Home KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
SE438
INSTRUMENTATION FOR PROCESS CONTROL
This is a newly introduced elective course in the SE department. While SE 312 stresses on the basic principles of instrumentation and transducers, the objective of this new course is to meet the demand of the process industry for advanced application oriented course.
PREREQUISITE: SE 312 or Equivalent
INSTRUCTOR : Dr. Moustafa Elshafei
| TOPIC | WEEKS | |
| 1- Review of Basic Concepts (Ch 8, JPB) 2- Analog Signal Conditioning (Ch 2, CDJ, Ch9 JPB) 3- Digital Signal Conditioning (Ch 3, CDJ) 4- SCADA Systems ( Ch 18, JPB+Handout) 5- Flow Measurement ( Ch 12, JPB) 6- Ultrasonic Measurement Systems (Ch 16, JPB) 7- Actuators and Control valves. ( Handout) 8- Eddy current measurement systems (Handout) | 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 | |
1- (CDJ) Curtis D. Johnson," Process Control Instrumentation Technology"
5th Edition, Prentice Hall, 1997.
2- (JPB) John P. Bentley," Principles of Measurement Systems", 3rd Edition, Longman
Publisher, 1995.
3- Handouts.
PROJECT 40 %
FINAL 30 %
Majors 10 %
QUIZES 10 %
ATTENDANCE and ASSIGNMENTS 10 %
1) This a new elective course in the SE Department. The course is the second level
in the instrumentation after SE 312. The material of this course covers more
advanced topics in instrumentation technology and stresses on the new technology,
Design and use of computer in the instrumentation systems.
2) The lab work was mainly geared towards design and implementation of projects
that demonstrate the student ability to deal with advanced technology, understand
and proper use of actual industrial measurement systems. Understand the sources
of error , safety consideration, calibration and the design steps from conceptual
ideas to prototyping and testing
3) The practical aspects of the course material was greatly enhanced by the use of
professional training tapes from the ISA The International Society for Measurement and
Control.
4) Student were required to attended lectures delivered by experts from Aramco on
Control Valves and another one by experts from Rosemonts on the new technology
of Smart Transmitters.
5) Student participated in a tour and presentation in the Standards and Calibration
Laboratory of the Research Institute.
Design and and Implementation of a two Tank System to
demonstrate :
1- Temperature measurement and control.
2- Level measurement and control.
3- Flow measurement and control.
4- Conductivity/pH measurement and control.
5- Use of computer interface and signal conditioning modules.
6- Use of process control software.
Weekly breakdown:
1- Introduction to the lab equipment.
2- Introduction to Labview
3- Configuring labview for data acquisition.
4- Temperature measurement installation.
5- Temperature measurement calibration.
6- Level measurement installation.
7- Level measurement calibration.
8- Flow measurement installation.
9- Flow measurement calibration.
10- Control valves, solenoids, and heating elements.
11- Control loop design and overall system integration.
12- Oral examination.