orange county sanitation district program and tour · can be reached at [email protected]....

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March 2009

www.isa.org/~oranc

Editor’s Note: The Marchmeeting notice was sent to allOrange County Section membersearlier in a separate mailing.

Romel Bhullar, TechnicalDirector and Technical Fellow atFluor, gave a presentation on themyriad of choices, technologies,

standards and practices facing controlprofessionals today for design and systemintegration of their projects involving automationnetworks. Poor choices or selection can make a

Technical Education

Upcoming Regional Events

So. San Joaquin ValleyGolf, Tabletop & FeastThurs-Fri May 14-15For more information, callBob Jackson (661) 331-4719

ISALA Golf EventFriday, June 5For more information, callKandace Peterson (323) 274-5353

INSIDE THIS ISSUE…

ISASD Tabletop ShowSummer 2009For more information, seewww.icexpo09.com

“In winter I get up at night and dress by yellow candlelight. In summer quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day.”

— Robert Louis Stevenson on Daylight Savings Time

2 - President’s Message 3 - SSJV Golf Tournament

Tabletop, Cajun Feast 4 - ISA International

Student GamesBiomass Project

6 - Instrumentation2009 7 - ISA Training 8 - Local Section Meetings 9 - Regional Events 12 - Valve Facility Tour

Bakersfield College

14 - Job Shop

Process control & automation network selectiondifference between the success and failure ofa project and can be very expensive to getback on the right track, if one makesmistakes.

This “un-biased” presentation clarifiedsome issues, concerns and basic criteria tohelp select the “best” network solution foryour industrial controls applications.

Emerging trends, technologies, andsecurity issues were also discussed. Romelcan be reached at [email protected].

The Orange County Sanitation District hastwo operating facilities that treat wastewaterfrom residential, commercial and industrialsources in central and northwest Orange County,California. Service area is471 square miles, 21cities, 3 special districts,2.5 million residents andhas 581 miles of sewerlines and 16 off-sitepumping stations. OCSDhas 644 full time autho-rized staff.

OCSD releasestreated water into theocean through a 120-inchdiameter offshore pipelinethat extends five milesfrom shore to the dis-charge point approximately 200 feet below theocean surface. An emergency standby 78-inchdiameter pipeline stretches one mile from shore.The one-mile-long diffuser section of our five-mile ocean pipeline contains 503 portholesthrough which treated wastewater is slowlyreleased. An abundance of marine life has takenup residence along both pipelines.

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ISA Orange County April Section Meeting

Orange County Sanitation DistrictProgram and Tour

OCSD also reclaims up to 10 milliongallons of treated wastewater every day, whichis sent for further processing to the OrangeCounty Water District and then used for

landscape irrigationand for injection intothe groundwaterseawater intrusionbarrier. Biosolidsproduced by thewastewater treatmentprocess are recycled asa soil amendment onfarm land or furtherprocessed as a earth-like product forcommercial and homegardens to improve andmaintain fertile soil

and stimulate plant growth. OCSD generates adaily average of 14,000 kilowatts of energyfrom burning natural gas and methane gas(biogas), which is a byproduct of the wastewa-ter treatment process.

To ensure that the marine environmentand public health are protected, the OrangeCounty Sanitation District has maintained an

OCSD photo courtesy of APG Analyzer Systems.

The monthly ISA Section Newsletters and annual Regional Membership Directory and Buyers’ Guide are mailed to all ISA section members in Southern California and SouthernNevada and to ISA student affiliates at Cal Poly Pomona, Long Beach State University and Bakersfield College. Newsletters include the Southern San Joaquin Valley Alarm, LosAngeles Annunciator, Orange County Chart, San Diego Signal and Las Vegas Experience. Changes of address can only be processed by ISA by at (919) 549-8411 or www.isa.org.For editorial submissions and feedback, please contact the newsletter editor. Advertising rates, circulation information and style guide is posted at www.TechPubs.net. Billing andpublishing correspondence may be addressed to TechPubs Communications, PO Box 1605, Costa Mesa, California 92628. Submissions are copyright by the authors with all rightsreserved. Copyright (C) 2008 TechPubs Communications. All Rights Reserved.

