MASTER COURSE OUTLINE DEPT: ELC
Big Bend Community College NO: 271
Date: February 2008
COURSE TITLE: INSTRUMENTATION II & CONTROL ACTUATORS
CIP Code: 15.0404 CREDITS: 5
Intent Code: 21 Total Contact Hours Per Qtr: 77
Program Code: 784 Lecture Hours Per Qtr: 33
Lab Hours Per Qtr: 44
Distribution Desig.: Other Hours Per Qtr: 0
PREPARED BY: Steve Matern, Bill Autry & Ken Nairne
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Maintenance procedures and troubleshooting techniques for control/measurement loops in the industrial environment along with fundamentals of control valves, actuators, their applications, techniques of safe trouble shooting, testing, repairing, and calibrating final control elements.
PREREQUISITE(S): ELC 170 (Intro to Instrumentation) & ELC 225 (Electronics III) or
Instructor permission
TEXT: The following texts from the Instrumentation Systems and Automation Society. And Instrumentation, 4th ed. ATP Pub. Kirk, Weedon, Kirk
Instrumentation 4th Ed. 8-8269-3426-4
Flow – Ind. Meas. Series 1-55617-088-2
Instrument Cal. Series – Principles 1-55617-176-5
Instr. Cal. Series – Press. & Temp. 1-55617-177-3
Instr. Cal. Series – Flow & Level 1-55617-178-1
Control valves & Actuators 1-55617-183-8
COURSE GOALS: Provide the student with skills necessary to safely trouble shoot, maintain and repair control valves and their actuators using ISA standards for control valves.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Define and locate instrumentation problems.
2. Demonstrate troubleshooting techniques for control loop equipment.
a) Power sources
b) Digital controllers
c) Input circuitry (including sensor)
d) Output circuitry (including final element)
3. Select the proper valve and actuator based on:
a) Type of fluid
b) Temperature of fluid
c) Volume of fluid
d) Sizing for liquid service
e) Sizing for gas service
f) Calculation methods.
4. Describe the procedure for isolating problems in a pneumatic process control loop.
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE:
1. Control systems troubleshooting principles
2. Electronic control loops
3. Pneumatic control loops
4. Testing and maintenance procedures for instrumentation
5. Isolating problems for electronic / pneumatic control loops
6. Installation of primary devices and start up of instrument control loops
7. Digital control system testing
8. Documentation
9. Preventive maintenance
EVALUATION METHODS/GRADING PROCEDURES:
Students will be evaluated and grades will be awarded on the following criterion: Attendance; Participation; Cumulative quiz and intermediate test scores; and a comprehensive final exam.
Grading will conform to the rules and policies set forth by the Instructional Council and the Administration of Big Bend Community College.
PLANNED TEACHING METHODS/LEARNING STRATEGIES:
X Lecture X Small Group Discussion Special Project
X Laboratory X Audiovisual Other (List)
Supervised Clinical X Individualized Instruction
Division Chair Approval
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