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Showing posts with label DYNSIM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DYNSIM. Show all posts
Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Friday, 2 August 2013
Over the history of this blog we have posted many times on distillation columns, and how best to simulate them. Below is a collection of those blog posts.I hope that you find them useful. Most of the post are specific to PRO/II, but are applicable to process simulation software in general.
- What is ALPHA in distillation column algorithms?
- 10 Most Common Pitfalls in Process Simulation #9: Assay Pseudo-Component Development
- Initial Estimates for Columns in PRO/II
- What are the differences between the Initial Estimate Generators (IEG) (CONV, REFI, SIMP, CHEM)?
- What are the major differences between the rigorous distillation column algorithms?
- Which column algorithm should I use for my application?
- When should the shortcut column be used? What information is obtained?
- Import PRO/II Column Data into KG-Tower
- Attaching a Heat Exchanger to a Column
- Column with an External Reboiler
- Adding rigorous heat exchangers to columns in PRO/II
- How do I set up a column spec or variable that requires a mathematical operator
- Column Pumparound duties in PRO/II
- Here are the answers to your distillation questions (Answers to customer questions on the blog)
- Crude Column Optimization Webinar Recording
Saturday, 27 July 2013
SimSci-Esscor Training Courses
SimSci-Esscor is an Invensys solution that offers applications to give your plant a competitive edge in today’s global economy. SimSci offers integrated simulation, optimization, training, and process control software and services. For over 45 years, these applications have been improving profitability and performance in plants across the globe.
If you have decided to use SimSci products but you do not where to begin, Invensys is now offering training courses. These courses will provide the necessary guidance to use SimSci-Esscor applications that will allow your plant to reach its full potential and maximize performance and profitability.
New to SimSciproducts? Are you looking to refresh your skills? Update your skills?
Join us worldwide for a SimSci training course.
Sunday, 21 July 2013
Workforce Enablement Technology
Training The Operators Of The Future
Special thanks to Cecil F. Shewchuk, for writing this white paper illustrating the value of new operator training technology in a plant!
For a limited time you can request a free copy of the white paper by emailing me at joseph.mcmullen@invensys.com. All I ask is that you comment on your favorite quote from the paper in this blog post.
Here are my top 5 quotes from the white paper:
1. From gaming systems to Blu-ray players, the technology gap between the generations is staggering. When you consider that your plant’s operation relies on a well-trained workforce, you must realize that the training tools that worked in the past may not be effective with today’s younger workforce.
2. As the older generation retires, technology holds the key to engaging the next generation of operators. Today’s technology enables higher workforce retention by accelerating careers and keeping the next generation of workers more engaged and invested with updated training tools that speed training time. Among the best indicators of the efficiency and success of any organization is the level and depth of its personnel training.
3. Using an OTS system in which basic training is integrated with graphical schematics of the actual plant DCS that the operator trainee is expected to use, develops a familiarity that instills confidence. This comes from the opportunity to practice real scenarios with hands-on experience in a safe environment.
4. A well-trained operator learns to respond efficiently and quickly to potential or real safety hazards, having had the opportunity to practice abnormal plant situations and emergencies.
5. A plant with a workforce that actually is empowered by the confidence of knowledge will experience greater safety, improved reliability and higher efficiency. All of this will consequently result in better financial performance for the company with the foresight to make investments in this technology.
Friday, 28 June 2013
This is a very good article, and I believe illustrate the importance of OTS at a refinery.
"The most critical and dangerous aspect of refinery operations is unit startup. Safe and seamless unit startup requires all refinery disciplines to work cooperatively.
" Read the full article here
" Read the full article here
Many of his points can be directly assisted with an Operator Training Simulator (OTS).
For instance, the following points can all be address with an OTS:
- People readiness
- Process readiness
- Knowing your place
- Understanding the procedures
- Understanding process interactions
I am sure there are more, and I would like to hear your opinion. How does an OTS assist in startup?