Orange County SectionOfficers 2008-2009www.isa.org/~oranc/

President — Sebastian ZielonkaFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Past President — Craig LanternierFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

President Elect — Alan Szarowiczjacobs Engineering, (714)[email protected]

Secretary — Gautam ParikhFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Treasurer — Jesus MoncayoSouth Coast Systems, Inc. (714) [email protected]

Delegate — Christine DorganDisneyland Scientific Systems(714) [email protected]

Alternate Delegate — Romel BhullarFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Arrangements Chair — Bis MitraFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Historian — John QueridoJontec Systems, (949) [email protected]

Past President,Honors & Awards ChairCraig LanternierFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Publicity Chair— Sergei SeleznevCaltrol, (702) [email protected]

Membership Chair — Don Zee,Don Zee Associates (949) [email protected]

Newsletter Editor — John PrinceAPG Analyzer Systems (714) [email protected]

Nominations Chair — Raj AdaniEmerson Process Mgmt (800) [email protected]

Program Chair — Rafael AgrazsanchezFluor Enterprises, (949) [email protected]

Program Co-Chair — Hiten DalalNewtech Resources, (714) [email protected]

OCC Liaison — Robert CastañoOrange Coast College, (714) [email protected]

CSULB Advisor — Walter Martinez(562) 577-3605 [email protected]

Cal State Long Beach StudentSection Co-Presidents —Justin Lanza, Andrew Moseley

Webmaster — Bob HarrisonConex Systems (714) [email protected]

President’s messageBy Sebastian Zielonka, Section President○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Income Actual BudgetArrangements $2,250.00 $6,000.00Dues/Membership Rebate $2,226.60 $6,749.00Education $0.00 $750.00Interest Income $252.16 $1,000.00X-MAS Party 2008 $2,880.00 $1,500.00Student Section $0.00 $1,500.00Society Income $0.00 $0.00*Income from Reserve Funds $2,000.00 $5,401.00

Total Income $9,608.76 $22,900.00

Expenses Actual BudgetArrangements $1,635.09 $4,000.00Membership/Mkg $598.71 $1,200.00Programs $0.00 $400.00Education $0.00 $750.00Insurance $550.00 $900.00Honors Awards $0.00 $200.00Student Competition $0.00 $500.00President $0.00 $400.00President's Meeting $2,043.79 $2,000.00Society Delegate $2,128.26 $2,000.00President Elect $110.42 $1,500.00X-MAS Party $3,480.00 $1,500.00DLC $0.00 $2,500.00Planning Meeting $1,680.02 $1,500.00Student Section $1,500.00 $2,500.00CLCPE $0.00 $900.00Treasurer $41.84 $150.00

Total Expenses $13,768.13 $22,900.00TOTAL ($4,159.37) $0.00

Reserve Funds * as of 12/10/08. $45,713.64

Treasurer's ReportOrange County Section

Budget FY 2008/2009 (July '08 June '09)November, 2008

We are extremely fortunate to have such an active neighboring LA ISA section.For those of you who attended Instrumentation 2009 you understand what I mean.An impressive event filled with many exhibits, training classes, networking andfood (and this was all FREE) was seamlessly organized by John Prince and the LAstaff. I was thoroughly impressed with the turnout and saw many familiar faces. Ilook forward to seeing this event continue to grow from year to year.

Our March presentation was be by our very own board member RomelBhullar. You may have also seen him during one of his two training classes(Process Control for Dummies or Safety Instrumented Level Training) atInstrumentation 2009. His presentation earlier this month was on IndustrialEthernet, an integral part of control systems these days. Romel is very well versed

and holsters over 38 years of invaluable experience. It was good to see you all who made the trip out forthe snacks, socializing, and this interesting topic.

Finally, I would like to bring to your attention next months tour of the Orange County SanitationDistrict. This should be a very informative tour of the third largest wastewater agency west of theMississippi River. I strongly encourage you to bring family members and friends interested in seeingwhere we safely collect, treat, and dispose of wastewater generated by 2.5 million people living incentral and northwestern Orange County. Sebastian Zielonka, President

ISA Orange County Section

District VP — Brad RupertCaltrol (925) [email protected]

District VP ElectGary Campbell, CCST IIIM+W Zander (480) [email protected]

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Golf Tournament, Tabletop, Technical Training andCajun Feast Scholarship Fundraiser May 14-15

The annual Golf Tournament, Tabletop, Technical Training and Cajun FeastScholarship Fundraiser will be held Thursday and Friday, May 14-15, 2009.Registration form can be downloaded at www.isa.org/~ssjv.

