Process Analyzer Sampling System Training (PASS)
I. Basic Performance Criteria and Challenges
– Sample compatibility with analyzer
– Time delay in sampling
– Mixing and contamination, including deadlegs
II. Diagnosing and Fixing Time Delay Problems
– Sample transport time calculations for liquids and gases
– Gas compressibility and time delay
Day 2: Classwork and Basic Exercises
III. Sample Conditioning Techniques
– Proper use of filters and coalescers
– Liquid, vapor, and gas separation devices
– The difference between vapor and liquid concentration
IV. Sample Tap Design
– Understanding process conditions, analyzer
characteristics, and sample requirements
– Location and design of process nozzle
– Probe selection and design
V. Phase Preservation
– How to condense or vaporize a sample (or avoid it)
– How to use phase diagrams
– Design of field stations and fast loops
VI. Advanced Calculations
– How to determine fluid velocity in line segments
– Laminar and turbulent flow (Reynolds Number)
– Effect of temperature and pressure
– Calculating the pressure drop in each line segment
VII. Techniques of Stream Switching
– Avoiding deadlegs and mixing volumes
– Modular sample conditioning systems
– Design and build a modular sampling system
VIII. Group Presentations
– Group presentations and instructor comments
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