644 INSTRUMENTATION

Instrument Tag Identification

First Letter Second Letter
Measured or Initiating Readout or Output Function Modifier
Variable Modifier Passive Function

A Analysis Alarm

B Burner Flame User's Choice User's Choice User's Choice

C Conductivity (Electrical) Control

Density (Mass) or Specific

D Gravity Differential

E Voltage (EMF) Primary Element

F Flow Rate Ratio (Fraction)

G Gaging (Dimensional) Glass

H Hand (Manually Initiated) High

I Current (Electrical) Indicate

J Power Scan

K Time or Time Schedule Control Station

L Level Light (Pilot) Low

Middle or
M Moisture or Humidity
Intermediate

N User's Choice User's Choice User's Choice User's Choice

O User's Choice Orifice (Restriction)

Point (Test
P Pressure or Vacuum
Connection)

Q Quantity or Event Integrate or Totalize

R Radioactivity, radiation Record or Print

S Speed or Frequency Safety Switch

T Temperature Transmit

U Multivariable Multifunction Multifunction Multifunction

Valve, Damper, or
V Viscosity, Vibration
Louver

W Weight or Force Well

X Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified

Y Event or State Relay or Compute

Drive, Actuate, or
Z Position Unclassified Final
Control Element
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Selected Instrumentation Symbols

General Instrument Symbols — Balloons
Instrument for two measured variables.* Optionally,
Instrument for single measured variable * with any number of functions. single-variable instrument with more than one function.
Additional tangent balloons my be added as required.
APPROXIMATELY
⁷⁄₁₆″ DIAMETER 1
(2) 6TE
2584-23
LOCALLY MOUNTED ON BOARD 1 (OR BOARD 2). MOUNTED LOCALLY MOUNTED INSTRUMENT LOCALLY MOUNTED ON
MOUNTED BOARD 2 MAY ALTERNATIVELY BE BEHIND THE WITH LONG TAG NUMBER. (6 IS MOUNTED MAIN BOARD
DESIGNATED BY A DOUBLE BOARD OPTIONAL AND IS PLANT
HORIZONTAL LINE INSTEAD OF A NUMBER.) ALTERNATIVELY, A
SINGLE LINE, WITH THE DESIGNATION CLOSED CIRCLE MAY BE
OUTSIDE THE BALLOON OMITTED. ENLARGED.

Control Valve Body Symbols

GLOBE, GATE, OR OTHER IN-LINE ANGLE BUTTERFLY, DAMPER, ROTARY PLUG THREE-WAY FOUR-WAY
TYPE NOT OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED OR LOUVER OR BALL

Actuator Symbols
Diaphragm, spring-opposed, with positioner and overriding
Diaphragm, spring-opposed
pilot valve that pressurizes diaphragm when actuated.

S S

AIR
SUPPLY

WITHOUT PREFERRED FOR DIAPHRAGM THAT

POSITIONER OR IS ASSEMBLED WITH PILOT SO THAT AIR DIAPHRAGM,
OTHER PILOT ASSEMBLY IS ACTUATED BY ONE CON- SUPPLY PRESSURE-
TROLLED INPUT (SHOWN TYPICALLY BALANCED
WITH ELECTRIC INPUT TO ASSEMBLY)
PREFERRED OPTIONAL
ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE

Cylinder, without positioner or other pilot

M

ROTARY MOTOR
PREFERRED FOR ANY CYLINDER THAT IS ASSEMBLED WITH PILOT (SHOWN TYPICALLY
SINGLE-ACTING DOUBLE-ACTING SO THAT ASSEMBLY IS ACTUATED BY ONE CONTROLLED INPUT WITH ELECTRIC SIGNAL)

Symbols for Self-Actuated Regulators, Valves, and Other Devices

PCV PCV PDCV PCV PCV

17 18 19 20 21

PRESSURE-REDUCING PRESSURE-REDUCING DIFFERENTIAL-PRESSURE- BACKPRESSURE BACKPRESSURE

REGULATOR, SELF- REGULATOR WITH REDUCING REGULATOR REGULATOR, REGULATOR
CONTAINED EXTERNAL PRESSURE WITH INTERNAL AND SELF-CONTAINED WITH EXTERNAL
TAP EXTERNAL PRESSURE TAPS PRESSURE TAP

Symbols for Actuator Action in Event of Actuator Power Failure

FO
A
A B B
C
FO
FO FC C FL
D FO
TWO-WAY VALVE, TWO-WAY VALVE, ANY VALVE, FAIL
FAIL OPEN FAIL CLOSED THREE-WAY VALVE, FOUR-WAY VALVE, FAIL OPEN LOCKED (POSITION
FAIL OPEN TO PATH A-C TO PATHS A-C AND D-B DOES NOT CHANGE)
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Selected Primary Element Symbols . . .

A — Analysis B — Burner Flame

COMBUSTIBLES FIRED FURNACE

O2
FIRED FURNACE
AIT AIT
45 46 BE BE
BI 52A 52B
BE
51 51 BS ALARM
52
RECEIVER RECEIVER

DUAL ANALYSIS INDICATING TRANSMITTER FOR OXYGEN ONE BURNER FLAME DETECTOR
AND COMBUSTIBLES CONCENTRATION CONNECTED TO ANALOG-TYPE TWO BURNER FLAME SENSORS
FLAME INTENSITY INDICATOR CONNECTED TO COMMON SWITCH

C — Conductivity D — Density or Specific Gravity

RADIO-
ACTIVE DX
60
T SOURCE CONVEYOR
A
N
CE CJR K
56-5 56-5 DT RECEIVER DE DR
59
60 60

CONDUCTIVITY CELL CONNECTED TO POINT 5 OF

MULTIPOINT SCANNING CONDUCTIVITY RECORDER
DENSITY TRANSMITTER, RADIOACTIVE-TYPE DENSITY ELEMENT
DIFFERENTIAL-PRESSURE TYPE, CONNECTED TO DENSITY RECORDER
EXTERNALLY CONNECTED ON BOARD

