Improving Design of Oil Import/Export

Systems
ESSS CAE Naval & Offshore
Guilherme Tondello
 Agenda

Introduction to Flowmaster
Graphical User Interface
Example Model: Offshore Loading Terminal
Pipe Sizing
Pump Selection
Advanced Modelling
Break Away Couplings
Surge Suppression Systems

Transient Analysis Scenarios

Breakaway
Pressure Surge
Product Loss

Question and Answer Session

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 System Simulation

Flowmaster is a Thermo Fluid System Simulation Program, enabling

analysts and engineers to perform System Simulation to design,
validate and optimize complex fluid systems.
Pressure, Temperature & Flow Prediction
Liquid, Gas System & AC
Compressible and Incompressible
Steady State
Transient
Frequency Domain
Heat Transfer
Multi-Fluid Simulation
Simulation Data Management

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 Systems Design

Engineering Challenges:
Vastness of Scale

Safety and Environmental Impacts

Fluctuating Commodity Prices

Efficient Production & Energy Management

Widely Varying Operating Conditions

Scheduling
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How can simulation help?

Flowmaster provides what-if analysis for various fluid systems

Design changes
Varying operating conditions
Estimation of performance before data is avaliable

Fluid system design can begin at concept phase without

detailed Layout

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 De-risk the Engineering Process

Ability to Change

Cost of Change time

Concept Design Detailed Design Construction Modification

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 Flowmaster Overview - Analysis Capabilities

Incompressible and compressible analysis

Water, Fuel, compressible air, natural gas, etc
Mach Number / choking considerations for compressible

Steady state scenarios

Snapshot results for given system conditions

Transient scenarios
Time changing results in response to varying conditions.
Examples:
Tank Filling / Temperature Changes (slow transients)
Valve Closures, Pump Trips (fast transients)
Moving Hydraulics Umbilical's and Controls

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 Flowmaster Applications

Where Can Flowmaster Be Used In The Plant & Piping

Industry?

Liquid Systems
Gas Systems
Pump Modeling
Hydraulic Modeling
Sizing
Surge Analysis

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 Agenda

Introduction to Flowmaster
Graphical User Interface
Example Model: Offshore Loading Terminal
Pipe Sizing
Pump Selection
Advanced Modelling
Break Away Couplings
Surge Suppression Systems

Transient Analysis Scenarios

Breakaway
Pressure Surge
Product Loss

Question and Answer Session

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 Introduction to Flowmaster

Standard Windows Toolbars

Network
Component Schematic
Library

Component Data Sheet

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 Flowmaster Overview - Components

Flowmaster Components
General System Components
Pipes
Additional piping losses
Tee and Y Junctions
Bends
Expansions and Contractions
Orifices
Rotodynamic pumps
Valves: control, check and relief
Geometric & Performance Based Heat exchangers
Reservoirs Fuel tanks (many varieties)
Standard and generic controls

User-defined Components
Generic script-based component
Write your own component C# or VB.Net
Assorted Flowmaster Components

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 Flowmaster Overview - Catalogs

Catalogs
Stores and organizes all system data
Curves
Surfaces
Equations
Fluid Properties

Built-in empirical data

Custom data easily

added

Central database for

collaboration via
SQL Server

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 Agenda

Introduction to Flowmaster
Graphical User Interface
Model Creation
Offshore loading & Single Point Mooring
Pipe Sizing with Parametric Studies
Pump Modelling
Breakaway Coupling
Pressure Surge Relief

Transient Analysis Scenario

Breakaway Event
Breakaway Coupling Performance
Surge Protection

Question and Answer Session

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Network Overview

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Pipe Sizing Study

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Pipe Sizing using Parametics

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Pump Selection

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Pump Selection

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Steady State Results

Pressure
Flow (PSIA)
rate Results (GPM)

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Mooring

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 Marine Breakaway Coupling

Normal Operation

Separated/Closed

Separating
Separation Activiation
Dynamic Model

Downstream (Instant Close)

Upstream (Gradual Close)
Dynamic Control

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Steady State Results

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Maximum Pressure Results

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Mooring

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 Pressure Relief Detail

PID Controller

PID Setpoint Pressure Gauge

Overflow Reservoir Valve

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Maximum Pressure Results

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 Agenda

Introduction to Flowmaster
Graphical User Interface
Model Creation
Offshore loading & Single Point Mooring
Pipe Sizing with Parametric Studies
Pump Modelling
Breakaway Coupling
Pressure Surge Relief

Transient Analysis Scenario

Breakaway Event
Breakaway Coupling Performance
Surge Protection

Question and Answer Session

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 Unprotected Surge

Transient Analysis
Use gauges to show real-time plots
Use Dynamic Coloration to watch pressure wave propagate in real time
View pressure magnitude labels
Watch animation at simulation time, or after

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 Unprotected Surge

Transient Analysis
Use Pipe Profiler to watch pressure wave propagate in real time
View Pressure Envelope
View pipe internal pressure, not just at nodes
Watch animation after simulation has run

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 Product Loss through MBC

665.6 Gal

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 Pressure Relief Detail

PID Controller

PID Setpoint Pressure Gauge

Overflow Reservoir Valve

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 Pressure Relief

Transient Analysis
View Surge Protection Actions (Relief Valve, Pump Trip)
View Pressure Envelope

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 Pressure Relief

5124 Gal 5124 Gal

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Summery

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 Summary

Simulation Applications
System Design
Pipe Sizing
Pump Selection and Evaluation
Specialty Equipment / Controls Design

Performance Evaluation
Pressures/Flowrates
Surge Analysis
What-If Scenarios

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 Summary

Benefits

Component selection, sizing, testing and performance analysis can all be done from
one model and this one model can be used by multiple groups or engineers over the
life cycle of the project

Any design change can be investigated for its impact on the whole system prior to
Implementation

Single tool leads to less duplicated work.

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 Question & Answer Session

Thank You for Attending!

Guilherme Tondello
tondello@esss.com.br
(48) 3953-0054

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