Course Name : Operation & Maintenance of Process Control and Automation

Course Duration: 6 Months

Sl No Module Description Duration

1. Module-1 Installation, Repair and Maintenance of 60 Hours

Pressure Gauge

2. Module-2 Installation, Repair and Maintenance of 60 Hours

Temperature Measuring Instruments

3. Module-3 Installation, Repair and Maintenance of Flow 60 Hours

Measuring Instruments

4. Module-4 Installation, Repair and Maintenance of Level 60 Hours

Measuring Instruments

5. Module-5 Automation 60 Hours

6. Module-6 Power Electronics 60 Hours

Module -1: Installation, Repair and Maintenance of Pressure Gauge.

Sl No Theory Practical

1. Different types of Pressure and Units . Familiarization and practice of pressure measurement
Conversion of Pressure Units using different pressure gauges .

2. Principal of working of Manometers Pressure measuring using manometer and manometer

leveling and adjustment .

3. Working Principle of C- Type Bourdon tube , Disassemble and assemble of C- type bourdon gauge,
Bellows, capsule , diaphragm gauges & diaphragm, capsule and bellow gauge. Fault
general faults of different pressure gauges identification and rectification.
and procedure of rectification

4. Principle of Operation of Dead weight Operation and use of dead weight Tester . Practice
Tester / Comparator calibration of different pressure gauges

5. Calibration procedure of pressure gauges Fitting and Checking of pressure gauges in the pipe
and trace ability aspect and Preventive line .
maintenance of pressure instruments .
Introduction of Controller .
Module -2: Installation, Repair and Maintenance of Temperature Measuring Instruments

Sl Theory Practical
No

1. Different types of Temperature scale & Familiarization of different types of thermo meter and
units . Conversion of Temperature units their scale .

2. Working principle and operation of Practice temperature measurement using Bimetallic

Thermometers Bimetallic , gas filled , liquid , gas filled , liquid filled , vapour and pressure
filled , vapour and pressure thermometers. thermometers. General faults of different
General faults of different temperature temperature gauge and procedure of rectification
gauge and procedure of rectification

3. Principle of operation of Thermo Couple , Select , Installation and connection of different

Thermo Couple materials and colour code. Thermocouples, and RTD for temperature
measurement and Fault identification and
rectification.

4. Principle of operation of RTD & thermister, Calibration of Thermocouple , Error compensation of

preventives maintenance of Thermocouple Thermocouple
and RTD .

5. Operation of temperature calibrator and Temperature calibration using Temperature bath and
trace ability aspects and Introduction to temperature calibrator
temperature controller .

Module -3: Installation, Repair and Maintenance of Flow Measuring Instruments

Sl Theory Practical
No

1. Importance and methods of flow Familiarization of different flow meters .

measurement and units of flow

2. Principle & Operation of quantity flow Internal and External parts identification of Quantity
Meter flow meters . Calibration and maintenance of quantity
flow Meter .

3. Principle and operation of Venturi , flow Installation of Venturi , Flow nozzle , orifice , pilot tube
nozzle , orifice, pilot tube for flow in pipe line for flow measurement along with flow
measurement and general faults of transmitter & fault identification and rectification.
different sensors and procedure of
 rectification and preventive maintenance of
different flow sensing unit .

4. Working principle of rotameter Installation of rotameter in pipe line and

measurement of flow rate .

5. Flow measurement technique using DP Calibration of DP Transmitter for flow measurement

transmitter & calibration of flow Transmitter .
and trace ability aspects .

Module -4: Installation, Repair and Maintenance of Level Measuring Instruments

Sl Theory Practical
No

1. Working principle of level measurement Level measurement using Slide glass, float, Displacer
using slide glass, Float and Displacer & & Repair and maintenance of slide glass, float and
general fault of different level gauge and displacer
procedure of rectification.

2. Principle of level measurement by Hydro Level measurement using DP Transmitter and level
static head methods. Transmitter calibration and level transmitter
maintenance and repair .

3. Principle of level measurement by Level measurement using capacitance method,

capacitance method & methods of capacitance sensor maintenance and repair &
preventive maintenance of level gauges Maintenance and repair of Level switches .
and Transmitter.

4. Operation of level Transmitter & Calibration Mount , Operate, adjust , calibrate and test different
of level sensors and Traceability aspects. types of level gauges .
Introduction to level controller .

Module -5: Automation

Sl No Theory Practical

1. Idea about Digital Electronics and logic Study of different types of logic circuit
circuit .

2. Idea about control system- open loop & Study of different control system by Trainer Kit
Closed loop

3. Study of different characteristics of control valves .

Idea about block diagram, Transfer function ,

 gain of the system, response and excitation

4. Idea about process control & Systems Study of different types of Transducers .

5. Construction, function of different types of Study of different types of sensors .

control valves including sizing , selection,
installation.

6. Idea about different types of Transducer Study of excitation signal and response of different
& sensors & Specification of sensors and control systems
Transducers.

7. Different types of analog signals Study of ADC & DAC

generator from sensors and Transducers

Module -6: Power Electronics

Sl No Theory Practical

1. Basic Electronics S/C energy level, P type Find the value of resistance by colour code method
S/C, N- Type S/C, P- N junction Diode & find the value of resistance by Multimeter and
testing of capacitor by Multimeter .

2. Application of P-N junction Diode as H-W Find the value of capacitor by colour code &
rectifier , F.W rectifier , Idea about ripples, Testing of Diode by Multimeter and study of
Filtering technique Halfwave & Fullwave rectifier

3. General idea about Transistors, types of Design of Battery eliminator with F.W rectifier and
Transistors , biasing of Transistors, test its function & Identify the terminal of transistors.
specification and rating of Transistors.

4. General idea about Operational Amplifier, Study of oscilloscope , the components with the help
Timer specially IC 555 Timer. of oscilloscope and Current / Voltage curve of diode
forward and reserved biased ( Ge , Si)

5. Application of IC 555 Timer as Design of Voltage stabilizer with zener diode and
Multivibrator, Astable m/v,Bistable m/v transistor biasing .
square wave generator etc .

6. Idea about Thyristor ,UJT, FET, Testing of Thyristors & application of Thristors by
MOSFET,IGBT varying gate voltage.

7. Application & Specification of Power Application of Power electronics devices in drive unit
Electronics devices . .