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