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Process Solutions
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Did you know that trigger elements in Movement Automation can be used
to start or stop sequences automatically? Triggers are a special type of
Blending and Movement Automation (BMA) element. They are used to monitor
configurable conditions and when those conditions are satisfied, the trigger
commands the associated task sequence to perform a path state transition
(e.g. lineup, throttle flow, full flow, gravity flow, stop flow, closeout).
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Triggers are associated with task sequences, either manually during order
creation or through association with other elements in the piping network.
In both cases the triggers appear as associated elements on the path as soon
as path selection has been completed.
There is no limit to the number and type of possible triggers that can be
associated to a path. Multiple simultaneous conditions are supported. A path
could for example have a single start full flow trigger and several stop flow
triggers.
Trigger monitoring occurs at the same time as the sequence start and stop
condition monitoring. The first condition that is met will be acted upon. For
example, say that a sequence is configured with a stop condition that will
stop flow at a specific date and time, and the same sequence includes a
trigger that is configured to stop flow on a high tank level. If the identified
tank reaches its high level before the stop condition date and time, the
sequence is stopped.
In the same manner as in task monitoring, where individual monitoring
conditions can be set up as non-persistent (once off) or persistent (repeatedly
triggering on every rising edge of the condition becoming true) triggers can
be persistent or non-persistent.
To configure the adapter model for both the CEE Interface and SM CDA, it is
necessary to merge the contents of DCS adapter file generated by Safety
Manager Toolkit with the DCS adapter file generated by CEE Toolkit.
The value of the CDACommunication should be set to SMandCEE in the
DCS adapter file.
Note that by default Safety manager translation will set the
CDACommunication to SMOnly, when used along with CEE interface, this
value has to be changed to SMandCEE
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The main corrections are described below for the different functions:
DCS and PLC:
USO:
LMS:
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Also, UniSim Design Type Library and OLE Automation must be selected
for the link between UniSim Design and Excel to function properly. This is
achieved by opening the Visual Basic window under the Developer tab,
and then selecting Tools->References, as seen below. The Developer tab
may need to be activated in Excel Options from the file menu. The available
references are not sorted alphabetically and may require searching for it
within the list. If the UniSim Design Type Library is not available in the list,
simply add it by clicking on the Browse button and searching for the file
named unisimdesign.tlb in the path similar to the one provided below. As
seen below, RXX0 represents the UniSim Design version installed on your
machine and may vary.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\UniSim Design RXX0
The solution macro illustrated in this article may be found in Solution 311 in
the UniSim Design Knowledgebase,
Once these settings are configured, the setup is complete and we are ready
to create a Compressor UnitOp and set the curves by executing the macro.
Simply, press Go button and the data is then transferred to UniSim Design
case by creating a new compressor named Stage 1 in the Main Flowsheet
environment. If a compressor with the name Stage 1 already exists in the
Main Flowsheet, the macro overrides any curves with the data from the Excel
file.
Once a case has been opened, the Excel macro handles rest of the process.
When the solution macro is downloaded on the local hard drive, open the
Excel file.
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Sub-flowsheet Functionality
Also visit the UniSim Design Suite Web Page or the UniSim Design Suite
Support Centre.
Newsletter Articles
We aim to provide articles of interest to the UniSim Design user community.
If you have any feedback or have suggestions for topics to cover here please
feel free to contact us; we value your input.
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Intuition Operations Logbook ..
Set usdSubFlwSht = usdCase.Flowsheet.Flowsheets.Item("TPL1")
Set usdComp = usdSubFlwSht.Operations.Add(strCompName,
"Compressor")
Executive Summary
Shift handover is a common source of revenue loss and safety incidents in
process plants. Catastrophic accidents around the world have been attributed
to discontinuity of tasks and personnel following operator shift changes. Both
economic and regulatory pressures demand substantial improvement in the
shift handover process.
In the operation of an industrial site, a large number of events must be
documented, together with the operator actions performed. This kind of
documentation is obligatory in many plants, and is typically referred to as an
operator shift log book. Still, today, it is often a paper document or page in a
book filled out manually by the operator during or near the end of his or her
shift.
Even with ad hoc or standalone logging techniques such as spreadsheets,
retrieval of information about past shift events is very time-consumingand
detailed analysis of data for optimizing operations, workflows and safety
measures is nearly impossible.
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Operations Excellence
incoming team takes ownership of the plant for the following shift. During
this period, the incoming shift must be made fully aware of the plants status,
including any incidents. A comprehensive view of the process will include
many different kinds of information, such as safety logs, operational records,
lab information, etc. The necessary transfer of information can be performed
both by a review of the shift handover log, or, preferably, a face-to-face
meeting between outgoing and incoming shift workers.
Based on reports from high-profile incident investigations, coupled with
Abnormal Situation Management (ASM) Consortium research on effective
shift handover, failures of communication or misunderstanding at shift
handover are to blame for many industrial accidents. Incidents often take
place during maintenance work or in the implementation of changes. In many
cases, they occur within the first hours after the next shift has started.
The ASM Consortium has identified the need for a more comprehensive
approach to shift handover in plants with complex operations and processes.
Information in manually prepared shift logs often is limited in usefulness, and
as a result, whiteboards, post-it notes and change sheets are common ways
of enhancing communicating and coordinating across shifts. However, these
communication mechanisms suffer from a lack of structure and permanence.
