Description
Volume 1 of this two-part guidebook contains useful “Facts at Your Fingertips” guide sheets, and practical, how-to engineering articles, all of which were originally published in Chemical Engineering.
Proper selection, specification, and use of instrumentation is essential for optimal operation of chemical process industries (CPI) facilities. The detailed engineering articles contained in Volume 1 provide guidance on monitoring and controlling key process variables — pressure, temperature, level, and flow — with additional articles on pH measurement.
Coverage includes accurate measurement of low and high pressures, overpressure protection, rupture disks, pressure-relief valves, temperature sensors (including RTDs, infrared thermal sensors, and thermowells), and flow measurement for fluids and bulk solids. Special attention is given to extreme low-temperature applications and troubleshooting techniques.
Features & Benefits
- Comprehensive guidance for selecting and using instrumentation in CPI facilities
- Focus on pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurement
- Practical advice for low-temperature, high-pressure, and overpressure scenarios
- Tips for using rupture disks, pressure-relief valves, and thermal sensors effectively
- Troubleshooting and field maintenance strategies for reliable plant operation
Audience
- Process and instrumentation engineers
- Plant operators and maintenance managers
- Project engineers and commissioning teams
- Design engineers in CPI facilities
- Safety and reliability engineers
Articles Include
- Characterize Bulk Solids to Ensure Smooth Flow
- Stream Selection Assemblies for Analytical Instrumentation
- Extremely Low-Temperature Systems
- New Measurement Practices for Cold Climates
- Low-Pressure Measurement
- Avoiding Pressure Relief Problems
- pH Electrodes and Temperature Dependence
- Infrared Temperature Measurement
- Selecting Two- and Four-Wire Magnetic Flowmeters
- Thermowell Installation
- Level-Measurement Device Selection
- Flowmeter Selection
- Liquefied-Industrial-Gas Safety
- Level Measurement Devices
- Fluid Flow
- Using Rupture Disks with Pressure Relief Valves
- Managing Pressure while Pigging an Oil Pipeline
- Vessel Sizing and Level Instrumentation
- Remote Thermal Sensing
- Pressure-Vessel Quality Control Requirements
- Infrared Temperature Monitoring: Know the Right Questions to Ask
- Advances in Process Temperature Measurement: Trends and Technologies
- Field Troubleshooting 101 and How to Get the Job Done
- Warming Up to Accurate Temperature Measurement
- Optimizing Pressure Relief Systems
- Pressure Transmitter Basics: Selection Guidelines
- pH Measurement in Industrial Waters
- Applying CPI Temperature Sensors
Details
Type: PDF
Pages: 97
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