Electronic Instrumentation Details 

PS2309 ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION FOR OFFSHORE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

5 Days
Location: SRTCC
Contact: SRTCC Staff, Dannie Smith, 504-728-1225

Course Overview

This workshop is taught in a 5-day session. It provides training for those who have completed the Basic or Advanced Offshore Electrical courses or whose electrical experience warrants attendance. The course covers measurement principles of level, flow, pressure, temperature, volume, wind velocity and safety systems followed by theory and description of operation, calibration and maintenance of equipment used in offshore production systems. Equipment covered includes dumb and smart process transmitters, switches, transducers, sensors and interfacing equipment. Emphasis is placed on understanding the electrical and electronic principles involved in sensing, conversion and transmitting useful information to end devices, including meters, remote terminal units and programmable logic controllers.

Designed For

This course is recommended for operators and maintenance personnel who have completed basic electrical training or electricians who desire to broaden their knowledge of electronic instrumentation. The course allows participants to gain a working understanding of electronic instrumentation and safety systems.

Prerequisites

Completion of Basic of Advanced Electrical and Electronic Systems.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Understand basic electronic instrument terminology.
• Apply measurement principles to field applications.
• Calibrate and monitor a variety of electronic instruments.
• Analyze and troubleshoot instrument problems and provide proper maintenance.
• Understand safety sensors, devices and controls.
• Learn how electronic instruments interface with electronic data acquisition devices, including programmable logic controllers, RTU's and CAO.

Outline

1. MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLES
   1. Terminology
   2. Sensors for Level, Flow, Temperature, Pressure
   3. 4-Wire/2-Wire Transmitters
   4. Level/Pressure Switches
2. ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES
   1. Pressure Transmitters
   2. Temperature Transmitters
3. CALIBRATION PROCEDURES
   1. Zero/Span, Damping, Elevation/Suppression Procedures
   2. Hands-On Calibration of Rosemont and Taylor Units
4. TROUBLESHOOTING TRANSMITTERS
   1. Pressure/Flow
   2. Temperature
5. SMART TRANSMITTERS
   1. Operation of Smart Devices
   2. Interface Unit
   3. Calibration of Pressure and Temperature Units
6. FLOW METERS
   1. Orifice Meters
   2. Vortex Meters
   3. Turbine Meters
   4. Mass Flow Meters
7. SPECIAL INSTRUMENTS
   1. Wind Velocity
   2. Metretape
8. INTERFACING EQUIPMENT
   1. PLC's
   2. Meters
   3. Instrument Print Reading

02/19/2008