Name: Water Flow Measurement & Control Techniques Training Course
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Why Choose this Training Course?

Effective water transmission and distribution systems requires an understanding and appropriate application of Instrumentation and Process Control concepts. This PetroKnowledge course was designed to provide such understanding tailored to Water Flow Measurement & Control and cover their practical applications.

Sensors, Mechanical and Electrical Instrumentation are a key resource in industrial plants with multiple uses ranging from flow measurement, monitoring, and control. The use of smart sensors, microprocessors, PLCs, SCADA systems and automatic measurement systems (AMS) are the latest and most important trends in water transmission and distributions systems.

This Water Flow Measurement & Control Techniques training course includes the fundamentals and practical applications of Water Measurement and Control Devices. In addition, the course covers control valves and electronic instrumentation and networking. The training course ends with coverage of automatic measurement systems emphasizing wired and wireless communication technologies.

What are the Goals?

To provide fundamentals and practical applications of sensors, instrumentation, and control valves for water transmission and distribution systems
To provide the theoretical and practical knowledge to be able to match the desired instruments for specific applications
To provide the theoretical and practical knowledge to be able to resolve problems involving accuracy and reliability of measurements
To provide the processes for calibration, installation, and troubleshooting of water measurement instruments
To provide the fundamentals and practical applications of electronic instrumentation, industrial networks, SCADA, and automatic metering systems (AMS)

At the conclusion of this training course, the attendees should have an in-depth knowledge on the principle of operation and configuration of all types of water flow meters covered in the course: invasive and non-invasive type, positive displacement, turbine, electromagnetic, and ultrasonic meters. They should be able to choose the correct flow meter for a particular application and to resolve any ensuing problems in relation to unreliability or inaccuracy of flow meter readings and understand the various processes involved in the calibration of liquid flow meters. They should also have a practical understanding of control valves, smart flow meters, and automatic meter systems.

Daily Agenda

Day 1: Introduction and Mechanical Flow Meters

Introduction to course, expectations from participants, review of programme
Introduction o Sensors, Transducers and Instrumentation Systems
Examples
Flow Terms and definitions: Mass flow, Volumetric flow rate, Pressure, Viscosity, Turbidity, Units, Laminar and Turbulent flows, Reynolds number, Bernoulli’s equation, Pipe Velocity Distrubutions, Pipe Fitting Losses
Examples
Instrumentation Terms: Accuracy, Range, Span, Maximum error, Hysteresis, Repeatability and Reproducibility, Sensitivity, Resolution, Response time, Calibration Graphs
Examples
Principles of Water Flow Measurement & Control

Mechanical Flow meters:

Devices; principle of operation, application and installation considerations of Invasive types:
- Coriolis Flow meter
- Differential Pressure type flow meters
  - Orifice plate
  - Venturi tube
  - Flow nozzle
  - Dall flow tube
Positive displacement flow meters (Volumetric Rotary Piston Type): principle of operation, characteristics, sizing, Installation.
Turbine flow meters: Single jet, Multi jet, Woltman, characteristics, Calibration Curve, Sizing & Selection, Installatio & Accessories.
Testing and calibration of water meters.
Installation considerations, Maintenance, and troubleshooting of water meters.

Workshop #1: Case Study, Practical Exercises, Videos.

Day 2: Electronic Flow meters and Control Device

Electromagnetic Flow Meter: Theory of Operation, applications and limitations, characteristics, Installation recommendations.
Ultrasonic Flow Meter (Transit Time Measurement): Prerequisites for measurement, Operating Principles, transducers, design variatios, size ranges and limitation, applications & performance, installation, troubleshooting.
Insertion Magnetic Flow Meter: Operating principles, Advantages, Disadvantages, installation.
Maintenance and calibration

Control Devices

General Categories of Control Valves
Rangeability, End Connections, Shutoff Capability
Valve Sizing
Choked Flow
Control Valve Sizing and selection
Control Valve Cavitation and Noise
Piston, Electric and Hydraulic Actuators
Positioners
Live Loading
Diagnostic Testing of Control Loops
Air-Operated Valves Diagnostics
Motors-Operated Valves Diagnostics

Workshop #2: Case Study, Practical Exercises, Videos.

Day 3: Smart Sensors, Transmitters and AMR Systems

NOTE: This outline uses the HART industrial network but it could be replaced with any other network such as Profibus or Foundation Fieldbus

Microprocessors and Microcomputer Systems
Smart Sensor Systems
Intelligent (Smart) Transmitters
Microprocessor-Based Transmitters (Smart Transmitters)
Transmitter Options: 20 mA Current Lop, Fieldbus, Wireless
Smart (Intelligent) Pressure Transmitters
Advantages of Intelligent Instrumentation
Comparison Between Intelligent and Non-Intelligent Instrumentaion
Stand-Alone Controllers
Self-Tuning, Sequencing, and Networking
HART Protocol
Fieldbus Protocols: Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus
WirelessHART Protocol
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System
Other Wireless sensors and transmitters
Wireless measurement readers
Automatic meter reading
Automatic meter systems

Workshop #3: Case Study, Practical Exercises, Videos

Certificate

On successful completion of this Training Course / Online Training Course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate / E-Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.

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