Examples of Industrial Accidents
Several industrial incidents emphasize the importance of effective logging
and shift handover. On July 6, 1988, a large fire and explosion on the Piper
Alpha offshore platform killed 165 and destroyed the facility. A relief valve
on the platform was removed for service and a blank had been loosely
installed in its place. This information was not recorded in the control room
or maintenance logs. During shift handover, the status of the pump work was
discussed, but no mention was made of the relief valve work. Upon restart,
the pump leaked, producing a flammable hydrocarbon cloud.
Operating instructions
Besides content for shift handover logs, there is also contextwhat data
should be included in daily reporting? Ideally, clear boundary lines should be
drawn between different units within a plant containing several product lines.
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Because personal spreadsheets are generally not subject to the same rigid
control standards as other IT applications, errors and omissions can occur,
impacting the accuracy of information used to implement shift handover
procedures. Without a central data repository, different individuals may apply
different data as the basis for reporting and decisions.
In a typical scenario, a plant relies on a manual system to manage its shifts,
using hand-written reports logged in hardcover books. This process is not
only time-consuming, but it can be unreliable, with readings for critical
processes such as tank levels and ratios often not recorded accurately. Issues
like defeated alarms and details on plant status and situations can also be
missed. Plus, the logbook may not always be accessible between shifts, and
being manual, it has no backup in the event of loss or damage, so the risk
of data loss is high.
Some shift handover logs are no more than simple notebooks that operators
complete during their shift. These have obvious and serious limitations, such
as illegible handwriting, the difficulty of searching through a mass of entries
across numerous books to find a particular entry, and the inability to identify
or correlate common or recurring issues.
More advanced shift handover systems use some type of electronic logbook,
which overcomes the illegibility problem and can provide limited search
capabilities. However, these are generally stand-alone applications, which
do not enable information to be shared across networks or used as a corporate
resource. Search provisions are often simple text-matching functions that
cannot access the latent intelligence in the accumulated information,
inhibiting the ability to identify related problems or recurring issues.
The requirements for an effective operations logging solution include: open
connectivity with plant information systems, real-time process data
reconciliation and validation, an efficient and friendly user environment, low
maintenance requirements and full automation capability.
that puts advanced operations logging capabilities within the reach of all
types of end usersfor both large and small implementations. It is part of a
comprehensive operations management suite currently under development
by Honeywell.
Provided on a new, streamlined platform, this control system-independent
application builds on Honeywells experience in the operations management
arena and can be tightly integrated with additional tools for plant operations
monitoring, setting daily operating instructions and analyzing alarm
performance.
Intuition Operations Logbook helps industrial facilities transition from laborintensive legacy spreadsheets, word documents or paper logbooks to an
automated and standardized system for facility-wide data collection, analysis
and reporting. Employing versatile Microsoft SQL Server technology, the
software can be used to keep a detailed record of events during an operator
shift. It delivers user-configurable shift summary reports to enable effective
shift handover and an intuitive, blog-style interface to capture operator
comments and notes about daily operations, replacing ad hoc paperwork and
spreadsheets.
Intuition Operations Logbook provides operations staff with a common,
browser-based window to access and enter information related to various
plant operations. Information from a wide range of data sources, including
plant databases, process historians, maintenance management systems and
MES/ERP systems, is automatically brought together to give operators,
supervisors and engineers a consistent, up-to-date view of key operating
data, problems, operating plans, the shift log and more. The software can
also be integrated with an alarm management system to provide an overview
of alarm activity during a shift.The operations logging tool is designed to
address questions such as:
What happened during a shift and what does the incoming team
need to know in order to operate safely and effectively during the
next shift?
What are the safety, process, design and environmental limits, and
are these limits being honored when operating plans are drawn
up?
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Benefits for Process Facilities
The new generation of electronic operations logbooks can substantially
eliminate the deficiencies of current shift handover management systems,
and deliver significant economic benefits in operational efficiency and risk
reduction. The advantages available to process plants come from a variety
of sources, including:
Even experienced operators can make mistakes if the information they have
is incomplete or difficult to understand. A well-designed electronic logbook
helps solve this problem by enabling a structured shift logging and handover
program. Operators record what they do, and everyone can see what really
happened in the plant.
IT professionals will also appreciate how tools such as Intuition Operations
Logbook work as part of an integrated plant information system. They help
satisfy a number of crucial IT requirements:
Summary
Todays advanced operational logbook tools are designed to capture and
make data accessible across an industrial organization to a wide variety of
users. They can replace the myriad of paper logs, spreadsheets and disparate
databases and integrate information from many different sources in one
location. Providing a sound structure for operator logging, based on key
categories of situational information, is the answer to optimizing the
effectiveness of shift handovers.
Figure 3. Using the electronic log, an operator can review the highlights of
a shift just ending with another operator.
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Many key benefits result from a structured shift handover solution. These
include:
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by an operator dealing with the same situation in the past);
References
1. Plocher, T., Shanqing Y., Laberge, J., Thompson, B., Telner, J., Effective
Shift Handover, Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. Web.
2011.
2. Nimmo, I., Effective Shift Handover Is No Accident, Chemical Processing.
Web. 28 June 2006.
3. Intuition Operator Logbook- Whitepaper.pdf
Support Services
Intuition Operations Logbook comes with worldwide, premium support
services through our Benefits Guardianship Program (BGP). Helping improve
and extend the benefits applications deliver, BGP safeguards your software
investment.
For More Information
Learn more about how Honeywells Intuition Operations Logbook can help
improve your operational effectiveness, visit our website
www.honeywellprocess.com/software or contact your Honeywell account
manager.
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UniSim Design - please visit the UniSim Design Suite Support Centre
http://unisim.supportportal.com/link/portal/4238/4738/ArticleFolder/142/Training
www.honeywellprocess.com
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