Question: In the following homework, a report of 5 pages is needed for the specified topic in part A.
And part B is questions regarding the topic
Electrical Engineering Department, Petroleum Institute
Industrial Automation
Material: the use of all available sources (textbooks, internet, research papers) is encouraged
To engage in life-long learning the students should learn about a topic that is not covered in class (item "B"); prepare a report on a topic not covered in class (item "A") and answer the questions related to the topic not covered in the class (item "B")
Topic: Safety Instrumented System (SIS)
A. Write a report of --5 pages, font Times New Roman 12pt, 1.5 intervals between the lines
B. Questions to answer:
1. Explain what safety integrity levels (SIL) are
2. Explain why SIS uses different from other process control systems (DCS and PLC) instruments
3. If reliability of a valve (probability of non-failure within a specified period of time) is 0.9, what is reliability of (a) parallel connection of 2 identical valves; (b) series connection of 2 valves; (c) parallel/series connection of 4 valves?