About Operator Training: Invensys offers a computer-based training method, Operator Training Simulators (OTS), to help give operators the skills they need to run a process or plant. Refineries and other plants are being forced to rely on inexperienced operators due to the aging workforce. Undertrained employees reduce performance and profitability in a refinery and may also risk the safety of other employees. The aging workforce is moving closer to the age of retirement, making it imperative to train younger, less experienced employees. Invensys offers an Operator Training System to aid refineries in educating inexperienced operators, who will soon be relied upon to operate the refinery and perform operational excellence.
Operators learn the ins and outs of a refinery in this virtual control room. DYNSIM is a model that controls the plant response. Trainees learn how to react appropriately when a similar situation occurs in the actual plant. DYNSIM Checkout is the first process dynamic simulation product designed specifically for control checkout. This solution can validate control system design before it is installed in the plant which eliminates many problems that occur during startup.
Technical Support: As always, feel free to reach out to your local technical support team for more information.
Thursday, 23 May 2013
The model configuration and graphics data for each DYNSIM model are saved in the S4M file. However, DYNSIM also provides the capability to back up the simulation in XML form which is a compact, readable format.
To generate the XML file, click the File menu and select Backup Simulation. If you are currently connected to a particular simulation, the Simulation field is already selected for you. The Filename field already has a default absolute path and filename, but these can be changed as required. Once you are happy with the path and name click the BACKUP button to proceed with the backup.
To restore a back-up XML file, click the File menu and select Restore Simulation. In the Restore Simulation dialog box click the Browse button and select the desired XML file. Give the simulation a name in the New Simulation field to which the backup file will be restored. Finally, press the RESTORE key to commence the restore operation. The restoration details can be viewed in the message monitor.
The restored XML file does not include details of the Initial Conditions or Backtracks. However, the data of IC's or Backtracks is available in the .S4M file present in your working directory and can be copied from one to the other using a tool such as WinZip to open the .S4M file.
About DYNSIM: DYNSIM is part of the Dynamic Simulation Suite from Invensys, assisting in process design, controls checkout, and control system design. This dynamic simulator helps plant management operate in a safe and profitable manner. Its operator training simulator provides safer operation while also improving performance and productivity. One example is using DYNSIM to evaluate flare and relief systems in a plant to raise the safety standard by making sure that the flares can handle the loads as they occur dynamically. DYNSIM is a cost-effective program, reducing the cost of process equipment.
Technical Support: As always, feel free to reach out to your local technical support team for more information.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Guest Blogger: Lourdes Reyes, OTS Sr. Consultant, Invensys
The need to keep a competitive position in the global market has forced engineering and operating companies to improve the process design of grassroots and existing plants to reduce capital expenditure (CAPEX), increase safety, and improve availability and profitability.
Dynamic simulation provides a very accurate and quantitative understanding of highly complex and highly integrated plants in order to analyze their operability predict the dynamic behavior of the real system before the capital is committed to a project.
With an expertise in process modeling, industry experience and the use of state-of-the-art technology, the Invensys’ Engineering Services Team delivers operating and design recommendations as well as a complete DYNSIM based simulation model for application areas such as:
Get our technical brochure to learn more about the Invensys’ SIM4ME Services Program based on DYNSIM Dynamic Simulation and see how Invensys can help you to increase your profitability.
About DYNSIM: DYNSIM is part of the Dynamic Simulation Suite from Invensys, assisting in process design, controls checkout, and control system design. This dynamic simulator helps plant management operate in a safe and profitable manner. Its operator training simulator provides safer operation while also improving performance and productivity. One example is using DYNSIM to evaluate flare and relief systems in a plant to raise the safety standard by making sure that the flares can handle the loads as they occur dynamically. DYNSIM is a cost-effective program, reducing the cost of process equipment.
Technical Support: As always, feel free to reach out to your local technical support team for more information.
The need to keep a competitive position in the global market has forced engineering and operating companies to improve the process design of grassroots and existing plants to reduce capital expenditure (CAPEX), increase safety, and improve availability and profitability.