The golf tournament will be held Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Rio BravoCountry Club with a 1:00 pm shotgun start. This event was sold out last year, sobe sure and sign up early.

The Tabletop Show, Technical Training and Cajun Feast will be held Friday,May 15, 2009, with exhibits open 10:00am to 3:00pm. This year there will be freeCajun food starting at 11:30. Golf awards and raffle prizes will be awarded Fridayafternoon. The Grand Raffle prize is a $400 value Rio Bravo Country Club greenfee for a foursome.

To sign up for the golf tournament, go to www.isa.org/~ssjv and download theregistration form. For more information or to sign up, please contact Bob Jacksonat [email protected] or (661) 331-4719.

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The 2009 International Student Games are scheduled for 6October 2009 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas.

Teams are composed of 4 undergraduate students. Teams mustattend an equipment orientation on Monday, October 5, 2009, and willalso attend the ISA Honors and Awards Banquet that evening. The2009 International Games will take place on Tuesday, October 6, 2009,at EXPO 2009 in the Reliant Center, Houston, Texas.

“Each District must determine who will be their representative atthe International Student Games. That nomination/commitment mustbe submitted to ISA by May 15, 2009,” writes Dianna Noyes of ISA.“The Commitment form will be sent to the District Vice Presidents byApril 3, 2009. It is up to each District to determine the deadline forinterest, application, or results of any competition that will be held todetermine which team will represent the District. I would suggest thatyou check with your District Vice President for the deadline and/orcriteria in your District.”

Each team will receive $1,000 and each team member will receivea certificate from ISA. The three top teams will receive Gold, Silver,and Bronze medals. Each team member of the Gold medal team willalso receive a $100 ISA publication coupon. Immediately after theGames, students will attend YAPFest, already in progress, to networkand interact with other “Young Automation Professionals.”

Your school’s team must be selected by the ISA District in whichyou are located in order to participate in this prestigious event. Only

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one team is selected to represent the District, so don’t delay incontacting your District Vice President to find out how your studentsmay be eligible to participate.

To obtain the manual and more information, follow this path:www.isa.org - Left navigation bar: Membership>Students>StudentGames. For more information contact Dianna Noyes at (919) 990-9234or [email protected].

Biomass: pilot plant tocommercial scale

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BlueFire Ethanol, Inc., has been awarded funding from the U.S.Department of Energy to construct a commercial scale cellulosic ethanolproduction facility. Its biorefineries will be located in markets with thehighest demand for renewable transportation fuels thereby dramaticallyreducing delivery costs while simultaneously increasing the areasbiofuel supply and reducing the waste streams sent to landfills.

A presentation made to the OC Section last month included adescription of the Bluefire/Arkenol Acid Hydrolysis process for theconversion of biomass materials to fermentable sugars and higher valuechemicals. The conversion technologies of thermochemical, enzymaticand chemical hydrolysis conversion technologies was described anddiscussed, along with pilot plant unit operations and commercial scale-up, typical commercial plant layout and requirements and a comparisonof the economics of current to future cellulosic ethanol production.

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INSTRUMENTATION 2009 huge success!Thurs, Feb. 19, 2009 at the Carson Center Instrumentation 2009, the largest technicaltraining and exhibition of process instrumenta-tion and control technologies on the west coast,was held this year during Engineers Week, onThursday, February 19 at the Carson Center inCarson, California. Some photos are on page 10. More photosand videos, along with a final list of exhibitorsare posted at the event website,www.instrumentation2009.com.

This year’s show had over 500 registeredattendees and 75 exhibits with state-of-the-artI&C products & services and a 25 well-attendeed technical training sessions. TheCareer Fair was an addition this year, alongwith CCST and CAP training sessions.

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Exhibitors and sponsors interested inparticipating in next year’s event should signup early for the info list. For more informationor to give feedback about this year’s event,please contact John Prince at (714) 968-5501 [email protected].

