Rigorous Simulation helps engineers to understand and identify process dynamics and interactions in a riskfree environment; in addition, it also allows the evaluation and tuning of advanced controllers before they are commissioned.
La estimación de los caudales de alivio de presión en la cabeza de las columnas de destilación resulta de cálculo complicado debido a la naturaleza de estas unidades, donde la composición cambia a lo largo de la columna y del tiempo.
Dynamic Simulation Study to determine the flare load of a crude unit and a Coker during a general power failure
Dynamic Blow Down Study to investigate the adequacy of an existing flare system and to analyse different blow-down options. The scope of the integrated dynamic process simulation model includes a number of process unit sections as well as the flare header.
There are different situations for which it is necessary to re-evaluate the capacity of a site\'s existing flare system.
The European Union 10-ppm sulfur fuel regulations present various challenges for operating and controlling refinery desulfurization units. Repsol has been using simulation to mitigate some of these challenges. In a joint project with AspenTech, the two companies developed a rigorous steady-state and dynamic Aspen HYSYS® model of Repsol’s Puertollano refinery’s hydrodesulfurization (HDS) unit.
Operator Training System based on a dynamic model of the processing facilities of an oil and gas field in Bolivia, linked to DeltaV DCS and SIS. Total I/O point was 1600.
Flare and relief systems commonly found in processing plants in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries are constantly under examination.
Inprocess developed a complete application to perform heat exchanger fouling monitoring for a 124000 BPD refinery CDU/VDU and, based on the predicted trends, it developed an automated tool to run different heat exchanger cleaning scenarios over one year of operation
Blow down studies of the CO2 compression system of a FPSO to determine the temperature profile and phase behaviour during depressurization of the “at risk” sections in order to determine if there was a real possibility of forming dry ice during compressor blow down
Over the past 10 years the use of dynamic process simulation has been established as a reliable and effective tool to analyse transient behaviour of process systems.
Operator Training System for two new chemical plants with a total of 3000 I/O points, based on dynamic simulation model, DeltaV control system & SIS emulation, and using Inprocess's proprietary Instructor Station (IIS)
Joint oral contribution to the Aspentech Users Group Meeting (Optimize2013) held in May 2013 in Boston, USA
Joint oral contribution to the Aspentech Users Group Meeting (Optimize2013) held in May 2013 in Boston, USA.
Joint oral contribution to the Aspentech Users Group Meeting (Optimize2013) held in May 2013 in Boston, USA.
A training tool for the operators of a chemical plant in Sweden was developed. An interesting technical challenge was solved by integrating the rigorous dynamic model in Aspen HYSYS with an emulation software of the Experion PKS from Proconex and an instructor station from Inprocess.
Dynamic simulation of processes using rigorous models offers a wide range of applications for process engineering, process control, instrumentation, operation, training, and health, safety and environmental projects
Many nitric acid plants had been designed and erected by the Client based on its own technology. In order to complement the Client's technological offer to its own clients, it was necessary to develop a dynamic model of the plant that would be used by the Client to show the plant operability to current customers as well as showing the plant and technology capabilities to future, potential customers.
An Operator Training System, directly connected with Siemens DCS, UniSim Design Dynamic Simulation; and the Inprocess Instructor Station, was developed and implemented in a new Ammonia plant (and its associated Hydrogen plant)
A mixture coming out from a biotechnology reactor needed separation and purification in order to reach purities above 99% for some of the alcohols that were in the fermentation broth. Inprocess was requested to prepare the process simulations that would support the conceptual design study in order to select the most promising separation and purification sequence of unit operations
The intention of Inproces's client was to integrate an in-house developed routine to specifically address non-linearity issues around quality control for binary columns with MVPC technology.
An Operator Training System (OTS) is one of the best methods to train staff in operations before a producing plant starts up. Carrying out this training before plant commissioning ensures a fast learning curve of the new process and control and instrumentation systems.
Joint oral contribution to the Aspentech Users Group Meeting (Optimize2015) held in May 2015 in Boston, USA
Joint oral contribution to the Aspentech Users Group Meeting (Optimize2015) held in May 2015 in Boston, USA.
