I’m an outsider when it comes to instruments

Actually, I’m just passing by~ Study hard* and keep improving every day!

Actually, I’m just passing by~ Study hard* and keep improving every day!

Find an instrument technician’s manual to look at. The knowledge there should be quite comprehensive.

Two introductory books: Chemical Process Measurement Instruments, Instrument Technician’s Handbook

No professional books are needed. But you need to know what common instruments look like, the types of instruments chosen for your process system, as well as the popular brands and performance levels of such instruments. In general, what you need is not reading books, but market research.

There are quite a few books on instruments on the forum; there are several manuals such as the Instrument Technician’s Manual, the Manual for Automation and Instrumentation Engineers, and the JiHua edition for instrument maintenance workers… as well as some question sets and teaching materials… If you have any questions, come to the Instrumentation section; if not, still come to the Instrumentation section!

Must-read: Instrumentation Project Construction Manual

If you’re going to learn, then do it properly – don’t make spelling mistakes. Adopt a serious attitude towards learning and fix those mistakes right away:lol:lol

The instrument technician’s manual is certainly good, but it’s boring; for those who aren’t in this field, reading it seems quite tedious. It depends on the level of understanding you need to achieve. During the planning stage, you don’t necessarily need to know much about instruments, but you do need to have a detailed understanding of the entire system: each individual component, the utility systems, etc. You need to know how many instrument monitoring points there are for each component, where they are installed along the pipes, and what they measure – pressure, level, flow rate, temperature? Wait... it’s important to understand what role these instruments play in monitoring your manufacturing process (I think that’s the key point). On that basis, you can then learn more about various types of instruments – for example, what kind of flow meter is used here: a orifice plate flow meter, an electromagnetic flow meter, or a mass flow meter? Is the level gauge installed on this tank a double-flange level gauge, a radar level gauge, an ultrasonic level gauge, or something else? And so on. During the installation process, you can refer to this information to see what each type of gauge looks like, and then learn about its working principle; this will facilitate maintenance work when the gauge is in use. ...I think it’s already pretty awesome to know these things as part of a craft. For those in the process engineering field, once the actual construction of the plant’s equipment begins, you need to oversee the entire construction process. At that stage, it’s not just the instruments that are important; the equipment itself is the key factor. There will certainly be people responsible for overseeing the instruments, so you don’t need to worry too much about that. But if you plan to work as a plant engineer or similar role in the future, it’s better to pay attention to everything and offer suggestions, so as to make things easier for yourself in your future work. Otherwise, once it’s built, it will be difficult to make changes. A lot of irrelevant information was given; if you want to learn basic knowledge such as the types and principles of instruments, it is recommended to watch PPTs or video tutorials. As long as you have half an hour to an hour each day, it can be done in half a month. And you can also see what those so-called instruments look like, which will leave a deep impression; I think it’s much better than just reading about them in books. For your situation, I think this method is very good.