Know Read Understand Piping Instrumentation Diagrams Pids

Learn how Process Control, Safety Instrumented Systems, Interlock & Alarms are represented in engineering P&ID drawings

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.4

- Understand and evaluate the purpose
- content
- and importance of P&IDs to the construction
- commissionning
- safe operation and maintenance of a process plant
- Learn how to read
- interpret and successfully understand ALL P&IDs through numerous real industrial examples
- Identify the 5 key sections of your P&ID (title block
- grid system
- revision block
- notes and legend
- engineering drawing block)

What you'll learn

Understand and evaluate the purpose

content

and importance of P&IDs to the construction

commissionning

safe operation and maintenance of a process plant

Learn how to read

interpret and successfully understand ALL P&IDs through numerous real industrial examples

Identify the 5 key sections of your P&ID (title block

grid system

revision block

notes and legend

engineering drawing block)

Know and identify valve symbols on your P&IDs (gate

globe

ball

butterfly

needle…)

Know and identify valve actuator symbols on your P&IDs (pneumatic

hydraulic

electric

single acting spring return

double acting…)

Know the standards and conventions for valve status (open

closed

throttled)

Identify valve position and failure mode on your P&IDs (LO

FAI…)

Know and identify process equipment symbols on your P&IDs (pumps

compressors

heat exchangers

columns

furnaces

reactors

vessels

containers

mixers…)

Know and identify piping symbols on your P&IDs (process

pneumatic

electric

hydraulic…)

Determine specific information about a process piping including type of material in the line

line size

line number and type of insulation when applicable

Know and identify pipe fitting symbols on your P&IDs (flanges

reductions

caps

spool pieces

unions…)

Know and identify the P&ID symbols of safety devices that are used to safely isolate

vent & drain process equipment for ease of maintenance (spectacle and spade blinds

double block and bleed valves…)

Know and identify pneumatic

electric

hydraulic and instrument signal lines on your P&IDs

Know and identify instrumentation symbols on your P&IDs (flow meters

temperature transmitters

pressure gauges…)

Know and identify the location of instruments

recorders

modifiers and controllers on your P&IDs (field mounted

board mounted

inaccessible…)

Know the lettering and numbering standards based on ISA symbolgy for piping

instruments and equipment designation on your P&IDs

Trace the flow of a process stream into your P&ID

through the pipes and equipment

and out of the P&ID

Understand the importance of process control and how it is displayed on your P&IDs

Successfully interpret basic process control schemes on your P&IDs

Understand the different process control options and how they are displayed on your P&IDs (cascade control

split range control

ratio control

batch control

selective control…)

Define the term Flow Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs

Define the term Temperature Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs

Define the term Pressure Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs

Define the term Level Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs

Understand the control of pressure in a pipe and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs

Understand the control of flow in a pipe and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs

Understand flow merging control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs

Understand flow splitting control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs

Understand centrifugal pump control systems (discharge throttling

variable speed drive

minimum flow…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs

Understand positive displacement pump control systems (recirculation pipe

variable speed drive

stroke adjustment…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs

Understand compressor control systems (capacity control

variable speed drive

anti-surge…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs

Understand heat exchanger control systems (direct control

bypass control

back pressure control…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs

Understand reactor temperature control systems and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs

Understand fired heater control systems and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs

Understand container and vessel control systems and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs

Understand electric motor control systems (ON / OFF actions) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs

Know and understand the concept of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and explain how safety instrumented functions are displayed on your P&IDs

Know and understand the concept of Alarm Systems and explain how alarms are displayed on your P&IDs

Identify safe operating limits based on system designs as displayed on your P&IDs

Know and understand how Fire and Gas Detection Systems (FGS) are displayed on P&IDs

Assess emergency situations and regulatory compliance issues using your P&IDs

* Requirements

* Some engineering or field knowledge is preferable but not mandatory. All the concepts are explained in depth using an easy to understand language to allow students to build their knowledge from the ground up

Description

Understand and evaluate the purpose, content, and importance of P&IDs to the construction, commissionning, safe operation and maintenance of a process plant
Learn how to read, interpret and successfully understand ALL P&IDs through numerous real industrial examples
Identify the 5 key sections of your P&ID (title block, grid system, revision block, notes and legend, engineering drawing block)
Know and identify valve symbols on your P&IDs (gate, globe, ball, butterfly, needle…)
Know and identify valve actuator symbols on your P&IDs (pneumatic, hydraulic, electric, single acting spring return, double acting…)
Know the standards and conventions for valve status (open, closed, throttled)
Identify valve position and failure mode on your P&IDs (LO, LC, FO, FC, FAI…)
Know and identify process equipment symbols on your P&IDs (pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, columns, furnaces, reactors, vessels, containers, mixers…)
Know and identify piping symbols on your P&IDs (process, pneumatic, electric, hydraulic…)
Determine specific information about a process piping including type of material in the line, line size, line number and type of insulation when applicable
Know and identify pipe fitting symbols on your P&IDs (flanges, reductions, caps, spool pieces, unions…)
Know and identify the P&ID symbols of safety devices that are used to safely isolate, vent & drain process equipment for ease of maintenance (spectacle and spade blinds, double block and bleed valves…)
Know and identify pneumatic, electric, hydraulic and instrument signal lines on your P&IDs
Know and identify instrumentation symbols on your P&IDs (flow meters, temperature transmitters, pressure gauges…)
Know and identify the location of instruments, recorders, modifiers and controllers on your P&IDs (field mounted, board mounted, inaccessible…)
Know the lettering and numbering standards based on ISA symbolgy for piping, instruments and equipment designation on your P&IDs
Trace the flow of a process stream into your P&ID, through the pipes and equipment, and out of the P&ID
Understand the importance of process control and how it is displayed on your P&IDs
Successfully interpret basic process control schemes on your P&IDs
Understand the different process control options and how they are displayed on your P&IDs (cascade control, split range control, ratio control, batch control, selective control…)
Define the term Flow Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs
Define the term Temperature Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs
Define the term Pressure Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs
Define the term Level Control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs
Understand the control of pressure in a pipe and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs
Understand the control of flow in a pipe and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs
Understand flow merging control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs
Understand flow splitting control and explain how it is displayed on your P&IDs
Understand centrifugal pump control systems (discharge throttling, variable speed drive, minimum flow…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs
Understand positive displacement pump control systems (recirculation pipe, variable speed drive, stroke adjustment…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs
Understand compressor control systems (capacity control, variable speed drive, anti-surge…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs
Understand heat exchanger control systems (direct control, bypass control, back pressure control…) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs
Understand reactor temperature control systems and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs
Understand fired heater control systems and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs
Understand container and vessel control systems and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs
Understand electric motor control systems (ON / OFF actions) and explain how they are displayed on your P&IDs
Know and understand the concept of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and explain how safety instrumented functions are displayed on your P&IDs
Know and understand the concept of Alarm Systems and explain how alarms are displayed on your P&IDs
Identify safe operating limits based on system designs as displayed on your P&IDs
Know and understand how Fire and Gas Detection Systems (FGS) are displayed on P&IDs
Assess emergency situations and regulatory compliance issues using your P&IDs