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Sundareswaran Iyalunaidu

With over 24 years of dedicated experience, I am a seasoned professional specializing in the commissioning, maintenance, and installation of Electrical, Instrumentation and Control systems. My expertise extends across a spectrum of industries, including Power stations, Oil and Gas, Aluminium, Utilities, Steel and Continuous process industries. Tweet me @sundareshinfohe
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Control System

Running Inspection for Power Supply and Redundancy Check for Instrumentation and Control Systems in Process Plants

Table of ContentsWhat Is Running Inspection of an Instrumentation and Control System Power Supply?Why Is Power Supply Inspection Important in a Process Plant?What Should Be Checked During Running Power Supply Inspection?How to Check a 24 VDC Power Supply for Instrumentation SystemsWhat Is Power Supply...
Instrumentation Questions

Troubleshooting of Motorized Control Valve MOV Quiz with 25 Practical Engineering Questions

Why MOV Troubleshooting Skills Matter Motorized control valves are widely used in process plants for isolation, flow control, startup and shutdown operations. An MOV failure can affect production, equipment protection and plant safety. Engineers need to understand actuator operation, motor circuits, torque switches, limit switches,...
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Valves

Fail Open Vs Fail Close valves

Table of ContentsWhat is fail open and fail close valve?What is FO and FC...
How to

How to read the data sheet of a pressure switch

Understanding how to interpret a pressure switch's instrument data sheet (gauge pressure, differential pressure,...
Instrumentation Calculators

Unloaded Steam Cost calculator

What is the unloaded steam cost? The fundamental comparison between the amount of steam we...
Industrial Automation

Industrial communication protocols

Table of ContentsModbusEthernetProfibusDeviceNetOSIFieldbusHARTFiber opticsRS-232 RS-422 or RS-485 protocolsWireless communicationOther communication protocolsTrouble shooting communication systemHardware...
How to

How to do troubleshooting of a 4-20mA loop?

Table of ContentsComponents in the 4-20mARequired tools for the troubleshooting of 4-20mA loopTroubleshooting a...
How to

How to use Siemens TIA Portal to create PLC Ladder Logic for three phase motor Forward and Reverse

Table of ContentsDeclaration of Input and Output for each PLC blockVarious phases of working...
Level Measurement

Effect of Tank Design on Accuracy of Level Measurement

Table of ContentsTank Shape and GeometryTank Size and HeightConstruction MaterialTank Wall ThicknessEffects of Sloshing...
Analytical Instrumentation

Displacement Transducer and its Classification

Table of ContentsWhat is a Displacement Transducer?Working Principle of Displacement TransducersClassification of Displacement TransducersClassification...
Calibration

Electromagnetic flowmeter Calibration procedure

Table of ContentsStep by Step Calibration Procedure for Electromagnetic Flow MeterStep 1: Tools Required for...
Industrial Automation

Metering Skids at process industries

Table of ContentsWhat is metering skid?What is the function of metering skid?What are the...
Analytical Instrumentation

Lambda transmitter principle

Table of ContentsWhich instrument is used to monitor O2 and CO in flue gas?What...
How to

How to troubleshoot pH transmitter issues?

  The table below provides detailed guidelines for doing thorough troubleshooting of the pH...
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Control System

Running Inspection for Power Supply and Redundancy Check for Instrumentation and Control Systems in Process Plants

Table of ContentsWhat Is Running Inspection of an Instrumentation and Control System Power Supply?Why...
Instrumentation Questions

Troubleshooting of Motorized Control Valve MOV Quiz with 25 Practical Engineering Questions

Why MOV Troubleshooting Skills Matter Motorized control valves are widely used in process plants for...
FAT Activities

What is Integrated Factory Acceptance Test (IFAT)?

Table of ContentsWhat is Integrated Factory Acceptance Test?Why is IFAT Important in Instrumentation and...
Instrumentation Calculators

Control Valve Leakage Calculator

Table of ContentsControl Valve Leakage Calculator for Seat Leakage Testing What Is Control Valve Leakage?What...