Intellects Energy Ltd.

Industrial Gas and Liquid Analyzers Practical Training Course

 

Course Overview

This intensive 10-day hands-on training program is designed to provide participants with the practical knowledge and technical skills required to specialize in Industrial Gas and Liquid Analyzers

The course is ensuring progressive learning from basic logic development to complex control applications, networking, and data handling.

Target Audience

This training is ideal for:

  • Instrumentation Technicians
  • Electrical & Instrumentation Engineers
  • Process Engineers
  • Maintenance Engineers
  • Commissioning Engineers
  • Operations Personnel
  • Analyzer Specialists
  • Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power Plant, Water Treatment, Chemical and Manufacturing Personnel

Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of physics
  • Familiarity with Windows-based PC operation
  • Prior Instrumentation experience is helpful but not required

Training Objectives

  • Practical Design,
  • Operation,
  • Calibration,
  • Diagnostics & Maintenance

Training Structure

  • Registration Fee: N50,000
  • Advanced Training Fee: N450,000 
  • Duration: 10 Days
  • Mode: Instructor-led 95% Practical & 5% Theory Sessions

Software Tools:

How to apply

  • Send email to training@intellectsenergy.com.
  • Call or send Whatsapp message to 08051203632

DAY 1 – Fundamentals of Industrial Process Analyzers

Module 1: Introduction to Process Analyzers

  • Importance of online analyzers
  • Process optimization
  • Product quality monitoring
  • Environmental compliance
  • Safety applications

Module 2: Analyzer Classification

  • Gas analyzers
  • Liquid analyzers
  • Continuous analyzers
  • Batch analyzers
  • Laboratory vs online analyzers

Module 3: Analyzer Measurement Principles

Gas Analysis

  • Oxygen measurement
  • Carbon monoxide
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Hydrogen
  • Methane
  • Hydrocarbon analysis
  • Sulfur compounds
  • Moisture measurement

Liquid Analysis

  • pH
  • Conductivity
  • Dissolved Oxygen
  • Turbidity
  • ORP
  • Chlorine
  • Sodium
  • Silica
  • TOC
  • Density

Module 4: Analyzer Technologies

  • Electrochemical
  • Paramagnetic
  • Zirconia
  • Infrared (NDIR)
  • UV
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Flame Ionization Detector (FID)
  • Photoionization Detector (PID)
  • Laser (TDLAS)
  • Gas Chromatography

Practical Session

  • Introduction to industrial analyzers
  • Identification of analyzer components
  • Reading analyzer datasheets
  • Understanding analyzer tags and P&IDs

DAY 2 – Gas Analyzer Installation, Calibration and Commissioning

Module 5: Industrial Gas Analyzer Systems

Oxygen Analyzers

  • Zirconia
  • Paramagnetic
  • Electrochemical

Moisture Analyzers

  • Aluminum oxide
  • Chilled mirror
  • Quartz crystal

Hydrocarbon Analyzers

  • FID
  • NDIR
  • Gas Chromatograph

Emission Monitoring

  • SO₂
  • NOx
  • CO
  • CO₂
  • O₂

Module 6: Sample Conditioning Systems

  • Sample probes
  • Filters
  • Pressure regulators
  • Moisture removal
  • Sample coolers
  • Flow regulators
  • Heated sample lines
  • Sample pumps
  • Fast loop systems

Module 7: Installation Requirements

  • Hazardous area installation
  • Analyzer shelters
  • Tubing installation
  • Utility requirements
  • Power supplies
  • Earthing and bonding

Practical Session

  • Analyzer installation
  • Tubing connections
  • Leak testing
  • Calibration gas setup
  • Span and zero calibration
  • Functional testing

DAY 3 – Liquid Analyzer Installation and Calibration

Module 8: Liquid Analyzer Principles

pH Analyzer

  • Glass electrode
  • Reference electrode
  • Temperature compensation

Conductivity

  • Contacting sensors
  • Toroidal sensors

Dissolved Oxygen

  • Membrane sensors
  • Optical sensors

Turbidity

  • Nephelometric method
  • Optical measurement

Chlorine Analyzer

  • Amperometric
  • Colorimetric

Module 9: Analyzer Installation

  • Probe mounting
  • Flow cells
  • Insertion assemblies
  • Retractable assemblies
  • Sample panels

Module 10: Calibration Procedures

  • Buffer calibration
  • Conductivity standards
  • DO calibration
  • Turbidity standards
  • Sensor cleaning
  • Sensor replacement

Practical Session

  • pH calibration
  • Conductivity calibration
  • Dissolved oxygen calibration
  • Sensor maintenance
  • Sample line flushing
  • Analyzer verification

