sense, measure and transmit this information to the control system. 7 - Identify the types of control loops (simple and complex) and explain their operation. 8 - Identify the components of a closed control loop (primary element, transmitter, controller, transducer, final element) and explain their interrelationships. 9 - Identify typical instrument malfunctions found in control loops and explain how they may affect a process (cause and effect).