Dynamic simulation provides a very accurate and quantitative understanding of highly complex and highly integrated plants in order to analyze their operability predict the dynamic behavior of the real system before the capital is committed to a project.
With an expertise in process modeling, industry experience and the use of state-of-the-art technology, the Invensys’ Engineering Services Team delivers operating and design recommendations as well as a complete DYNSIM based simulation model for application areas such as:
- Relief System upgrade analysis
- Reactor Depressuring Studies
- Steam System Design
- Turbo-machinery Controls Design
- Furnace Draft Implosion/Control Studies
- IGCC gasification and operation studies
- 2nd generation biofuels and Biomass gasification
- Design and operation of chemical plants
- LNG process design and analysis
Get our technical brochure to learn more about the Invensys’ SIM4ME Services Program based on DYNSIM Dynamic Simulation and see how Invensys can help you to increase your profitability.
About DYNSIM: DYNSIM is part of the Dynamic Simulation Suite from Invensys, assisting in process design, controls checkout, and control system design. This dynamic simulator helps plant management operate in a safe and profitable manner. Its operator training simulator provides safer operation while also improving performance and productivity. One example is using DYNSIM to evaluate flare and relief systems in a plant to raise the safety standard by making sure that the flares can handle the loads as they occur dynamically. DYNSIM is a cost-effective program, reducing the cost of process equipment.
Technical Support: As always, feel free to reach out to your local technical support team for more information.
Friday, 17 May 2013
What do you really think of your OTS?
Check out the PowerPoint headline to find out what one customer said at the recent ARC conference......
"This thing just paid for itself"
Now that is a strong statement. So, if OTS is paying for itself with benefits, why isn't your plant implementing OTS from Invensys?
Operators learn the ins and outs of a refinery in this virtual control room. DYNSIM is a model that controls the plant response. Trainees learn how to react appropriately when a similar situation occurs in the actual plant. DYNSIM Checkout is the first process dynamic simulation product designed specifically for control checkout. This solution can validate control system design before it is installed in the plant which eliminates many problems that occur during startup.
Monday, 13 May 2013
And here is the official news release from my blog announcement earlier! SimSci Suite 2013 News Release
SimSci Suite 2013
All SimSci-Esscor software on a single DVD to make it easier for you!
SimSci Suite 2013 includes all current SimSci-Esscor simulation and components to enhance your experience.
This new comprehensive DVD will be updated every 12 to 18 months, providing for a more structured software deployment and maintenance. Individual product patches or service packs will be released as needed. SimSci Suite 2013 supports your full plant lifecycle, from process design to operator training to process optimization. SimSci Suite 2013 contains the brand new releases of PRO/II 9.2, INPLANT 4.3, PIPEPHASE 9.6, DYNSIM 5.1, and ROMeo 6.1
The following simulation software products are on the SimSci Suite 2013 DVD:
| Process Design Software | Operator Training and Simulation Software | Process Optimization Software |
| PRO/II 9.2 VISUAL FLOW 5.5 INPLANT 4.3 HEXTRAN 9.2 DATACON 3.2 SIM4ME Portal 2.2 PIPEPHASE 9.6 | DYNSIM 5.1 TRISIM Plus 2.2 FSIM Plus 4.7.1 OTS Engines 1.1 | ROMeo Material Balance Module 6.1 ROMeo Performance Monitoring 6.1 ROMeo Process Optimization 6.1 ROMeo Utilities Optimization 6.1 ROMeo Refinery Modeling 6.1 Connoisseur 15.4 |
Please go to the SimSci-Esscor Electronic Software Download (ESD) site to request your copy today!
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Want to know what the current release of your favorite SimSci-Esscor software is?
Click here to vist the blog - look in the upper left hand corner of the blog where the current versions will always be listed!
As always, feel free to reach out to your local technical support team for more information.
Click here to vist the blog - look in the upper left hand corner of the blog where the current versions will always be listed!
As always, feel free to reach out to your local technical support team for more information.
Thursday, 11 April 2013
DYNSIM Checkout is the first process simulation product designed specifically for control system validation. This solution can validate control system design before it is installed in the plant which eliminates many problems that occur during startup.
