What you don't know about sampling systems could be costing you.

Learn to avoid costly errors with comprehensive, hands-on Process Analyzer Sampling System Training.

Swagelok has serviced the process analyzer market for more than 60 years. As a global company, we have addressed all kinds of process analyzer sampling system challenges in a range of industries.

To help optimize your own system success, this expertise is now being presented in a five-day course specially developed for technicians, chemists, engineers or anyone involved in the design, building, operation or maintenance of process analyzer sampling systems.

Our experience tells us that, more often than not, inaccurate results from an analyzer indicate a problem with the sampling system itself, not the analyzer. Our goal is to teach you how to tell the difference. This course will show you how to recognize and diagnose common sam-pling system design flaws. You will learn how to employ formulas, calculations, and engineer-ing principles rather than rely on guesswork or approximations. In the end, you will design, build, and present your own sampling system.

This five-day training course covers all aspects of a sampling system, from the process line and tap through transport lines, stream switching, sample conditioning, analyzer, and disposal.

Five Days to the Optimization of Your Process Analyzer Systems

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You will learn to...

– diagnose sample transport problems

– evaluate and determine sample tap location, select an appropri-ate probe

– calculate and optimize sample transport lag (or time delay) for liquids and gases

– calculate pressure drop in a fast loop or return line

– calculate flow rate for a gas and liquid

– avoid or account for adsorption and permeation

– predict how much vapor will condense in a sampling system

– prevent or control phase separation

– vaporize a sample, if and when it is appropriate

– avoid deadlegs in a sampling system

– read and create sampling system schematics

– design and build a sampling system

– i dentify Swagelok fluid system components that address sampling system challenges

Process Analyzer Sampling System Training

DAY 1 Fundamentals: Classwork and Basic Exercises I. Basic performance criteria and challenges –Sample compatibility with analyzer –Time delay in sampling –Mixing and contamination, including deadlegs

II. Diagnosing and fixing time delay problems –Sample transport time calculations for liquids and gases –Gas compressibility and time delay

DAY 2 Classwork and Basic Exercises Group Project: Design a Complete Sampling System

III. Sample Conditioning Techniques –Proper use of filters and coalescers –Liquid, vapor, and gas separation devices –The difference between vapor and liquid concentration

IV. Sample Tap Design –Understanding process conditions, analyzer charac- teristics, and sample requirements –Location and design of process nozzle –Probe selection and design

DAY 3 Advanced Design Concepts Group Project: Design a Complete Sampling System

V. Phase Preservation –How to condense or vaporize a sample (or avoid it) –How to use phase diagrams –Design of field stations and fast loops

DAY 4 Advanced Design Work Group Project: Prepare Group Design Presentations

VI. Advanced Calculations –How to determine fluid velocity in line segments –Laminar and turbulent flow (Reynolds Number) –Effect of temperature and pressure –Calculating the pressure drop in each line segment

DAY 5 Stream and Calibration Selection VII. Techniques of Stream Switching –Avoiding deadlegs and mixing volumes –Modular sample conditioning systems –Design and build a modular sampling system

VIII. Group Presentations –Group presentations and instructor comments

Tony WatersIndustry expert, consultant

Waters has 45 years of experience with pro-cess analyzers and their sampling systems. He has worked in engineering and marketing roles for an analyzer manufacturer, an end-user, and a systems integrator. He founded three companies to provide spe-cialized analyzer services to the process industries, and is an expert in the ap-plication of process analyzers in refineries and chemical plants. Waters is particularly known for his training courses that have been presented in many countries around the world. His presentations are always popular, and have equal appeal to engi-neers and maintenance technicians.

Here's what graduates of this course have to say ...

“Whether you’re troubleshooting or building a sampling system, these classes can deliver what you need to succeed.”

“The material we covered in this class should greatly improve our reliability in sampling systems and analyzers.”

“It's amazing that we designed and built a sampling system in a single afternoon.”

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Swagelok Process Analyzer Sampling System TrainingFebruary 28 – March 4, 2011

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Cost: 15 000 Swedish Krona

The course will be held at: Stenungsbaden Yacht Club Södra Stenungsön S-444 48 Stenungsund Sweden Tele +46 (0)303-72 68 00

General Information: Swagelok will provide all course materials and daily lunch/snacks/beverages during the course. At-tendees keep the comprehensive course workbook. Additional information will be sent with your confirmation.

Course Cancellations: Swagelok reserves the right to cancel a course if minimum of 10 students is not met. Registered students will be notified and refunded no later than 30 days prior to course date. Swagelok is not responsible for fees in-curred with cancelled travel.

Students needing to cancel an enrollment may change enrollment to another course date, send someone in your place, or request a refund if request is received 3 weeks prior to enrolled training course. Course cancellations may be requested by contacting your authorized Swagelok sales and service center.

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