Inprocess oral contribution to the Aspentech Users Group Meeting (Optimize2015) held in May 2015 in Boston, USA
Inprocess oral contribution to Hydrocarbon Processing’s International Refining and Petrochemical Conference held in Abu Dhabi (UAE), June 2015
Safety and productivity in processing plants highly depend on the accurate performance of the control and safety systems, normally centralized in control rooms, through the distributed control systems and safety instrumented systems (DCS, SIS). In order to ensure the plant production, it is key to have staff perfectly trained in the operation of such automated systems.
Inprocess delivered a Dynamic Simulation Study for a Turbo Expander/Residue Gas Compressor, for a Gas Plant Train in Middle East in order to confirm high operational safety and reliability of the system.
The Phase I of the study was performed by Inprocess in order to determine the maximum possible operating capacity limits, by considering the safety limitation factors, when increasing well production.
In a previous project, Inprocess developed a high-fidelity dynamic simulation model, including all topside equipment with detailed design data. Taking advantage of the existing model, Inprocess carried out a Lifecycle approach for the Operator Training System (OTS) of the FPSO, comprising three phases
The Client had an OTS installed for the FCC unit and was interested in extending the OTS capability to two additional units: ICR and HPU units.
Joint oral contribution to the 16th AIChE Spring Meeting, in Houston (TX, USA) in May 2016
Miquel Angel Alós, PhD, Inprocess, explains how operations teams in the oil and gas industry can use dynamic simulation to avoid disruptions and minimise the impact of unnecessary costs on real plant operations.
Inprocess’ experts detailed in this Oral Contribution how it is possible to save OpEx by minimizing the amount of hydrogen that is sent to the fuel network. An advisory tool, based on an optimizer put on top of a simulation model, is used by operating companies to send the correct amount of hydrogen, at the correct purity,
Miquel Angel Alós, explains how dynamic simulation can help maximise plant performance and deliver cost savings on new plant projects.
The oil and gas industry has witnessed seismic downward shifts in barrel prices and uplifts in market competitiveness.
The paper describes the steps that should be taken during a flare network capacity assessment, using both a conventional approach or dynamic simulation.
An Inprocess client initiated an Expansion Project to commercialize the incremental resource into high margin gas markets based on a single LNG (liquefied natural gas) train expansion.
Inprocess carried out a detailed concept study of the Gas Grid pipeline system to identify and evaluate all possible options available to meet all gas delivery specifications and Gas Grid capacity for a minimum of 10 years.
Inprocess developed a dynamic simulation study in order to ...
Inprocess delivered a complete dynamic simulation model of the turboexpander for an EPC company. This simulation was key in testing several operational scenarios for various normal and upset conditions ant to ensure the operability of a Turboexpander Dew Point Unit.
During this project, Inprocess developed a complete flare network revalidation study according to API520 and API521. The common relief scenarios were analysed for all the affected units and the sizing cases were determined in order to perform the revalidation study using dynamic simulation methods.
Joint oral contribution to the Oil & Gas Training and Simulation forum held in June 2017 in Aberdeen (Scotland), UK
The definition of a Control System in Chemical and Petrochemical Plants requires specific know-how with the target of optimizing and improving existing systems and designing new ones. When designing a system, it is necessary to follow some basic steps such as modelling the system, analysing such model, designing the system/controller and finally
Joint oral contribution to Aspentech's Users Conference Optimize held in Houston, TX (USA) in April 2017
Joint oral contribution to Aspentech's Users Conference Optimize held in Houston, TX (USA) in April 2017
Process simulation is a technology used in many areas and project phases. Its usage ranges from the design stage of a plant (initial concept and front end engineering) to assistance in daily plant operations, including planning, optimisation and monitoring.
Producing plants must be safe and reliable. Plant Safety is strongly dependent on how well people responsible for running the facility (control room operators, CRO) are aware of its operation.
In a recent FPSO development project offshore West Africa, a lifecycle modeling approach project, ending in a direct-connect Operator Training System with Aspen HYSYS Dynamics, was used for process design and control narrative validation, procedure verification, ICSS check-out, control room operator training and support for FPSO start-up operations.
Operator Training Simulators (OTS) have become an integral element of the Operator Competency Development Programs of the process industry. The dynamic simulation technology has evolved from the early days, incorporating new training functionalities and communication capabilities.
The associated gas of an oil-producing field in off-shore Brazil is treated to remove water, hydrocarbon condensate, H2S and CO2. For environmental reasons, the CO2-rich permeate stream from the gas treatment process must be re-injected into the reservoir.
