Title :
From Front-End to Final Testing: Detailed Heat Tracing from Plant 3-D Models
Author :
Smith, Darryl ; Baen, Peter ; Duval, David
Author_Institution :
Fluor Canada, Ltd., Calgary
Abstract :
The development of detailed engineering deliverables on large refinery and petrochemical projects is an activity requiring extensive effort, particularly for electrical heat tracing (EHT). In the past, EHT systems have required an intensive effort involving manually selecting correct heat tracing and accessories, as well as presentations of the heat trace design data and layouts based on piping isometrics.
Keywords :
CAD; electric heating; heat pipes; oil refining; petroleum industry; CAD; EHT systems; computer aided drafting; electrical heat tracing; front-end to final testing; heat tracing; petrochemical projects; piping isometrics; plant 3-D models; refinery projects; Design automation; Design engineering; Electric resistance; Heat engines; Process design; Reliability engineering; Resistance heating; Technical drawing; Temperature control; Testing; "Plant World Coordinates" or "WoCo"; 3D platforms [these could be .pds, .pdms, .dwg, .dgn, and/or .idf (info data format)]; APC (Ambient Proportional Control); CAD (Computer Aided Drafting); EHT (Electrical Heat Tracing); RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector); Spoolgen and ISOgen tools to create drawings;
Conference_Titel :
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Technical Conference, 2007. PCIC '07. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Calgary, Alta.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1140-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0090-3507
DOI :
10.1109/PCICON.2007.4365796
