Co-ordinated floating systems team work A test case on applying the TCP to offshore design Enhancing...

Co-ordinated floating systems team work

A test case on applying the TCP to offshore design

Enhancing European maritime collaboration through service and technology transfer A European Maritime Day event– 22/05/2014

Overview

• Example Atkins Oil & Gas design project

• Why is this Relevant?

• Case Study Development

• Survey and Results

• Conclusions

EXAMPLE OIL & GAS DESIGN PROJECT

Example Atkins Design Project

• Design of a Compact Floating Production and Storage vessel.

• Vessel Displacement ~70,000 Te.• Client interested in several

different topside variants and operating locations.

Variant Topside mass Topside VCG*

A 3 500 Te 15 m

B 5 500 Te 17.5 m

* Topside VCG is above the top deck

Patent Pending - Reference GB2507370

Sizing

Analysis Geometry Creation

Hydrodynamic Analysis

Stability Analysis

The Hull Design / Arrangement

Patent Pending - Reference GB2507370

WHY IS THIS RELEVANT?

Typical Oil & Gas Design Projects

• Work across many different disciplines:• Sizing and weight control• Structural design • Stability analysis• Hydrodynamic analysis• Marine Engineering• E.t.c.

• Requirement to maintain consistent design information

• Potential interactions with external parties:• Model testing facilities• Topside and process design• Subcontracting

consultants/SMEs

• Desire / need to find new & better solutions• E.g.–UK oil & gas which is

currently uneconomical to extract estimated at 3-4mill boe or £200billion.

• Is there a technological solution from a European SME?

Co-ordinated team work in Design

• Example of coordinating teamwork in an offshore design

• Focused on a novel solution (recently patented)

• Demonstrate how the TCP tool could assist team in development and integration of different systems/technologies

• Considerable similar use by a range of SME and others parties

TCP Case Study

Question:

Do we need something like the TCP? Where could we improve?

Case Study Developed

• Atkins developed case study for TCP

Pre Case Study

Questionnaire

• Collate participants view on current approach

Case Study Exercise

• Participants undertake case study

Post Case Study

Questionnaire

• Collate participants view on potential benefit of TCP

Question:

Would the TCP assist in co-ordinating work across the team?

CASE STUDY DEVELOPMENT

Basis of Design Data [.xls]

Sizing (excel)

Key Geometry Dimensions, Weight [.xls]

Layout and Geometry

model (Inventor)

Hullform modelling for Hydro analysis (GEniE)

3-D Model [?] 2D Drawings [.dwg] 2D Figures [.png]

Weight Control (excel)

Weights [.xls]

HyroD Mesh [.T1]

HyroD Mesh [.T3]

Hullform Surface [.SAT]

Tank details [.xls]

Finite element modeller (ICEM)

Surface mesh generic [.?]

Hydro- dynamic analysis (AQWA)

Surface mesh aqwa [.dat]

Motions results [.LIS]

Hydro-dynamic analysis (HydroD/

PostRESP)

Stability analysis (HydroD)

Stability results [.xls]

Motions results [.?]

1st Pass Structural

Design (excel)

Structural Definition [.xls]

Grillage Analysis1

(MathCAD?)

Grillage Analysis2

(DNVTools)

Pass/Fail Summary [.xls]

Pass/Fail Summary [.xls]

Loads results [.?]

FE Structural Analysis

Tool(SESAM-SESTRA)

Stresses [.?]Code check

(SESAM-SESTRA)

Pass/Fail Summary [.xls]

StructuralMesh [.?]

Basis of Design Data [.xls]

Sizing (excel)

Key Geometry Dimensions, Weight [.xls]

Layout and Geometry

model (Inventor)

Hullform modelling for Hydro analysis (GEniE)

3-D Model [?] 2D Drawings [.dwg] 2D Figures [.png]

Weight Control (excel)

Weights [.xls]

HyroD Mesh [.T1]

HyroD Mesh [.T3]

Hullform Surface [.SAT]

Tank details [.xls]

Finite element modeller (ICEM)

Surface mesh generic [.?]

Hydro- dynamic analysis (AQWA)

Surface mesh aqwa [.dat]

Motions results [.LIS]

Hydro-dynamic analysis (HydroD/

PostRESP)

Stability analysis (HydroD)

Stability results [.xls]

Motions results [.?]

1st Pass Structural

Design (excel)

Structural Definition [.xls]

Grillage Analysis1

(MathCAD?)

Grillage Analysis2

(DNVTools)

Pass/Fail Summary [.xls]

Pass/Fail Summary [.xls]

Loads results [.?]

FE Structural Analysis

Tool(SESAM-SESTRA)

Stresses [.?]Code check

(SESAM-SESTRA)

Pass/Fail Summary [.xls]

StructuralMesh [.?]

Stability Analysis

Hydrodynamic Analysis

Structural Analysis

General Arrangement

Sizing and Weight Control

Note - Case study implemented in Strathclyde Universities VIP tool

Case Study Guide

SURVEY & RESULTS

Surveys

Pre-Case Study Survey Results

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Q6c - Delay or errors for design/analysis projects from: Inconsistent design data

Q6b - Delay or errors for design/analysis projects from: Unclear working locations

Q6a - Delay or errors for design/analysis projects from: Out of date design information

Q5 - How well are we able to ensure design information is consistent across concept design work?

Q4 - How effective is the checking we undertake for concept design work?

Q3 - How well documented are our design/analysis activities that involve several tools?

Q2 - How well do our tools (design/engineering/analysis) work together?

Q1 - How effective are we at delivering concept designs to our clients?

Case Study Developed

•Atkins developed case study for TCP

Pre Case Study Questionnaire

•Collate participants view on current approach

Case Study Exercise

•Participants undertake case study

Post Case Study

Questionnaire

•Collate participants view on potential benefit of TCP

Post-Case Study Survey Results

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Q6c - VIP toolsimpact on future design/analysis projects: Inconsistent design data

Q6b - VIP toolsimpact on future design/analysis projects: Unclear working locations

Q6a - VIP toolsimpact on future design/analysis projects: Out of date design information

Q5 - Would VIP change the consistency of design information across concept design work?

Q4 - Would VIP change the effectiveness of the checking we undertake for concept design work?

Q3 - VIP impact on the level of documentation for our design/analysis activities?

Q2 - Would VIP help change how well our tools work together?

Q1 - Would the VIP tool change our effectiveness at delivering concept designs to our clients?

Case Study Developed

•Atkins developed case study for TCP

Pre Case Study Questionnaire

•Collate participants view on current approach

Case Study Exercise

•Participants undertake case study

Post Case Study

Questionnaire

•Collate participants view on potential benefit of TCP

CONCLUSIONS

Conclusions

• Survey responses suggest that the TCP tool has potential to improved working practices across small organisation.

• Results identified areas for potential development – Most clear would be the provision of documentation through the TCP to explain/detail network functions.

• The TCP could provide SME (and others!) with a glass box – where the working is open and apparent – but this is dependent on sufficient documentation to enhance understanding and allow SMEs to develop/improve their engineering process to improve the European maritime sectors competiveness.