TABLE OF CONTENTS Physical drawings put the "A" in "A&E," at least from the perspective of the I&C group. We I&C folks might find it hard to believe, but it is impossible to build an industrial facility with just E & I drawings and software. There must be a point at which the "rubber meets the road," to borrow a phrase.
That point is the physical drawing set. These drawings consist of control room arrangements, termination room arrangements, electrical room arrangements, process area plans, installation details, and so on. Since, in our scenario, our addition is small, the control room and termination room already exist. As a result, this chapter deals mostly with the process area. However, the control and termination rooms are given a cursory examination.
Designing a modern control room is not that different from designing any other office space. Operator comfort must be a primary concern. Industry has learned over the years that human factors engineering plays a key role in reducing operator-induced process problems. Designing an environment that does not induce fatigue or frustration must be the primary goal of the designer when taking on this task. An operator's activities require, for example, proper lighting, a comfortable temperature, and a logically arranged room. Following is a list of some key considerations and some suggested methods for designing a good control room environment:
Dry-bulb air temperature should be approximately 76 F. Relative humidity should be between 20%...
