Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI) has been, established by Govt. of India with techno-economic inputs from the UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP). The institute has grown into a full fledged quality assurance centre for the core sector industry and is on par with similar establishments in developed countries.
POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS FLOW MEASUREMENT & CONTROL TECHNIQUES
DURATION: 4 Months
STARTING DAY: 01 August 2009
ENDING DAY: 30 November 2009
OBJECTIVES
To Train Indian nationals in Oil and Gas flow measurement and Control Techniques for efficient and optimum use of technology.
TOPICS
Petroleum & Natural gas Flow measurement – Standards and Practices
Properties of petroleum fluids, Natural gas properties & heating value calculations, Gas chromatography Flow Basics, Elements of pipe / ducted flow and Basic Metering Concepts, Flow measurement techniques, Primary standards and practices in flow measurement
Study of international standards-AGA, API, OIML etc. for Oil and Gas
flowmeasurement computations and Custody transfer
International and National Standards for flow measurement- American Petroleum Institute (API), Organisation Internationale De Metrolgie Legale (OIML) , American Gas Association (AGA) and ISO standards
Selection and Application of flowmeters
Different types of flowmeters- Linear & Non-linear flowmeters , differential pressure , Turbine flowmeters, P.D. Meters, , Vortex flowmeters, Ultrasonic flowmeters, Coriolis Mass Flowmeters Thermal Mass Flowmeters etc – principles , applications and installation effects ,Selection & sizing of Flowmeters for various applications.
Performance/ QR evaluation /Calibration of flowmeters
Calibration Techniques , Primary and Secondary Calibration, Gravimetric Method., Volumetric Method, Master Meter Method ,Meter Provers , Pipe provers and Tank Provers . Calibration of Liquid and Gas Flowmeters, Calibration at Site and case studies.
Instrumentation for Flowmeasurement and Auxiliary measurement systems
Calibration of Auxiliary /secondary instruments for flowmeasurement (Pressure, temperature, density, Viscosity, mass etc. )Dimensional Metrology ,Pressure Calibration , Calibration of pressure transducers , Calibration of Mass and Weighing balances. Density calibration, ,Volume calibration, Temperature Measurement and calibration , Timer calibration , Calibration of counters, Frequency Calibration , calibration of electrical parameters voltage ,current and power.
Data Acquisition systems and Flowcomputers
Data Acquisition System (DAS) ,Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) , Field Bus , PLCs and Ladder Logic Programming, Graphical Interface (GUI) – Software for DAS User, applications etc, DCS and Flow computers
Custody Transfer flowmeasurement of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Custody Transfer instrumentation
Custody Transfer of Petroleum and Natural Gas Standards and Practices, Flowmeters for custody transfer , Accuracy &contractual needs, , Provers for custody transfer applications , Custody Transfer instrumentation ,Flow computers for Custody Transfer and Leased automatic custody transfer .
Auditing and Validation of Flowmetering stations and custody transfer installations
Inspection , Auditing and Validation of Petroleum and natural gas custody transfer installations Standards and practices , System Lay out and installation requirements as per relevant standards , Inspection and Validation of secondary instruments and Validation of Flow computers . Validation of CNG dispensers at site and case studies .
Model Approval of Flowmeters as per OIML international standards
Model Approval of Flowmeters as per Organisation Internationale De Metrolgie Legale (OIML) standards, Electrical Tests for Model approval, Environmental & Endurance tests.
Pumps and pumping systems
Pumps/pumping systems Sumps and intake for pumping systems Design of pumps for special applications ,Testing of pumps, Testing of pumps Hydraulic institute standards ,NPSH testing of pumps Pump selection and sizing
Flow Control Techniques- Control Valves and Actuators
Type of Valves, Intelligent control valves, Flow characteristics of valves., performance evaluation of control valves , Selection and sizing of control valves, Actuators selection and sizing , testing of actuators ,diagnostics of valve actuators ,matching Actuators for control Valves and Electronic controllers .
Quality and Traceability
Quality systems as per ISO / NABL and documentation , Quality audit and measurement audit, Assessment of uncertainty and statistical analysis of accuracy in fluid flow, Traceability of measurements and Lab accreditation in India
Software and Computational Fluid Dynamics
Software for selection and sizing of Flowmeters, selection and sizing of Control valves ,LAB VIEW programming and MATLAB . Computational Fluid Dynamics , Applications and Case studies .
EXPERIMENTS
Lab exercises in Air , Water and Oil Flow Laboratories.
TARGET GROUP
B.E / B.Tech (Mechanical, Instrumentation, Electrical & Electronics, Petroleum and Chemical Engg.) – Practicing Engineers in Oil, Gas & Process Industries and Fresh Engineers (including those awaiting results) aspiring to join Oil & Gas industry can apply.
How to apply : Candidates can apply for this course by sending in their detailed Bio-Data along with postal address, E-mail, Phone etc. to the Director of this Institute by 1st week of July 2009. Selection will be based on interview / tests (if required).
For details : http://www.fcriindia.com
Researched by Maninder