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Gemma Church investigates how simulation
software models the equipment used in the oil and gas industry
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here are many challenges when modelling the complex vessels and machinery used in the oil and gas industry. From the sheer range of
equipment, to managing environmental risks, to optimising operational performance within a huge range of application areas, all these requirements must be met and must comply with the tight regulations that the industry demands. Modelling and simulation is now an integral
part of the oil and gas industry’s engineering toolkit, to produce such robust equipment. Simulations are used to model anything from drills bits to an entire offshore platform, and to evaluate design alternatives, answer operational questions, provide extensive scenario analysis,
and troubleshoot equipment in the field. Such pieces equipment must avoid
catastrophic failures if they malfunction, are used incorrectly, or cause damage to the complex systems they operate within. David Kan, VP of sales in the Southwest USA at Comsol, said: ‘Failure of offshore products has been well-documented by news sources, so oil companies have seen an urgent need to design better systems. Designers use simulations to create and test virtual prototypes of either a single part or a complex assembly. Tis includes everything from reservoir navigation, to the precise placement of new wells, to corrosion prevention in existing wells.’ Te different application areas add another
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