Inprocess developed a dynamic simulation model, carrying out a series of dynamic simulation scenarios and delivering a training session (including model handover) for two compressor trains for the cracked gas process.
Inprocess contribution to the Aspentech's hosted seminar entitled: The Rapidly Changing World of LNG: Finding your Competitive Advantage in 2018, held in Houston, Texas (USA), on March 2018
Inprocess oral contribution to the ESTEC: Energy Simulation Technology Exhibition and Conference hold in Barcelona, from May 30th to 31st, 2018.
Inprocess authors discuss the application of dynamic simulation to analyse potential trips of the HIPPS system at the flare header of a central processing facility during trunkline pigging operations.
The authors present the results of the collaboration between Espindesa and Inprocess in order to develop a software tool that acts as a digital twin of a real nitric acid plant.
Development of two new Operator Training Simulators, as well as the upgrading and modernization of two existing simulators that have become obsolete.
The main objective of the project is to deliver a dynamic simulation study for the Feed Gas Booster compression system and for the Boil-Off Gas compression system in order to confirm their proper operation under several defined procedural and upset conditions.
A Major FPSO constructing and operating company has awarded Inprocess the construction of an Operator Training Simulator for their two new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platforms, which are soon to be installed off the coast of Brazil (in the Libra field).
CEPSA contracted Inprocess to develop a Digital Twin based on a rigorous dynamic process simulation model of their revamped Linear Alkylbenzene (LAB) plant (which was moved to Detal technology), which is also connected to a detailed 3D Virtual Reality model of the plant.
Advanced tritium transfer modelling tools for ITER/DEMO Plant Systems Aspen HYSYS are developed based on our large experience of Chemical Plants Systems modelling; scientific background and tritium expertise.
Inprocess oral contribution to Aspentech's Users Conference Optimize 2019 held in Houston, TX (USA) in May 2019.
Inprocess oral contribution to Honeywell’s EMEA Users Conference held in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), in October 2019.
Dynamic Blow Down Study to investigate the adequacy of an existing flare system and to analyse different blow-down options. The scope of the integrated dynamic process simulation model includes a number of process unit sections as well as the flare header.
Gas turbine power plants have to achieve high reliability and maximum availability in order to be able to meet the dispatch requirements of electric grids at short notice. The power generation systems are high-availability assets, generally above 90%.
Plant operators need deep training before the greenfield plant is started-up. Moreover, companies need to diminish potential operational problems related to the equipment sizing, control logic and safety systems by performing early analysis during the engineering design phases.
A considerable amount of equipment and piping in Oil & Gas processing plants is exposed to very low or even cryogenic temperatures during some transient events such as emergency blowdowns, depressurization after prolonged shutdowns or start-ups. Material must be selected within proper temperature ranges according to the Minimum Design Metal Temperature (MDMT).
Inprocess has helped this oil company to identify potential savings between $1 and $3 million per NGL train and year in one of its recovery plants, by applying optimization techniques, on top of an existing Advanced Process Control algorithm, in a three-phases project: Feasibility study, open loop adisory tool, closed-loop online optimizer. Discover how by downloading the attached document.
The steam network is responsible to provide heat and power to the different units of the complex. Usually, all the efforts are focused on maintaining steam production and improving it to the maximum, leaving aside the important role that the network plays in keeping the overall plant production.
Plan and follow-up operators’ professional development by digitizing and centralizing in a single training environment all new and old learning material.
For more than a decade, refinery panel operators at Preemraff have been coached on safety and operation excellence by hands-on training with an operator training simulator (OTS). The fluidised catalytic cracker (FCC) at the Lysekil Refinery was the first refinery unit for which an OTS was built.
Confirming FPSO process design/sizing, Control Narrative and ESD design is adequate and safe for all loads, transients and trips. Providing early Operator Training and refining your Operating Procedures before the ICSS is implemented. Detecting Bad Actors and process anomalies with online process Digital Twins.
Cryogenic distillation is a key process for tritium processing in fusion: it is necessary for isotopic separation but is prone to hold high tritium inventories.
Mención: Mejor póster Reunión SNE 2020. Los métodos para la monitorización de tritio previstos en ITER consisten en detener periódicamente su operación para medir de la cantidad global de tritio en planta.
Generic Operator Training Simulators are extremely powerful training tools for acquiring the generic knowledge required by students and plant operators to understand the way complex producing units are operated from the plant control room consoles.
