It is a drawing that reflects the layout of connection pipes used for transferring pressures and differential pressures from process to field instrumentation devices. One can find materials used, the quantity of each and every specific material on the same drawing.

What is instrument hookup drawing?

It is a detailed drawing showing typical installation of an instrument in a correct manner so that the instrument operates properly and prevent issues which could potentially affect the measurement such as liquid trap in gas impulse.

What are field instruments?

Field instruments combine sensors, actuators, intelligent signal processing, and robust communications while often operating in the harshest of environments. They are required to capture and interpret data that is communicated to the cloud at the enterprise level.

What is the symbol for a gate valve?

Gate Valves A gate valve will open or cut off the flow of water through a pipe. They typically have a wheel handle that gets turned to operate the metal disk that blocks the flow. Its symbol looks like the outline of a bowtie with two straight lines crossing each other to form an “X”.

What are the basics of instrumentation?

Instrumentation Basics: Measurement TerminologyCommon Measurement Terminology:Measured Variable: Is the physical quantity or condition, which is to be measured. Measured Signal: Input Signal: Output Signal: Range.Span.Suppressed zero, is used when lower range-values is greater than zero.More items