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Fundamentals of
Industrial Measurement CD-ROM Courses
The following interactive multimedia CD-ROMs
are available on the topic of industrial measurement. The following 4 courses are
available to choose from:
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Fundamentals
of Industrial Measurement: Pressure Measurement CD-ROM
Duration: 6 hours (includes 1 test)
Audience:
This program is an excellent entry-level course for engineers, technicians, and
operators as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and
manufacturing facilities. This
lesson is designed for participants familiar with basic mathematical operations
including algebra.
What Students
Learn: This comprehensive INVOLVE® interactive multimedia training
program was produced in association with the Instrument Society of America
(ISA). This four lesson program
trains participants in the principles of process control and measurement.
This lesson presents the basic principles of
pressure measurement and applications of direct and inferred pressure
measurement methods. Various
pressure instruments are presented including manometers, mechanical pressure
sensors, and transducers.
After completing the lesson, the learner will be able to:
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Recognize the importance of the measurement and control of pressure.
• Define pressure and
determine the pressure exerted by a liquid.
• Recognize the importance of
sensor location in pressure measurement, and calculate the force
exerted by liquids.
• Identify the effects of
temperature change on the force exerted by a liquid.
• Identify the factors which
determine the force exerted by a gas.
• Convert various units of
pressure measurement to psig, psia, InH2O, and InHg using a conversion table.
• Calculate differential
pressure.
• Recognize the effect of
atmospheric pressure on pressure measurement.
• State the principle of
operation of closed and open manometers.
• Identify the types of
manometers and the considerations for their safe and effective use.
• Describe the principle of
operation for elastic elements.
• Explain how the movement of
a sensing element can be used to produce a pneumatic and electrical
signal.
• Describe the operation of
mechanical to electrical transducers.
Special Notes:
This training program is delivered by multimedia CD-ROM and can be accessed on a
stand alone PC or in a networked learning center.
Fundamentals
of Industrial Measurement: Pressure Measurement CD-ROM - $349.95 
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Fundamentals
of Industrial Measurement: Level
Measurement CD-ROM
Duration: 6 hours (includes 1 test)
Audience:
This lesson is designed for participants familiar with basic mathematical
operations including algebra.
What Students
Learn: This comprehensive INVOLVE® interactive multimedia training
program was produced in association with the Instrument Society of America
(ISA). This four lesson program
trains participants in the principles of process control and measurement.
This lesson describes the fundamentals of level
measurement and the sensors employed. Applications
for both direct and indirect level measurement are covered including float-type
devices, hydrostatic head and differential pressure measurements, as well as
electrical, ultrasonic, and radiation instruments.
After completing the lesson, the learner will be able to:
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Recognize the importance of measuring and controlling level.
• Describe what an interface
is and list some of the types of interfaces that may be measured for level
indication.
• List common measurement
units of level.
• Define direct and indirect
level measurement and some types and applications of these methods.
• Define continuous level and
point level measurement.
• Describe how sight glasses
operate to measure liquid level.
• Describe how dipsticks,
weighted lines, and float-type instruments can be used to gauge level.
• Define hydrostatic head
pressure and explain how it can be used to measure the height of liquid.
• Calculate the height of the
liquid in inches with a head pressure and specific gravity.
• Describe configurations
using hydrostatic head to measure level in open tanks.
• Describe how differential
pressure can be used to measure level in closed-tank applications using
a dry or wet leg.
• Explain how level can be
measured using electrical capacitance or resistance.
• Describe two ways the level
of granular solids and powders can be measured.
• Describe some non-invasive
level measurement methods that use ultrasonic and radiation detectors.
• Describe the basic
operation of one type of fiber optic level measurement instrument for
point
level measurement.
Special Notes:
This training program is delivered by multimedia CD-ROM and can be accessed on a
stand alone PC or in a networked learning center.
Fundamentals
of Industrial Measurement: Level Measurement CD-ROM - $349.95
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Fundamentals
of Industrial Measurement: Flow
Measurement CD-ROM
Duration: 6 hours (includes 1 test)
Audience:
This program is an excellent entry-level course for engineers, technicians, and
operators as well as for the multicraft training needs of process and
manufacturing facilities. This
lesson is designed for participants familiar with basic mathematical operations
including algebra.