Its user-friendly data entry improves efficiency in the workplace, requiring only information commonly found in a Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) or Process Flow Diagram (PFD). DYNSIM Checkout will be useful for years to come, offering operator training in starting and operating equipment, satisfying interlocks, manipulating the process and recognizing the operating state of the process by interpreting the various sensor readings.
Guest Blogger: Kaylen McMullen, Marketing Assistant, Invensys Operations Management
About Control System Check-out: DYNSIM Checkout is the first process dynamic simulation product designed specifically for control checkout. This solution can validate control system design before it is installed in the plant, which eliminates many problems that occur during startup. Its user-friendly data entry improves efficiency in the workplace, requiring only information commonly found in a Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) or Process Flow Diagram (PFD). DYNSIM Checkout also offers operator training in starting and operating equipment, satisfying interlocks, manipulating the process and recognizing the operating state of the process by interpreting the various sensor readings.
Technical Support: As always, feel free to reach out to your local technical support team for more information.
SimSci-Esscor Training Courses
SimSci-Esscor is an Invensys solution that offers applications to give your plant a competitive edge in today’s global economy. SimSci-Esscor offers integrated simulation, optimization, training, and process control software and services. For over 45 years, these applications have been improving profitability and performance in plants across the globe.
If you have decided to use SimSci-Esscor products but you do not where to begin, Invensys Operations Management is now offering training courses. These courses will provide the necessary guidance to use SimSci-Esscor applications that will allow your plant to reach its full potential and maximize performance and profitability.
New to SimSci-Esscor products? Are you looking to refresh your skills? Update your skills?
Join us worldwide for a SimSci-Esscor training course.
Monday, 8 April 2013
Guest Blogger: Kaylen McMullen, Marketing Assistant, Invensys Operations Management
DYNSIM helps plant management operate in a safe and profitable manner.
Its operator training simulator provides safer operation while also improving performance and productivity. DYNSIM analyzes start-up and shut-down procedures in order to reduce the risk of start-up delays, which enhances productivity. It is a cost-effective program that reduces the cost of designing process equipment and operating the process.
Its operator training simulator provides safer operation while also improving performance and productivity. DYNSIM analyzes start-up and shut-down procedures in order to reduce the risk of start-up delays, which enhances productivity. It is a cost-effective program that reduces the cost of designing process equipment and operating the process.
About DYNSIM: DYNSIM is part of the Dynamic Simulation Suite from Invensys, assisting in process design, controls checkout, and control system design. This dynamic simulator helps plant management operate in a safe and profitable manner. Its operator training simulator provides safer operation while also improving performance and productivity. One example is using DYNSIM to evaluate flare and relief systems in a plant to raise the safety standard by making sure that the flares can handle the loads as they occur dynamically. DYNSIM is a cost-effective program, reducing the cost of process equipment.
Technical Support: As always, feel free to reach out to your local technical support team for more information.
Friday, 5 April 2013
Invensys Operations Management is pleased to announce that DYNSIM Version 5.1 from SimSci-Esscor has been released and is available for electronic download from the Invensys Operations Management SimSci-Esscor (ESD) client support website.
DYNSIM 5.1 was developed based on a prioritized based on user feedback and requests, both internal and external, and focused on 5 themes:
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About DYNSIM: DYNSIM is part of the Dynamic Simulation Suite from Invensys, assisting in process design, controls checkout, and control system design. This dynamic simulator helps plant management operate in a safe and profitable manner. Its operator training simulator provides safer operation while also improving performance and productivity. One example is using DYNSIM to evaluate flare and relief systems in a plant to raise the safety standard by making sure that the flares can handle the loads as they occur dynamically. DYNSIM is a cost-effective program, reducing the cost of process equipment.
Technical Support: As always, feel free to reach out to your local technical support team for more information.
Monday, 25 March 2013
I figured it would be valuable to provide you with the most up-to-date versions of our software
The product names are hyper linked to their product websites so that you can get more information if needed.