Engineering dynamic simulation studies carried out preceding capital investment and initial operations allow engineers to optimise equipment design, ensure that reliability and safety are considered, and confirm operational readiness.
Management of hydrogen networks in refineries and petrochemical sites, with the objective of minimising external hydrogen consumption, as well as the one purged to the fuel network,
Operation Owners are in need of skilled operators | Being capable of smoothly starting-up a new plat, of re-starting it from hot or warm conditions after an unplanned or planned shutdown, of following the adequate operational procedures to react faced with an infrequent event,
By using dynamic multi-phase pipeline simulation results, Inprocess engineers can determine static hydraulic effects and operating envelopes in pipelines and the transient behavior of them during upset conditions (ramp up, ramp down, pigging operations, etc.)
Thanks to ITOP (Inprocess Training for OPerators), we have been able to tackle one of the most critical concerns in the process industry,
Joint oral contribution to Aspentech's Users Conference Optimize 2019 held in Houston, TX (USA) in May 2020.
As detailed in our previous week's post, #ITOP is not only an innovative training solution to improve the know-how of plant operators concerning the functioning of plant equipment, but also a tool that can be easily configured to be accessed from the #cloud. Whether installed in a public or private cloud,
Starting next June 15th, with an Introduction to Dynamic Process Simulation course, Inprocess experts will be using Virtual Classrooms to give online a selected list of our process simulation-based courses.
Chemical plant system modeling experience based on the use of largely validated commercial modeling tools such as the Aspen HYSYS is adapted and exploited to develop numeric routines for unitary isotopic operations, including permeation, cold trapping, reversible absorption, and cryogenic distillation, for the ITER tritium plant systems.
Inprocess would like to invite you to the webinar entitled: “Flare Systems Revalidation: From PSVs to Dynamic Flare Networks”
During a flare release, the temperature of the flare network has a strong dependence on the relief source and on ambient conditions. During a relief of hot gases, contraction of the gases could occur due to the cool-down to ambient conditions. The rate of contraction velocity is accelerated if cooling leads to condensation of the contained gas components.
A new technical paper has been published by Inprocess personnel!
Don’t miss this interesting article where our experts explore the use of dynamic simulation to find the optimal control parameters for purge gas injection in flares. The paper has been published in the October 2020 issue of Hydrocarbon
For Process Engineers who want to understand the fundamentals of Process Control by using practical simulation cases.
Inprocess simulation analysis of the cooling water network helps companies to improve the performance of the plant. When this study is carried out, the result is that bottlenecks are identified and this way, the most critical points can be addressed with optimal solutions to improve the performance of the cooling water network ...
As in any other industry, safety, reliability and profitability rely to a great extent on a sufficient level of knowledge, skills and aptitudes of the plant’s workforce. In such an energy-intensive industry, such as fertilizers, having the personnel properly trained is key to achieving corporate targets and KPIs.
Presentación en el Agora de Smart Chemistry Smart Future, área de Expoquimia específicamente destinada a los avances tecnológicos para el sector químico. Inprocess lleva años ayudando a la Industria Química en la transformación digital de la formación de sus operadores.
Co-presentation of Inprocess and CEPSA of the successful project implementing Digital Twins and VR at CEPSA Puentemayorga plant (Spain).
The cooperation agreement describes in detail Inprocess company’s ability to advise Spain’s chemical Industry in the design and optimization of its industrial processes and operations,
APC has been applied broadly in NGL recovery plants, but there are still some millions left on the table that can be captured by RTO applications, since optima do not sit on corners.
Apply dynamic simulation to mitigate the impact of spurious upsets, which could affect the operability of your steam and electrical network.
Plan and follow-up operators’ professional development by digitizing and centralizing in a single training environment all new and old learning material.
Applying dynamic simulation during the design phase of gas turbine systems in order to minimize the occurrence of operating trips.
Deep train your workforce before plant start-up and reduce future operational issues using dynamic process simulation all along asset lifecycle.
Dynamic Simulation is a powerful tool to wisely solve challenges encountered in MDMT determination during Oil & Gas projects design phases, permitting significant investment savings.
Discover how Inprocess’ wide experience in dynamic flare analysis can help you to avoid acquiring unnecessary new materials and equipment in flare systems revalidation projects, without ever compromising safety.
