Process Instrumentation

CHE426
Dr. Fahad Rehman
CUI, Lahore Campus
CLOs covered
• CLO3: Development of Instrumentation Diagram

• Course contents: components and guidelines to develop an

instrumentation diagram
Developing an Instrumentation Diagram
• Technically its Piping & Instrumentation diagram (P&ID)

• Piping is out of our scope so we will focus on the development of

Instrumentation diagram
Developing an Instrumentation Diagram
• A query could be based on a newly installed equipment

• A whole new process section

• A whole new plant

Developing an Instrumentation Diagram
• Process Design

• Material of construction

• Piping

• Instrumentation
Developing an Instrumentation Diagram
• Things to consider

• Type of fluid(s)/material; Solids, Liquids and/or gases

• Nature of Fluids/materials; Toxic, corrosive, solvents, inert etc.,

• Process Parameters; T, P, Q
Client’s requirements
• Type of instruments
• Local such as gauge etc.,
• Remote such as differential cells
• Both/Mix
• Local standards/International standards
• Environmental Considerations
• Cost considerations
• Selection of Instruments
3- Phase separator