The product names are hyper linked to their product websites so that you can get more information if needed.
Design Software PRO/II 9.1 with patch 3 VISUAL FLOW 5.5 INPLANT 4.2 HEXTRAN 9.2 DATACON 3.2 PIPEPHASE 9.5 with patch 1 | OTS Software DYNSIM 5.0 TRISIM Plus 2.2 FSIM Plus 4.7.1 | Optimization Software: ROMeo 6.0 with patch 2 Connoisseur 15.0 with patch 2 |
Patches can be downloaded from the “Software Updates & Knowledge Base” site. Full versions can be downloaded from the “Electronic Software Distribution” site. | ||
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
SimSci-Esscor Training Courses
SimSci-Esscor is an Invensys solution that offers applications to give your plant a competitive edge in today’s global economy. SimSci-Esscor offers integrated simulation, optimization, training, and process control software and services. For over 45 years, these applications have been improving profitability and performance in plants across the globe.
If you have decided to use SimSci-Esscor products but you do not where to begin, Invensys Operations Management is now offering training courses. These courses will provide the necessary guidance to use SimSci-Esscor applications that will allow your plant to reach its full potential and maximize performance and profitability.
New to SimSci-Esscor products? Are you looking to refresh your skills? Update your skills?
Join us worldwide for a SimSci-Esscor training course.
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Coming soon, SimSci-Esscor’s Foxboro Simulation of CP270 or SCP270 will replace FSIM Plus. The modern and flexible infrastructure is architected to fit seamlessly into I/A Series and Foxboro Control Software (FCS). It is extremely easy to install, configure and run. Functionally, it replaces the I/A Series CP270 and associated FBM hardware for use in off-line validation and for Operator Training Simulators. It connects to the I/A Series HMI and configurator (IEE/ICC/IACC) through the MESH network and resides on a generic Intel-based 64-bit OS. DYNSIM can be optionally co-located or connected through a separate network. It will function with I/A Series 8.5 – 8.8 and DYNSIM 5.1.
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
This series of educational webinars tackles some of the important issues facing today's petroleum enterprise, such as; heavy oil processing, control over material losses, dealing with an aging workforce and related training. This series is brought to you by Invensys and presented by our leading industry experts.
 | Join us Tuesday, December 4, 2012 for the 3rd webinar in this series: Aging Workforce and Operator Training - Improve your bottom line with fast, effective training techniques |
Who should attend: Plant Managers, Operations Managers, Training Managers, Human Resource Managers
Inexperienced and undertrained operators are a liability, risking not only the safety of refinery personnel but also the refinery's profitability. A less experienced operations workforce is likely to become a persistent trend as an older generation of employees retires and is replaced by a new generation with less time on the job.
Refineries need a strategy to get their workforce up to speed faster and transfer the knowledge and experience to the next generation.
Learn how new training methods that utilize modern simulation technologies can help train your workforce just like fighter pilots learn to fly a jet. These methods are fast, efficient, and much more effective.Learn more about these new training methods.
Register now »
Monday, 3 December 2012
This series of educational webinars tackles some of the important issues facing today's petroleum enterprise, such as; heavy oil processing, control over material losses, dealing with an aging workforce and related training. This series is brought to you by Invensys and presented by our leading industry experts.
| | Join us Tuesday, December 4, 2012 for the 3rd webinar in this series: Aging Workforce and Operator Training - Improve your bottom line with fast, effective training techniques |
Who should attend: Plant Managers, Operations Managers, Training Managers, Human Resource Managers
Inexperienced and undertrained operators are a liability, risking not only the safety of refinery personnel but also the refinery's profitability. A less experienced operations workforce is likely to become a persistent trend as an older generation of employees retires and is replaced by a new generation with less time on the job.
Refineries need a strategy to get their workforce up to speed faster and transfer the knowledge and experience to the next generation.
Learn how new training methods that utilize modern simulation technologies can help train your workforce just like fighter pilots learn to fly a jet. These methods are fast, efficient, and much more effective.
Learn more about these new training methods.
Register now »
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