Egaña, Jericho A.

March 24, 2022

18-54588
EE - 4203

ICE 420 Instrumentation and Control

Activity 1

A.
B.
The above PID depicts a Chemical Reactor with a feedwater and temperature
control system. The feedwater control system regulates the flowrate of water pumped into
the reactor vessel and generates a control signal that can be used to control the startup
flow control valves. Moreover, the temperature control system ensures that the chemical
solution inside the reactor vessel is kept at a constant temperature by measuring the
temperature of the reactor vessel and throttling steam from a boiler to the steam jacket
as needed to add heat.

C.
Flow Recorder
• Primary Element / Sensor
• FR
• Loop 01
• Discrete Instrument
• Not shared display/control
• Field Mounted
• From feed (process piping) to FT (instrument to process)

Flow Transmitter
• Secondary Element / Signal-generating element
• FT
• Loop 01
• Discrete Instrument
• Not shared display/control
• Field Mounted
• From FR (instrument to process) to FIC (electrical signal)

Flow Indicating Controller

• Controlling Element
• FIC
• Loop 01
• Discrete Instrument, PLC
• Not shared display/control
• On central control panel
• From FT (electrical signal) to FV (pneumatic signal)
Flow Control Valve
• Final Control Element
• FV
• Loop 01
• Discrete Instrument
• Not shared display/control
• Field Mounted
• From FIC (pneumatic signal) to reactor vessel (process piping)

Temperature Transmitter
• Secondary Element / Signal-generating element
• TT
• Loop 02
• Discrete Instrument
• Not shared display/control
• Field Mounted
• From reactor vessel (instrument to process) to TIC (internal system link)

Transducer
• Secondary Element / Signal-generating element
• I/P
• Loop 02
• Discrete Instrument
• Not shared display/control
• On central control panel
• From TIC (electrical signal) to TV (pneumatic signal)

Temperature Indicating Controller

• Controlling Element
• TIC
• Loop 02
• Discrete Instrument, PLC
• Not shared display/control
• On central control panel
• From TT (internal system link) to I / P (electrical signal)
Temperature Control Valve
• Final Control Element
• TV
• Loop 02
• Discrete Instrument
• Not shared display/control
• Field Mounted
• From TV (pneumatic signal) to reactor vessel (instrument to process)