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ISA training continues in BurbankThe following ISA training courses are scheduled to be held at Pickwick Gardens Conference Center, 1001 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank. To

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04/21/2009 Safety Instrumented Systems05/11/2009 Advanced SIL Determination (EC52)05/14/2009 Understanding and Tuning Control Loops (TC05)06/01/2009 Troubleshooting Instrumentation and Control Systems06/04/2009 Installing, Calib & Maintaining Instruments (TI25)06/08/2009 Understanding and Tuning Control Loops (TC05)07/06/2009 Troubleshooting Instrumentation and Control Systems07/09/2009 Industrial Data Communications (TS05)08/10/2009 Industrial Data Communications, Part II (TS10)

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08/13/2009 Control Systems Engineering (CSE) PE Exam Review09/01/2009 Advanced SIS Hardware Design & Analysis (EC54)09/09/2009 Installing, Calibrating and Maintaining Instruments (TI25)09/14/2009 Advanced Operation of Smart Field Devices (TS15)10/01/2009 Understanding Electrical Systems (TI15)11/02/2009 Industrial Electronics (TI20)11/05/2009 Introduction to Building Automation Systems (EA15)11/10/2009 Grounding and Noise Considerations


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Orange County Section Wed, Apr 8 Sebastian Zielonka, (949) 349-8773 [email protected]

Orange County Sanitation District Plant Tour. Technical program tobegin at 5:30 with pizza, followed by a plant tour at 6:00. OCSD islocated in Fountain Valley off the 405 at Euclid. RSVP to RafaelAgrazsanchez at [email protected] or (949) 349-2304.Website: www.isa.org/~oranc.

Las Vegas Section Thurs, Apr 16 Jeff Blue, (702) 249-1156 or [email protected]

ISA Cyber U Web-Based Training. Tom Stephenson has been withISA Cyber U for some time and will explain ISA web training on ISACyber U — how to get there, what is available, costs etc. To be held at6:30pm at the Grand Cafe inside the Palace Station Hotel. RSVP to JeffBlue at 702 249-1156 or [email protected]. Website: www.isalv.org.

Los Angeles Section Tues, Apr 21 Neil Finch, (951) 675-3395, [email protected]

Matheson Tri-Gas Plant Tour. A technical overview about industrialair separation and control will be followed by a plant tour of this largeindustrial air separation plant in Vernon. 3:30 refreshments, 4:00program and tour. RSVP to Bill Campbell at [email protected] or(562) 533-0188. Cost: $25 to non-members; free to ISA members andthose who join at the meeting. Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday ofeach month. Website: www.isala.org.

San Diego Section Thurs, Apr 23 Jim Van de Wetering, (858) 208-9713, [email protected]

Impact of the Drought on Local Water Supplies. San Diego CoWater Authority speaker will explain the impact of the drought on localwater supplies; upcoming capital improvements; and an overview of theSD Emergency Storage Project. SD City Metro Operations Center, 9192Topaz Way. 5:00 networking and refreshments, 6:00 presentation. RSVPto Mike Wallace at [email protected]. Website: www.isasd.com.

So San Joaquin Valley Section See Website Scott Bender, (661) 392-3784, [email protected]

Bakersfield Golf Tournament & Expo Coming on May 14-15. Makeyour plans to participate in the annual golf tournament. For more infoabout Golf & Expo, contact Bob Jackson at [email protected]: www.isa.org/~ssjv.

Cal Poly Pomona Thurs, Apr 16 E J Ramos, (626) 475 3660, [email protected]

Cal Poly Pomona Job Fair. For more information, contact E. J. Ramosat (626) 475 3660 or Jasen Shorter at (619) 709-1490. Website:www.isacalpoly.org.

Cal State Long Beach No Information Walter Martinez at (562) 577-3605.

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Regional training & eventsDates subject to change. Always contact the sponsoring party beforemaking your final plans to attend. To include an ISA or non-ISAevent, please contact the editor.

April 16, 2009Cal Poly Pomona Job Fairwww.csupomona.edu

April 17-18, 2009ISA District 11 LeadershipConference, Scottsdale, AZContact the section president formore informatoin.