DAY 4 – PLC/DCS Interface, SCADA Integration and Troubleshooting

Module 11: Analyzer Communication

  • 4–20 mA signals
  • HART communication
  • Modbus RTU
  • Modbus TCP/IP
  • Foundation Fieldbus
  • Profibus PA
  • Ethernet/IP
  • OPC UA

Module 12: PLC Interface

  • Analog input configuration
  • Scaling
  • Alarm generation
  • Analyzer diagnostics
  • Signal validation

Module 13: DCS Integration

  • Analyzer faceplates
  • Alarm management
  • Historical trends
  • Process optimization
  • Redundancy concepts

Module 14: SCADA Integration

  • Data acquisition
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Historian integration
  • Reports
  • Dashboards
  • Remote diagnostics

Practical Session

  • Connecting analyzers to PLC
  • Reading analyzer variables
  • SCADA visualization
  • Alarm configuration
  • Trending analyzer values

DAY 5 – Advanced Diagnostics, Maintenance and Industrial Applications

Module 15: Analyzer Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance

  • Inspection schedules
  • Sensor cleaning
  • Filter replacement
  • Pump maintenance
  • Calibration verification

Predictive Maintenance

  • Diagnostic monitoring
  • Sensor health
  • Calibration drift
  • Failure prediction

Module 16: Troubleshooting

Common faults:

  • Analyzer drift
  • Sample contamination
  • Blocked sample lines
  • Sensor failure
  • Power supply issues
  • Communication faults
  • Calibration failure
  • Temperature effects
  • Pressure fluctuations

Module 17: Industrial Applications

Oil & Gas

  • Natural gas quality monitoring
  • Fiscal metering support
  • Gas dehydration
  • Gas processing plants
  • Refineries
  • LNG facilities
  • Flare gas monitoring
  • Produced water analysis

Petrochemical

  • Reactor monitoring
  • Product quality control
  • Utility water treatment

Power Plants

  • Boiler water chemistry
  • Condensate monitoring
  • Steam cycle chemistry
  • Stack emission monitoring

Water & Wastewater

  • Drinking water quality
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Chemical dosing optimization

Manufacturing

  • Chemical processing
  • Food and beverage quality control
  • Pharmaceutical production
  • Pulp and paper processing

Capstone Practical Exercise

Participants will:

  • Install a gas analyzer and a liquid analyzer.
  • Configure analyzer parameters.
  • Perform zero and span calibration.
  • Integrate analyzer outputs with a PLC/DCS.
  • Develop a basic SCADA display with alarms and trends.
  • Diagnose and rectify simulated analyzer faults.
  • Produce a commissioning and maintenance report.

Hands-On Practical Equipment

  • Oxygen Analyzer
  • pH Analyzer
  • Conductivity Analyzer
  • Dissolved Oxygen Analyzer
  • Turbidity Analyzer
  • Moisture Analyzer
  • Gas Chromatograph (demonstration)
  • Sample Conditioning System
  • Calibration Gas Cylinders
  • pH Buffer Solutions
  • Conductivity Standards
  • PLC Training Panel (Allen-Bradley or Siemens)
  • DCS Simulator
  • SCADA Workstation
  • HART Communicator
  • Foundation Fieldbus/Profibus Demonstration Kit
  • Industrial Multimeter
  • Process Calibrator
  • Pressure Calibrator
  • Loop Calibrator

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the operating principles of major industrial gas and liquid analyzers.
  • Select analyzers suitable for oil & gas, power generation, manufacturing, and water treatment applications.
  • Install, commission, calibrate, and verify analyzer performance.
  • Design and maintain analyzer sample conditioning systems.
  • Integrate analyzers with PLC, DCS, and SCADA systems using common industrial communication protocols.
  • Diagnose and resolve common analyzer, sensor, sampling, and communication faults.
  • Apply preventive and predictive maintenance practices to improve analyzer reliability and accuracy.
  • Support process optimization, product quality assurance, environmental compliance, and safe plant operation using industrial analyzer systems.

Day 6 to Day 10: 

  • Self practice at our facility with hardware and software

Training Materials & Deliverables

  • Comprehensive training manual (soft + hard copy)
  • Practical lab exercises and example programs
  • Course slides and reference documents
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Post-training technical support (optional)

Training Methodology

  • Instructor-led presentations
  • Hands-on programming sessions using actual PLCs or simulators
  • Real-world case studies and troubleshooting
  • Progressive assessments to reinforce learning outcomes

Duration & Schedule

  • Total Duration: 10 Days (Monday–Friday, 2 weeks) 
  • Daily Schedule: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Format: Onsite 

Certification

Participants who complete both modules and pass the final project assessment will receive a Certificate of Proficiency in Industrial Gas and Liquid Analyzers issued by Intellects Energy Ltd