Tuesday, March 5, 2013

ISA INSTRUMENTATION CODES


     ISA INSTRUMENTATION CODES IN 
        PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS   
The ISA standards and symbols are important for the P&IDs and documents describing the process control system

Process Variable
Symbol
Type of Instrument
Symbol
Analyses
A
Alarm
A
Burner
B
Users Choice
B
Combustion
B
Controller
C
Users Choice
C
Control valve
CV
Users Choice
D
Trap
CV
Voltage
V
Sensor (primary element)
E
Flow Rate
F
Rupture disc
E
Users Choice
G
Sight or gage glass
G
Current (electric)
I
Monitor
G
Power
J
Indicator
I
Time
K
Control Station
K
Level
L
Light (pilot/operation)
L
Users Choice
M
Users Choice
N
Users Choice
N
Flow Resistance Orifice
O
Users Choice
O
Test point (sample point)
P
Pressure / Vacuum
P
Recorder
R
Radiation
R
Switch
S
Speed (or Frequency)
S
Transmitter
T
Temperature
T
Multifunction
U
Multivariable
U
Valve/Damper
V
Vibration
V
Well
W
Weight (force)
W
Unclassified
X
Unclassified
X
Relay
Y
Event
Y
Driver
Z
Position, dimension
Z
Actuator
Z



A level indicator will receive the symbol "L" for the process variable "Level", and "I" for the "Indicator" type of instrument. Both combines to:
LI
For unique identification it is common to add a number to the ISA code, by example the code for level indicator no. eight may be:
LI 08

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