Brazil- based Radix Software as well as Engineering stated Monday it had actually developed an online FPSO training setting for a significant driver with the objective of minimizing threat in the possession appointing stage by training drivers in procedure optimization as well as recognition of functional guidebooks.
“The performance of professionals involved in the commissioning and operation of industrial units – specifically an FPSO – has been significantly impacted by the increased complexity of its units, equipment, and control systems. With this, the risk of deviations in the execution of operational activities such as start-ups and shutdowns have increased, with impacts mainly on safety, environment contamination, and operational efficiency,” Radix stated.
According to Radix, the business carried out a Proof of Concept (POC) to examine the most recent innovations in incorporated simulators for FPSO making use of AVEVA devices for it. The emphasis was the growth of training with using incorporated simulators, for the procedure as well as appointing groups.
In January 2022, the “Training in pre-operation and start-up of the FPSO Test Separator with the use of digital technologies,” Radix stated.
“The premise was that the teams could perform the following initial checks virtually, without assistance from the shipyard site: start-up to steady-state operation, occurrence of disturbances, shutdown procedures, failures in equipment and instruments scenarios, specific commissioning procedures, abnormal process conditions: changes in load characteristics or product specification and operation interlocks and emergency stop checks,” Radix described,.
Per Radix, tasks consisted of: Pre- start-up positioning tasks of the examination separator; Start- up tasks as well as continual procedure of the examination separator, with the online plant ran for greater than 5 hrs as well as creating greater than 900 m ³ of “virtual oil” and test separator shut-down activities.
José Ramos, Radix technical leader for the project, said: “The integrated development and training of these teams in the above-mentioned activities will have a significant impact on improving the safety, operational efficiency, and emission reduction aspects of our future FPSOs.”
Ramos said that with this, “we understand that the use of simulators integrated in the commissioning and operation of an FPSO is a solution capable of” optimizing processes to maximize value creation, proactively adopt technological solutions as a performance lever, and promoting value generation and resilience in the transition to low carbon.”
