Instrumentation & Controls TrainingContinuous Process: Field Devices: Pressure, Temperature, and Weight

Continuous Process: Field Devices: Pressure, Temperature, and Weight

SKU: ACPPT00CEN
Duration: 2.00 Hrs

This course is designed to familiarize participants with input field devices that sense and monitor temperature, pressure, or weight. After completing this course, participants should be able to describe the basic operation of various types of temperature, pressure, and weight transducers and transmitters.
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Learning Objectives

  • List typical temperature, pressure, and weight applications.
  • Explain how thermocouples, RTDs, and thermistors work.
  • Explain reference junction compensation.
  • Explain RTD lead length compensation.
  • Explain how load cells work.
  • Explain absolute, gauge, and differential pressure measurement.
  • Explain the function of set points.
  • Describe transmitter operating parameters, and define the following terms: range, LRL, URL, LRV, URV, span, turndown ratio, engineering units, PV, and SV.
  • Explain how transmitter accuracy can be specified.
  • Identify and describe common transmitter configuration options.
  • Describe the ways that transmitters communicate signal information.
  • Describe how to set up a traditional transmitter.
  • Explain how to communicate with, configure, and test a smart transmitter.

    • Specs

    Course Level Intermediate
    Languages English
    Compatibility Audio, Video, MobileReady

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