Flowmaster V7 for Oil and Gas Applications - ESSS

Flowmaster V7 for Oil and Gas ApplicationsFlowmaster V7 General Systems is a thermo-fluid system simulation tool that allowsengineers to design, optimise, validate and troubleshoot Oil and Gas system designs. Thewide range of solver capabilities and supplied loss and performance data enables users tobuild models and run simulations quicker and easier than ever before.Within the Oil and Gas industry, the need to design safe, reliable and efficient systemsacross a range of applications is of paramount importance. Flowmaster V7 GeneralSystems provides Oil and Gas system engineers with a powerful tool to investigate pressuresurge, pressure drop, flow rate, temperature and system response times – removing theuncertainty from fluid flow systems.Flowmaster V7 is used by leading oil and gas organisations, such as BP Exploration,Esso, Foster Wheeler, Gaz de Strasbourg, Tokyo Gas Company Limited.Flowmaster V7 General Systems Modelling PackagesFlowmaster V7 General Systems is available in a number of scalable packages:Incompressible SystemsDesigned as a solution for a wide range of liquid-only systems, this package providesincompressible modelling functionality and the ability to run steady state or transientanalysis. Systems that can be modelled include:• Pressure Surge analysis• Hydraulic SystemsThe optional Heat Transfer solver capabilities can be included with theIncompressible Systems package which enables the following systems to bemodelled:• Cooling Systems• Lubrication SystemsWater injection systems •Subsea hydraulic systems •Loading and unloading systems •Deluge water systems •Tank farms •Oil and gas pipelines •Compressible SystemsDesigned as a solution for a wide range of gas-only systems, this packageprovides compressible modelling capability for steady state or transient analysis.Systems that can be modelled include:• Gas transmission• Gas feed systemsGeneral Systems SuiteThis comprehensive systems package includes Compressible, Incompressibleand Heat Transfer modelling capabilities. Ideally suited for companies that designdifferent types of fluid systems or consultancies that need the flexibility to offer a fullrange of system modelling and analysis services. For example:• FPSO (Floating Production Storage Offloading) Vessels• Subsea Hydraulic Control

Key Modelling and Simulation Features in detail:System Modelling• Large library of component models underpinned by empirical research data, including LossData from DS Miller.• Smart Modelling tools which help prevent users from connecting incompatible componentsand use colour coded data entry fields to highlight required information.• Flow balancing module for optimising component sizes around your system providingvaluable cost savings and promoting greater performance efficiency.• Custom component creation for developing a catalogueof components and sub-systems specifically foran organisation, including images to represent thecomponent in the model.• Transient and Steady State simulation ofCompressible and Incompressible systemswith optional Heat transfer modellingcapabilities.• Variable Parameter functionality for running parametric studies fromeither within Flowmaster or via third party software using open API’s.Design Collaboration & Secure Data Management• Audit trail & tracking of model history functionality keeps track of design changes and associated data,offering the user the ability to ‘roll back’ to previous versions to quickly compare results.• User group administration tools allowing for the creation of project teams with different access privileges.• Securely store, share and track legacy data in an industry standard relational database, allowing for greatercollaboration across project teams.• Database synchronisation tool allow users to ‘check out’ Flowmaster networks from a central databaseenabling users to work away from the central Flowmaster server - useful when working on site with clients.Ease of Use• Intuitive graphical user interface featuring validated data entry,reducing margin for error; optimising accuracy of results first time.• Advanced design visualisation tools including the ability to addbackground images and use layers to help both users and nonusersunderstand complex systems.• Dynamic Colourisation shows temperature, pressure and flowrate changes on charts and by component colour changes as asimulation runs.• Flexible post-processing tools allow results from multiplesimulations to be compared easily in the time and frequencydomain.• Resizable Component Symbols allows resizing according to the applied context and also makes it possibleto view high definition components in more detail.• ‘Rendering Configuration’ Dialogue to allow user defined graphical display options for faster refresh, redrawand manipulation of large complex networks.Integration• Open API Structure for integrating with existing design and manufacturing software systems such asmodeFRONTIER TM, iSIGHT and Microsoft Excel or for co-simulating with other leading CAE/CFD tools suchas MATLAB®, STAR-CD, FLUENT®.What our customers say about Flowmaster:“Flowmaster was an indispensable tool on our water injection system project. The simulations made it possible to quantify the severityof each surge case and to assess the effectiveness of each solution.”Ajmal Zia, Flow Assurance Engineer within the Offshore Oil & Gas industryOur customers include:Aker Solutions, BP America, BP Exploration, E.ON Engineering GmbH, Foster Wheeler, Gusto BV, Husky Energy inc., Mitsubishi ElectricCorporation, Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd., SBM Atlantia.