Instrumentation and Control Systems Documentation is a practical, illustrated guide to the key documents used in designing, constructing, commissioning and operating industrial process plants. Written for engineers, technicians, operators and maintenance staff, it demonstrates how clear, consistent documentation, from process flow diagrams (PFDs) and piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) to instrument specification forms, loop diagrams and logic descriptions, improves safety, reduces costs and speeds construction and start-up.
This book emphasizes the use of industry standards (notably ISA guidance), the development of site-specific rules with stakeholder input and the maintenance of a single master source of data, so that drawings and databases remain accurate throughout a plant's long life. The tone is straightforward and non-mathematical, making complex documentation practices accessible to readers new to process control while providing practical details for experienced practitioners.
Fred Meier's career spans more than 50 years as a control systems engineer, chief engineer, and engineering manager in the oil, chemical and engineering industries in the United States, Algeria, Canada, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. He has held Professional Engineer licenses in New York, New Jersey, California, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. He completed U.S. Army training as an electrical engineer and has a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA from Rutgers University.
Fred has been an ISA member for more than 40 years. He has served as President of the New York Section; the Edmonton, Alberta, Section; and the Tar Heel (North Carolina) Capital Area Section. He was awarded the ISA District II Golden Eagle Award in 2000 and ISA's Golden Achievement Award in 2005.
Cliff Meier's engineering experience started back in the 70s with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. His attraction to the widgets and intricacies of Instrumentation and Controls has taken him to three continents and involvement in nuclear and fossil fuel power generation, oil and gas production, chemical, pulp and paper processes, microelectronics factories and even wastewater treatment. Cliff has worked on projects ranging in complexity from a few control diagrams to complex modernization projects and green-field installations entailing thousands of loops and hundreds of schematics. His career started with manual drafting on Mylar sheets and has transitioned to computer-aided design (CAD) where efficient data handling has almost eclipsed the importance of the physical drawings.
