Dynamic Modelling and simulation of High Integrity Pressure Protection System

High Integrity pressure protection system is a very essential component in the plants-related industries. The dynamic modeling and simulation of this system has proved to be extremely important in the process of designing and controlling. This report presents the steps followed to realize an integrated simulation of this system and the findings that were discovered after using this simulation to explore real life situations, problems and natural phenomena.
The software used to realize this simulation is SIMULINK which is a subsidiary of the program MATLAB, and it is a quite simple program to use and it usually deals with the dynamic and mathematical equations which makes the system easier to be accurately represented and simulated.
The HIPPS was integrated in a 3-phase separator system and was tested under different situations to observe the reaction of the system.
The simulation was used to encounter one of the most prominent problems in the industry which is the slug flow phenomenon, this phenomenon was tested and the simulation showed the kind of damage it has on the equipment and the normal flow of the process.
The simulation was also used to test the proposed solutions by the industry for this phenomenon and it showed that they actually greatly decrease the harmful impact of this phenomenon and increase the stability and the regularity of the process flow in the system.
The simulation was used in a different aspect which is the designing of the HIPPS safety control valve, as the system was tested under different failure situations and the HIPPS valve was observed in order to reach the best and most suitable parameters that makes it very effective in protecting the system from any danger resulting from over pressure.
The simulation has shown that it has a great potential to be extended and to be used in many different application that will make the process of designing and controlling parts of the plant a lot easier on the engineers in the industry.
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