April 25, 2009California 2009 EIT Exam,www.pe-exam.net

May 14-15, 2009ISA-SSJV Golf Tournament,Tabletop Show, Training andCajun Feast, Bakersfieldwww.isa.org/~ssjv

May 17-20, 2009Int’l Biotech Conv & ExpoSan Diego, www.bio.org

June 5, 2009ISALA Golf EventDiamond Bar, www.isala.org

June 10-11, 2009West Coast Energy MgmtCongress, Long Beachwww.evergyevent.com

June 13-16, 20092009 Spring Leaders MeetingIndianapolis, www.isa.org

July or August 2009I/C Expo 09ISA San Diego Sectionwww.icexpo09.com

July 2009American Association forClinical Chemistry

July 2009Protein Society Meetingproteinsociety.org

July 2009Nuclear Detection &Measurement ConferenceLas Vegas

July 2009Semicon West, San Francisco

Aug 2009International Congress onRheologyhttp://www.rheology.org/

Aug 25, 2009ESRI Survey & EngineeringGIS SummitSan Diego Convention Centerwww.esri.com

Oct 2009ISA Expo 2009 and FallLeaders MeetingHouston, www.isa.org

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The event would not have been possible withoutthe support of ISA Cal Poly Pomona and ISACal State Long Beach Student Sections.


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Control Microsystems,Sage Designscontribute toBakersfield Collegeby Sean Caras, Associate Professor, Electronics Technology,Bakersfield College

Thanks to a generous donation fromControl Microsystems, and facilitated bySage Designs, Inc., a new generation oftrained automation technicians will utilizecurrent SCADA technology. BakersfieldCollege, a community college of almost17,000 students in Bakersfield California,is the recipient of six SCADAPack 32RTU’s, software, and instructor training.

Our Electronics, Instrumentation, and Automation program has anenrollment of approximately 170 students per semester, many of whomare seeking certification and degrees in Electronics Technology, or areindustry professionals seeking skills updating. While we are well-equipped in the areas of industrial electronics, motors and controls,instrumentation and process control, and radio/telecommunications, theSCADAPack controllers will meet an industry-critical need.

Our Instrumentation/Process Control Trainers are currently stand-alone systems, utilizing simple PID controllers. The SCADAPacks willbe interfaced to the process control trainers, allowing more advanced

process control functions to be simulated with our trainers in anadvanced-level course. We hope to purchase radios for each of thedonated SCADAPacks, and set up a SCADA system utilizing our fiveprocess control trainers to simulate an industrial environment. Inaddition, we are hoping to purchase additional SCADAPack RTU’s andradios to interface to variable frequency drive units in our motorcontrols lab, allowing a wider range of devices to be included in theSCADA system.

Through industry surveys we have taken with members of ourlocal ISA (International Society of Automation) section, three-fourthsof the respondents believed that Bakersfield College should expose ourstudents to several different manufacturers for PLC’s and controllers.PLC’s and controllers will eventually be deployed in most of ourclasses in some form or another. Our PLC stock was previouslydominated by one manufacturer.

The SCADA software from Control Microsystems was highlyrecommended to us by one of our industry advisors, because it was feltthat the software’s learning curve and user features would allowstudents to implement more advanced functions in a quicker timeframe.

An additional advantage of the SCADAPack product has been theprovided interface board that we will be able to use with our students.With every other industrial product we have deployed in our labs, ithas been necessary to build input and output simulators and otheritems necessary for students to work with the product. With theSCADAPacks, we were provided with a complete setup that a studentcould use right from the box.

We, at Bakersfield College, are excited to have this currenttechnology available to our students! Thanks to the generosity ofControl Microsystems, and the support of Sage Designs, Inc., ourstudents will soon be able to set up and manage a simulated industrialenvironment within our electronics labs using SCADA RTU’s andsoftware.

Tom Burdi of Advanced Process Services, right, gives a presentation on valves followed by a tour of their facility and cookout.

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The Los Angeles Section was treatedto a tour of Advanced Process Services’valve service facility in the City ofCommerce, plus an excellent barbequedinner and technical presentation ofmany aspects of valve design, function,maintenance and servicing.

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