Instrumentation is the branch of engineering which deals with the measurement, monitoring, display etc. of the several of energy exchanges which take place during process operations. “In short Instrumentation is the study of Instrument.”
Instrument:
Instrument is a device which is used to measure, monitor, display etc. of a process variable.
Some Saudi Aramco Standards (SAES):
1- SAES – J-001 (Instrument Index)
2- SAES – J-002 (Regulated Vendor List for Instrument/Technically Acceptable Instrument)
3- SAES – J-003 (Basic Design Criteria)
4- SAES – J-004 (Instrument Symbol and Identification)
5- SAES – J-005 (Drawing and Forms)
6- SAES – J-100 (Flow Measurement)
7- SAES – J-200 (Pressure Measurement)
8- SAES – J-300 (Level Measurement)
9- SAES – J-400 (Temperature Measurement)
10- SAES – J-502 (Analyzer Shelter)
11- SAES – J-505 (Combustible Gas and Hydrogen Sulfide in Air Detection System).
12- SAES – J-600 (Pressure Relief Valve)
13- SEAS – J-601 (Emergency Shutdown and Isolation Systems)
14- SAES – J-700 (Control Valve)
15- SAES – J-801 (Control Building)
16- SAES – J-901 (Instrument Air Supply System)
17- SAES – J-902 (Electrical System for Instrumentation) – Cable tray Noise Susceptibility Levels (NSL)
18- SAES – J-903 (Intrinsically Safe System)
19- SAES – B-006 (Fire Proofing of Cable for Fire Hazardous Area)
20- SAES – B-068 (Electrical Area Classification)
21- SAES – P-104 (Wiring Methods and Materials)
22- SAES – P-111 (Grounding)
23- SAES – P-103 (UPS and DC System)
24- SAES – T-634 (Telecommunications - Cable Testing and Acceptance)
25- SAES – T-796 (Communications Facility Grounding Systems)
26- SAES – T-911 (Telecommunication Conduit System Design)
Various NEC article numbers:
250 - - - Grounding and Bonding
300 - - - Wiring Methods & Materials
320 - - - Armored Cable
344 - - - Rigid Metal Conduits
352 - - - Rigid Nonmetallic Conduits
354 - - - Nonmetallic Underground Conduits
358 - - - High Density Polyethylene Conduits
360 - - - Flexible Metallic Tubing
362 - - - Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing (ENT)
366 - - - Power and Tray Cable
392 - - - Cable Tray
500/505 - - - Hazardous Location
504 - - - Intrinsically Safe System
700 - - - Emergency System
727 - - - Instrument Cable Tray
760 - - - Fire Alarm System
Some Abbreviations:
QCP- - - Quality Control Plan
ITP- - - Inspection Test Plan
TQ - - - Technical Query
SAEP - - - Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedure
SAES - - - Saudi Aramco Engineering Standard
SAIC - - - Saudi Aramco Inspection Checklist
SATIP - - - Saudi Aramco Typical Inspection Plan
SATR - - - Saudi Aramco Test Report
SASD - - - Saudi Aramco Standard Drawing
SAIP - - - Saudi Aramco Inspection Personal
SAMSS - - - Saudi Aramco Materials System Specification
SASO - - - Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
AWC - - - Armor Wire Cable
NEC - - - National Electrical Code
NACE - - - National American Corrosion Engineers
SCADA - - - Supervisory Control and Data Equation
ANSI - - - American National Standards Institute
ASTM - - - American Society for Testing and Materials
ASME - - - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
BS - - - British Standards
IEEE - - - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
ICEA - - - Insulated Cable Engineers Associations
IEC - - - International Electrotechnical Commission
NEMA - - - National Electrical Manufactures Associations
NFPA - - - National Fire Protection Association
ATEX - - - Atmospheres Explosibles
FM - - - Factory Mutual
IP - - - Ingress Protection
UL- - - Underwriters Laboratories
ITC - - - Instrument Tray Cable
PLTC- - - Power Limited Tray Cable
PVC - - - Polyvinyl Chloride
XLPE - - - Cross Linked Polyethylene
XLPO - - - Cross Linked Polyolefin
HDP - - - High Density Polyethylene
RTD - - - Resistance Temperature Detector
SWA - - - Still Wire Armored
MICC - - - Mineral Insulation Copper Conductor
PILC - - - Paper Insulation Copper Conductor
FOC - - - Fiber Optical Cable
OTDR - - - Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
RTA - - - Request for Technical Approval
MTC - - - Material Test Certificate
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