Software Datasheet

Summary
Put the power of
simulation into hands
of control application
engineers for control
system design
validation. Medium-
Fidelity simulation is
forgiving to use and is
suitable for Operator
Familiarization.
Business Value
Validating control
system design
before it is installed
in plant can recoup
your investment many
times over through
trouble-free startup.
Previously only the
purview of High-
Fidelity (expensive,
long-schedule) or Low-
Fidelity (very limited
testing ability), Medium-
Fidelity fits within
challenging project
schedules and can live
on to provide cost-
effective operations
training after delivery.
THE FIRST PROCESS SIMULATION PRODUCT DESIGNED
SPECIFICALLY FOR CONTROL SYSTEM VALIDATION
In new or upgraded plant control designs, often the control or safety system is
the critical path risk to completing the plant startup on schedule. High-Fidelity
simulation often cannot ft into the compressed timeline needed to support
startup. Low-Fidelity Tieback simulation is a good tool for basic testing, but
only effectively tests single loops at a time.
Enter DYNSIM Checkout

a highly forgiving unit operation modeling

environment designed with control validation in mind. While similar in
structure to DYNSIM High-Fidelity, Checkout forgoes the need for detailed
engineering data and complex thermodynamics. In exchange for some rigor,
DYNSIM Checkout offers a tool for validating multiply-interacting control loops
and complex control during the acceptance test cycle. In addition, DYNSIM
Checkout can be used for Operator Familiarization, learning how to start and
operate equipment, how to satisfy interlocks, how to manipulate the process,
and how to recognize the operating state of the process by interpreting the
various sensor readings.
KEY FEATURES
Robust models do not require rigorous thermodynamics
User-friendly data entry requires only information commonly found in a Piping
and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) or Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
Models run out-of-the-box, forgiving of bad or missing information
Transmitter with calibration to scale model values to desired engineering units
Models able to be generated automatically from Intergraph Smart P&ID
DYNSIM Checkout
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AUTO-MODEL GENERATION:
PLUGGING DIRECTLY INTO THE PLANT DESIGN
As plant designs become increasingly complex, developers of Plant Lifecycle Management software
are increasingly moving toward an object-oriented representation of a plant so that common data are
shared between applications such as Instrumentation, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, Process
Flow Diagrams, Electrical, Construction, etc. Taking advantage of the fact that the topology of a DYNSIM
process model is very similar to a P&ID, Invensys has developed a tool to transform the plant design in
the P&ID to DYNSIM models. Additionally, Instrumentation data can be used to link control system I/O
points to transmitter and actuator tags on the P&ID, thus simplifying and shortening the control system
to simulator model integration phase. The combined result of these features is a model that can be built
more quickly and integrated and made available for control system checkout.
INDUSTRIES SERVED
Water & Wastewater Pulp & Paper Consumer Packaged Goods
Metals & Mining Food & Beverage Chemical, Batch, Pharmaceutical
DYNSIM Checkout now has models dedicated to bulk solids handling and various solid-liquid-vapor
transport and separation processes.
UNIT OPERATIONS SIMULATED
Process Stream Relief Valve Heat Exchanger Combustor
Mechanical Stream Three-Way Valve Utility Exchanger Reactor
Source Pump Transmitter Tank
Sink Expander Conveyer Ejector
Valve Drum Mill Screen
Shaft Header Pulverizer
Pipe Compressor Bin
CONTROL SYSTEM CONNECTIVITY
DYNSIM Checkout integrates seamlessly with FSIM Plus (an Invensys Foxboro

I/A Series

virtual
control system) and TRISIM Plus (a Triconex

safety system simulation). In addition, DYNSIM Checkout

matches up to various third-party control system simulations and emulations, and supports various
interconnectivity protocols (such as OPC and Modbus).
DYNAMIC SIMULATION SUITE
Dynamic Simulation Suite (DSS) provides the full power of rigorous dynamic simulation for plant
engineers, operators, and managers to use in optimizing plant operations and design. DSS is comprised
of the DYNSIM, FSIM Plus, and TRISIM Plus programs offering a professional grade alternative to dated,
fragmented, and hard-to-use products, with which many plants currently struggle. All DSS products can
communicate among themselves, allowing a perfect combination to suit your exact plant requirements.
Rev. 08/10 PN SE-0130