PROPOSED SIMULATOR

IN
OIL STORAGE STEEL TANKS

Rodolfo A. Merca Jr.

(Proponent)
January 2019
Global Engineering Design Software Used

 PDMS – Plant Design Mg’t System (AVEVA Group, UK)

 STAAD.Pro – Structural Analysis and Design (Bentley System, USA)
 CAESAR II – Pipe Stress Analysis (Coade Inc., USA)
 HYSYS – Process Simulation (Aspen Tech. Inc., USA)
 Xist – Thermal Design (HTRI Inc., USA)
 PVElite – Mechanical Design (Coade Inc., USA)
 CAD – Computer Aided Drafting (Autodesk, USA)
Project Model (FEED) PDMS – Plant Design Management System
Sample Simulator (Computer-Aided Instructional Material)

STORAGE
STEEL TANK (API 650)
S&T HE
(ASME VIII Div.1)
OIL REFINERY Process Plant (Simulation)

STORAGE STEEL TANKS (API 650)

 Rationale

To develop a Simulator in Oil Storage Steel Tanks that will be

used as a supplementary material in teaching Industrial Plant
Engineering subject for 5th year mechanical engineering
students.
 Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM

This chapter comprised the following components:

introduction, statement of the problem, assumptions of the study,
hypothesis, significance of the study, scope and delimitation
including definition of terms.
 Chapter 1

Introduction
The State recognizes the importance of mechanical
engineers in nation-building and development. Their talents
through sustainable human development shall be promoted.
Thus, the State shall develop and nurture competent, virtuous,
productive and well-rounded mechanical engineers whose
standard of professional practice and service shall be excellent,
qualitative, world-class and globally competitive through
regulatory measures, programs and activities (Republic Act No.
8495).
 Chapter 1
Introduction

In recognition of outcomes-based education (OBE) and the

typology of HEIs, the policies, standards and guidelines (PSG)
provides ample space to HEIs to innovate the curriculum in line
with the assessment of how best to achieve learning outcomes in
their particular contexts and their respective missions (CMO 97
series 2017).
 Chapter 1
Introduction

In the pursuit of the ongoing educational reforms that

include the enhance basic education curriculum through K to 12
which in its consideration of the College Readiness Standards
prepares the Filipino for the demand of 21st century life take
pride in and hopefully assert her/his identity and sense of
community and nationhood amid the forces of globalization.
These external changes in turn impose new demands on higher
learning. The curriculum must broaden the student’s horizon for
understanding humanity, life and the world today in all their
diversity and complexity (CMO 20 series 2013).
 Chapter 1
Introduction

Most storage steel tanks are designed and built to the

American Petroleum Institute (API) specification. This standard
provides the requirement for vertical, cylindrical, above ground
carbon-steel storage tanks and applies to the following tanks with
internal pressures from atmospheric pressures to 2.5 psig; non-
refrigerated and design temperature up to 90˚C. Industries where
storage tanks can be found are: petroleum producing and
refining, petrochemical and chemical manufacturing, bulk storage
and transfer operations, other industries consuming or producing
liquids and vapors (API 650, 2013).
 Chapter 1
Introduction

Simulators (Baukal & Bussman, 2009) have been used

for many years. An electronic simulator has been developed
to teach and demonstrate these principles in a continuing
engineering education course. At the current time the
simulator is strictly instructor led, but in the near future this
tool will be put online for use by past and current students at
no charge. This will allow the students to test their knowledge
in a safe environment prior to working on actual production
units.
 Chapter 1
Introduction

The researcher as a senior mechanical design engineer in

Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering- Johor shipyard,
conducted this research to have a supplemental instructional
material in tank design & modeling for teaching Industrial Plant
Engineering subject, being the vital simulation tool & analysis
used in the petroleum related industries and academe today.
Whether the users are reading this study from cover to cover, or
just referencing an interesting topic, the researcher found that the
proposed simulator will be interesting, informative, and enjoyable.
 Chapter 1
• Statement of the Problem

1. What Simulator in Oil Storage Steel Tanks can be developed?

2. What is the perception of the respondents on the functionality
of the simulator?
3. What is the level of acceptability of the simulator?
4. Is there significant difference in the level of acceptability of the
simulator between the mechanical engineering students and
instructors?
 Chapter 1
• Assumptions of the Study

1. The topics prepared are based from the approved course

syllabus.
2. The discussions and activities prepared are valid.
3. The simulator is functional; and
4. The simulator is acceptable for both mechanical engineering
students and instructors.
 Chapter 1
• Hypothesis

