Invensys Operations Management Dynsim Checkout

Invensys Operations Management has announced the availability of its SimSci-Esscor medium-fidelity simulation solution, Dynsim Checkout.

Available as part of the Dynsim 4.5 software release, the solution is intended to provide industry with a new way to quickly identify, validate and resolve control and safety application design errors throughout the project life cycle, while addressing plant operator process-familiarisation needs and clearing obstacles like late-arriving design information.

Medium-fidelity simulation provides a library of unit-operation models (valves, pumps, conveyers, reactors) similar to high-fidelity models, but requires far fewer engineering hours and less specialised expertise to configure and tune. The models can be auto-generated using plant life cycle management software that features intelligent piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), thus shortening the time it takes to construct the model. The SimSci-Esscor medium-fidelity simulation solution is claimed to require significantly less design data to complete the model, with P&ID and process flow diagrams being the key required information.

By providing this simulation facility in the early stages of the project, potential control and safety application design errors, omissions and changes can be captured before construction, resulting in higher quality for the automation system, as well as significantly reduced client risk at the plant start-up and commissioning phases.