What Students
Learn: This comprehensive INVOLVE® interactive multimedia training
program was produced in association with the Instrument Society of America
(ISA). This four lesson program
trains participants in the principles of process control and measurement.
This lesson describes the properties of fluids
that are a factor in the measurement of their flow.
In addition, the lesson explains how differential pressure measurements
can be used to determine flow rate. Various
types of flow measurement devices and their principles of operation are also
discussed.
After completing the lesson, the learner will be able to:
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Recognize the effect of temperature and pressure on the density and
volume of a liquid and a gas.
• Describe the effects of
temperature on viscosity and how viscosity affects flow.
• Describe laminar flow,
turbulent flow, and transitional flow.
• Describe the application of
the Reynolds Number to flow measurement.
• Identify variables that
affect mass flow rate.
• Describe how static
pressure is converted to kinetic energy.
• Explain Bernoulli's law as
it applies to differential pressure flow measurements.
• Explain the necessity of an
expansion factor in differential pressure flow measurements of a gas.
• Describe how an
orifice-type differential pressure flow device measures flow.
• Explain how a beta ratio is
determined and its application to flow measurements.
• Identify the location of
high and low pressure taps in an orifice run.
• Describe the design and
operation of Venturi tube, flow nozzle, and Pitot tube differential
pressure
flow devices.
• Explain the difference
between closed and open systems.
• Describe the design and
operation of weir and flume head-type differential pressure flow devices.
• Describe the design and
operation of vortex shedding, magnetic, ultrasonic, rotary vane, turbine,
and Coriolis mass flowmeters.
• Describe the operational
principles of positive displacement flowmeters.
• Describe how an inferential
mass flow measurement differs from a true mass flow measurement.
Special Notes:
This training program is delivered by multimedia CD-ROM and can be accessed on a
stand alone PC or in a networked learning center.
Fundamentals
of Industrial Measurement: Flow Measurement CD-ROM - $349.95
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Fundamentals
of Industrial Measurement: Temperature
Measurement CD-ROM
Duration: 6 hours (includes 1 test)
Audience:
This lesson is designed for participants familiar with basic mathematical
operations including algebra.
What Students
Learn: This comprehensive INVOLVE® interactive multimedia training
program was produced in association with the Instrument Society of America
(ISA). This four lesson program
trains participants in the principles of process control and measurement.
This lesson presents the basic principles of
temperature measurement and the application of temperature measuring
instruments. Various temperature measuring instruments are discussed
including thermometers, pyrometers, thermocouples, resistance temperature
detectors, and thermistors.
After completing the lesson, the learner will be able to:
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Recognize the importance of temperature measurement and control.
• Identify the principle of
kinetic energy with a graph of molecular movement.
• Identify four scales used
to indicate temperature.
• Define heat transfer in
terms of conversion, conduction, and radiation.
• Define response time, stem
loss, and radiation error.
• Identify the effect that
inserting a sensor in a thermowell will have on the sensor's
temperature measurement and its response time.
• Identify the effect that
thermal shunting will have on temperature measurement.
• Describe the principles of
operation for a liquid in glass thermometer, thermal bulb, and a
bimetallic thermometer.
• Describe the principle of
operation for an optical and ratio pyrometer.
• Identify the reference and
measuring junctions in a drawing representing a thermocouple.
• Identify the negative wire
in a type J thermocouple.
• Identify the components of
a thermocouple assembly when a thermocouple is inserted in a thermowell.
• Explain how a thermopile is
used to produce greater output in response to smaller temperature change.
• Identify the use and
application of thermocouples joined in parallel.
• State the principle of
operation for a resistance temperature detector.
• Identify the bridge
circuit's operation in an RTD to measure temperature.
• Identify the effect strain
will have on a resistance temperature detector.
• Identify the type, design
considerations, and strain on various types of RTDs.
• Identify a voltage divider
circuit's operation in a thermistor circuit to measure temperature.
• State the principle of
operation for a thermistor.
Special Notes:
This training program is delivered by multimedia CD-ROM and can be accessed on a
stand alone PC or in a networked learning center.
Fundamentals of Industrial Measurement: Temperature
Measurement CD-ROM - $349.95
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Note:
CD-ROM Pricing is for the single user/single PC version.
Call 888-777-0753 for network or multiple user pricing.
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business hours.
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