DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : B.Balaji
Designation : HAEIE
Branch : Applied Electronics & Instrumentation
Institute : Govt polytechnic for Minorities, Guntur
Semester : V Semester
Subject : Process Control
Subject code : AEI-504
Topic : P & I Diagrams & Standards
Duration : 50 Mts
Sub Topic : Symbols for Control Valves
Teaching Aids : Diagrams

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 Recap

The following line diagrams are discussed

• Electric line

• Pneumatic line

• Hydraulic line

• Capillary line

• Fluid pressure line

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 Recap cont..

• General instruments can be represented in a circle called

ballon

• Inside the ballon will be a code

• Code gives the information regarding the function and nature

of the device

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 Recap

1. Instrument - Locally mounted

3. Instrument - At control centre

5. Instrument - Bifunctional / Two services

4. Instrument - Transmitting
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 OBJECTIVES

On completion of this period, you would be able to

• Know the different Symbols for Control Valves

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 Basic Symbols for Different types of Control
Valves
S. No Name of the valve symbol

1 Electrically operated
control valve

2 Hydraulically operated
control valve

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3 Pneumatically
operated control valve

4 Safety valve

5 Self actuating valve

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 Summary
• The following different types of control valve
symbols are discussed
• Electrically operated control valve

• Pneumatically operated control valve

• Hydraulically operated control valve

• Safety valve

• Self actuating valve

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 Quiz
1. Identify the symbol for electrically operated control valve

a b

c
d

Ans (a) AEI504.68 9

 Frequently asked questions

1) Draw the symbols for the following control valves

a) Electrically operated control valve
b) Hydraulically operated control valve
c) Pneumatically operated control valve

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 Assignment

1) Draw the symbols for the following control valves.

a) Safety valve

b) Self actuating valve

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