E — Voltage F — Flow Rate

GENERATOR

FE FE
ESL ALARM 72
EI 65 77
STEAM 64
ORIFICE PLATE WITH VENA
CONTRACTA, RADIUS, OR VENTURI TUBE
INDICATING VOLTMETER LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCH PIPE TAPS OR FLOW NOZZLE
CONNECT TO TURBINE-GENERATOR CONNECTED TO PUMP MOTOR

G — Gaging H — Hand
RADIOACTIVE
CONVEYOR SOURCE
GX
92
CONVEYOR VALVE OR
HIC OTHER HS DEVICE
GT 96 97
RECEIVER
91
GS ALARM
92 MANUAL LOADING STATION HAND-ACTUATED
WITH OUTPUT GAGE ELECTRIC SWITCH
RECEIVER

ROLL-THICKNESS PLATING THICKNESS SWITCH,

TRANSMITTER RADIOACTIVE TYPE

I — Current J — Power

IE
MOTOR
101

RECEIVER JI
106

INDICATING WATTMETER
CURRENT TRANSFORMER MEASURING CONNECTED TO PUMP MOTOR
CURRENT OF ELECTRIC MOTOR
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. . . Selected Primary Element Symbols

A L——Analysis
Level M —BMoisture
— BurnerorFlame
Humidity

CONVEYOR
T
T A RECEIVER
A LI N
N MC DEVICE
120 K 138
K LT MR
123 137

LEVEL INDICATOR, MAGNETIC- LEVEL TRANSMITTER, DIFFERENTIAL- MOISTURE RECORDER (IF THERE SELF-CONTAINED HUMIDITY
WINDOW TYPE, OR FLOAT OR PRESSURE TYPE, EXTERNALLY IS A SEPARATE PRIMARY ELEMENT, CONTROLLER IN ROOM
DISPLACER TYPE CONNECTED, WITH DIP TUBE IT SHALL BE TAGGED ME-137)

P — Pressure or Vacuum

PIT
PI PI 142
142 142
RECEIVER

PRESSURE ELEMENT, STRAIN-GAGE TYPE,

PRESSURE INDICATOR, PRESSURE INDICATOR CONNECTED TO
CONNECTED TO PRESSURE INDICATING
DIRECT-CONNECTED CHEMICAL PROTECTOR WITH FILLED SYSTEM
TRANSMITTER (TAG STRAIN GAGE PE-145)

Q — Quantity or Event R — Radioactivity

LIGHT QX LIGHT QX
SOURCE 149 SOURCE 150
CONVEYOR CONVEYOR
RE RT
RI 155 155
QS QQS 154
DEVICE DEVICE
149 150
RECEIVER
COUNTING SWITCH, PHOTO- COUNTING SWITCH, PHOTO-
ELECTRIC TYPE, WITH SWITCH ELECTRIC TYPE, WITH SWITCH ACTION RADIOACTIVITY INDICATOR RADIOACTIVITY MEASURING
ACTION FOR EACH EVENT BASED ON CUMULATIVE TOTAL ELEMENT AND TRANSMITTER

S — Speed or Frequency T — Temperature

TE RECEIVER
T 177
ROTATING ST A
MACHINE 159 N TE RECEIVER
K 178
TE
166 TE RECEIVER
179
RECEIVER
TEMPERATURE ELEMENT WITHOUT MULTI-ELEMENT THERMOCOUPLE
SPEED TRANSMITTER WELL (ELEMENT NOT CONNECTED FOR DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS,
TO SECONDARY INSTRUMENT) WITH WELL * IN TANK

U — Multivariable V — Viscosity

FSL FAL FSL UA VT

190 190 190 191-7 198

A���� ����� � 1 A���� ����� � 2 RECEIVER

LOW-FLOW SWITCH ACTUATING ONE POINT OF A VISCOSITY TRANSMITTER,

MULTIPOINT MULTIVARIABLE ALARM ANNUNCIATOR THROUGH-FLOW TYPE

W — Weight or Force Z — Position

TC
TANK TANK 208 DRIVEN
MACHINE
�DT
WT WT TV 209 �DT
RECEIVER 208 RECEIVER
203 204 209

RECEIVER ALARM
TURBINE SHELL�ROTOR
STRAIN GAUGE CONNECTED TO LIMIT SWITCH THAT IS DIFFERENTIAL-EXPANSION
WEIGHT TRANSMITTER, SEPARATE WEIGHT TRANSMITTER ACTUATED WHEN VALVE CLOSES TRANSMITTER (TAG PRIMARY
DIRECT-CONNECTED (TAG STRAIN GAGE WE-204 TO A PREDETERMINED POSITION ELEMENT �DE-209)
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Instrumentation Line Symbols

General Symbols

INSTRUMENT SUPPLY OR
CAPILLARY TUBE
CONNECTION TO PROCESS
ELECTROMAGNETIC OR
UNDEFINED SIGNAL
SONIC SIGNAL (GUIDED)

PNEUMATIC SIGNAL ELECTROMAGNETIC OR

SONIC SIGNAL (NOT GUIDED)

ELECTRIC SIGNAL OR INTERNAL SYSTEM LINK

(SOFTWARE OR DATA LINK)

HYDRAULIC SIGNAL MECHANICAL LINK

Optional Binary (On-off) Symbols

PNEUMATIC BINARY SIGNAL INTERNAL BINARY LINK

(SOFTWARE OR DATA LINK)
ELECTRIC BINARY SIGNAL OR