1. The null hypothesis (Ho) tested has no significant

difference in the level of acceptability of the simulator
between the mechanical engineering students and instructors
of CSPC College of Engineering Technology, Nabua Camarines
Sur and BU Legaspi City.
 Chapter 1
• Significance of the Study
The output of this study are beneficial to the following:
1. Students
2. Faculty
3. School Administrator
4. The Researcher
5. PMEs & ME in the industry
6. Other Researcher (HEIs/SUCs, DOST, DOE, DENR, Etc.)
 Chapter 1
• Scope and Delimitation
The study focused on development and evaluation of Proposed
Simulator in Oil Storage Steel Tanks. It was computer-aided
instructional material for design concept and analysis of tanks in
accordance to API 650 standards, topic of the subject Industrial Plant
Engineering offered by CSPC College of Engineering Technology, Nabua
Camarines Sur in accordance to CMO 09 series2008 (CHED).
The study was limited only to three case problems to be
simulated per module. It was further delimited to the test of
functionality and acceptability of the simulator.
 Chapter 1
• Definition of Terms
Computer Simulation is an attempt to model a real or hypothetical
tanks on a computer so that it can be studied to see how the systems
work.
Interface is the area on the screen where the user enters all the tank’s
information such as dimensions, materials, temperature, pressure, design
method & standards, etc.
Petroleum is a dark-colored thick flammable crude oil occurring in
sedimentary rocks consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
API 650 refers to American Petroleum Institute is the standard for welded
steel tanks for oil storage.
Course Syllabus is an instrument which outlines the goals and objectives of a
course, topics to be covered, materials to be used and course requirements.
 Chapter 2
THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS

This chapter consists of the following parts: the review of related

literature and studies, the synthesis of the state of the art, the
theoretical framework, the conceptual framework, and the end notes.
 Chapter 2
• Review of Related Literature and Studies

This part shows in topical form the related literature and studies
which are comparative with the present study to a certain degree so as
to come up with a unique study.
1. Software Development
2. Computer Programming
3. Instructional Materials (i.e. 10 previous researcher/study)
 Chapter 2
• Synthesis of the State-of-the-Art

This part shows the similarities and differences of the present

study with the previous studies.

Looking at the reviewed literature and studies, there is no study

conducted on the development of Simulator in Oil Storage Steel Tanks
that provide the needs of the 5th year mechanical engineering students
of CSPC College of Engineering Technology, Nabua Camarines Sur.
 Chapter 2
• Theoretical Framework

The study was based on the Constructivism by Bruner’s and

Experiential Learning by Kolb’s as shown in Figure 1.
Both theories stressed the importance of experience in the
learning process of an individual.
 Chapter 2
• THEORETICAL PARADIGM
Figure 1.
 Chapter 2
• Conceptual Framework

The study was based on the concept of the design process which
involved the designing of the simulator. The conceptual paradigm
shown in Figure 2 illustrates the conceptual framework.
 Chapter 2
• CONCEPTUAL PARADIGM
Figure 2. Input Process Output

1. CHED (CMO)
No.09 s.2008
a. Policies & 1. Requirement
Stds. for BSME Planning Phase
Degree a. Data gathering

2. Course Syllabus 2. User Design

a. Annex III - Phase Simulator in Oil
Course Spec. Storage Steel
for BSME 3. Construction Tanks
Phase
3. Software
Development 4. Cutover Phase
a. Testing &
4. Books, Codes & Evaluation
Standards
a. API 650

FEEDBACK
 Chapter 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents and discusses the: research method,

respondents, data gathering instrument used, research procedure and
the statistical treatment of the data used by the researcher in the
development of the study.
 Chapter 3
• Research Method

The developmental research was used by the researcher in

developing the simulator. After the study was developed, the
researcher used the descriptive method to give descriptions and
interpretations on how the simulator was developed and how the
results of the statistical methods were applied.
 Chapter 3
• The Respondents

The respondents of the study were composed of thirty (30) 5th

year mechanical engineering students who took the Industrial Plant
Engineering subject during the second semester, academic year 2017-
2018 and five (5) instructors from CSPC College of Engineering
Technology, Nabua, Camarines Sur and BU Legaspi City. They were
selected using the non-probability sampling, purposive sampling. Both
students and instructors answered the questionnaires for acceptability
of the simulator
 Chapter 3
• Data Gathering Instrument

Documentary Analysis. The researcher as a senior mechanical

design engineer in Oil & Gas industry abroad, analyzed the records of
the 5th year mechanical engineering students. Also, observation and
interview were done to further interpret the data.
Questionnaire. The researcher used questionnaires for this study
as the instrument to gather data. The questionnaires were utilized to
test the functionality and acceptability of the simulator.
 Chapter 3
• Research Procedure
The following procedures were followed by the researcher in the
development of the instructional material applying the Rapid
Application Development (RAD) which is a complete methodology with
four stage life cycle.
1. Requirement Planning Phase
2. User design Phase
3. Construction Phase
4. Cutover Phase
 Chapter 3
• Statistical Treatment of the Data
The statistical tools used in this study were simple arithmetic
mean (x) and t-test (t).

Arithmetic Mean. The varying degree of the points of the

respondents will be 5 for “Strongly Acceptable,” 4 for “Acceptable”, 3
for “Moderately Acceptable”, 2 for “Fairly Acceptable” and 1 for “Not
Acceptable.” The sum will be divided by “n” to find the arithmetic
mean.
Chapter 3
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