Asset Instrumented Functions?

Asset Instrumented Functions: proprietary/specific metering functions. Please give your advice

This post was last edited by tbai on 2011-9-19 23:26. What functions do expensive instruments have? Effect?

The common one is AMS, which refers to an Equipment Management System. Can AIF here be understood as “device management function”?

http://www2.emersonprocess.com/siteadmincenter/PM%20DeltaV%20Documents/Articles/ControlMagazine/The-Safety-Instrumented-Function-An-S-Word-Worth-Knowing.pdf contains information on the difference between SIFs and AIFs. Equipment or asset protection functions do not constitute SIFs; every plant has such protective functions designed to safeguard its equipment and assets. This is primarily a commercial or financial matter. If these protective functions have no safety-related aspects, then they are not SIFs. What about AIFs – can they be understood as device or instrument functions? In this sentence, both “equipment or assets” and “equipment and assets” are mentioned; by using “or”, we can consider assets and equipment to be the same category, that is, devices or apparatuses. How should we understand the use of and? Equipment refers to devices and apparatuses; is “asset” meant to be facilities? Like fire-fighting equipment?

Set the instrument functions. . It is recommended that the original poster read some books on SIS/SIL before translating

Set the instrument functions. . It is recommended that the original poster read some books on SIS/SIL before translating

Reply to 7# aini861021: It is recommended that you first clarify the difference between set and asset. SIF refers to Safety Instrumented Functions; as explained in the materials I mentioned, it relates to business and financial matters – it is primarily a commercial or money-related issue. If there are no safety aspects associated with these protective functions, then they are not SIFs. Of course, one cannot use money as a criterion to distinguish between Safety Instrumented Functions and Equipment/Assets Instrumented Functions. AIF can be understood as the inherent instrumented functions of a device, that is, the instrumented functions other than those related to safety aspects. This safety expectation involves conducting safety analyses and other tasks that require financial investment; therefore, the author of this article uses whether money is spent or not as a dividing line. The instrument function for which money is spent to have it analyzed is called a Safety Instrumented Function; if a product achieves similar functions without any cost associated with analysis, it cannot be considered a Safety Instrumented Function – it must be classified as either AIF or EIF.

I took a quick look at the article provided above; the information in it regarding which instrument circuits fall under the SIF category is not what the original poster understood. As for the distinction between \"set\" and \"asset\" in the translation of AIF (Asset Instrumented Functions), I think it is open to discussion.