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Continuous Process Analyzers and Sampling Systems (SP36)

Continuous Process Analyzers and Sampling Systems (SP36) teaches students how to select the appropriate technology and components for continuous analyzers and emissions monitoring systems, including process control and sampling conditioning systems required to adapt analyzers for use in continuous processes.

Who Should Attend SP36?

  • Process and maintenance engineers with responsibility for design economics and reliability
  • Laboratory instrument operators
  • Environmental engineers
  • Analyzer maintenance technicians
  • New engineering graduates interested in process industry employment
  • New science graduates interested in laboratory work

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Classroom (SP36)

Length: 3 days 
CEU Credits: 2.1

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Virtual Classroom (SP36V)

Length: 3 days 
CEU Credits: 2.1

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Self-Paced Modular (SP36M)

Length: 21 Modules
CEU Credits: 1.4

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Learning Objectives

  • Indicate which component detection technology to apply to a given sample stream
  • Select the appropriate components for a given process analytical technology
  • Arrange process analyzer system components in the appropriate order
  • Arrange sample conditioning system components in the appropriate order
  • Identify common operating issues with process analyzer systems
  • Identify the operating principle behind a given process analyzer technology
  • Describe a Process Gas Chromatograph’s basic configuration
  • Troubleshoot a basic Process Sample Conditioning System 
  • Identify the process streams in a calibration system

Topics Covered

  • How online analyzers are used in industry
  • Analyzer system engineering
  • Analyzer, process control and gas chromatography principles
  • Gas chromatography equipment
  • Gas chromatography implementation
  • Oxygen measurement
  • Water measurement in gasses and liquids
  • Thermal conductivity and density analyzers
  • UV and visible spectroscopy 
  • Near IR, Mid IR, FTIR spectrophotometry
  • Raman spectroscopy
  • Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS)
  • X-ray spectroscopy
  • Mass spectroscopy
  • Other optical analyzers
  • Sample extraction, transport, and conditioning
  • Enclosure hazard ratings & HVAC systems
  • Practical design and maintenance tips
  • Analyzer application case studies

Recommended Reading

Analytical Instrumentation: Practical Guides for Measurement and Control by R. E. Sherman 

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