流程模拟技术在操作员仿真OTS中的作用.pdfVIP

Honeywell Users Group 2009 Return on Imagination John Mason Al Roe, Agrium Inc. The Role of Simulator Technology in Operator Training Programs Introduction • NIST and ASM Consortium estimate U.S. process industry loses over $20 billion/yr. from abnormal situations – 50% directly attributable to human error • Despite losses, process industry continues to rely on operator intervention during plant start-up, shutdown and abnormal situations • Training is fundamental to reduce these losses – Standard classroom or on the job training is insufficient • It is one thing to know what to do, it is entirely another to identify the problem, identify the correct action, and then take action in the correct time 2 Introduction • Operator training simulators provide the best training environment – Provide the real plant dynamics – Look and feel like the real plant • Tangible benefits of OTS • Key to shortening startups leading to more profitable operation – Train operators – Validate procedures – DCS/ESD checkout prior to startup 3 Background • Greenfield project – OTS is easily justified by cash flow • Shorter commissioning and startup time = early positive cash flow • Simple risk management decision based on rationale that a few days delay in commissioning or startup pays for the OTS • Brownfield / existing facilities – OTS is more difficult to justify • Typically based on estimate of incident cost avoidance • Benefits are often considered “soft” because they do not provide a clearly definable result such as producti