The Oil and Gas industry faces a number of stringent challenges that range from addressing environmental risks, investigating new sources of natural resources, and improving operational performance, while complying with tight technical and regulatory requirements.

To address some of these challenges, ESI offers a Virtual Engineering approach encompassing the accurate prediction of in-service and accidental loads, the performance evaluation, and the integrity assessment including the influence of manufacturing the components. 

Design Performance and Integrity assessment

Offshore platforms being placed in deeper waters in high sea, they have to survive more severe conditions than the earlier generations located closer form the seashore. These structures need to withstand the direct and the indirect effect of the ocean waves over an extended period of time including rogue waves, some extreme meteorological conditions like hurricanes, and, in some cases, earthquake effects

Engineers must model the physics of such scenarios to verify that the structures can survive and operate effectively in these harsh environments. ESI’s approach supports multi-domain coupled simulations and optimization.  ESI’s Virtual Performance Solution including an advanced meshless method for Fluid-Structure Interaction simulation offer efficient capabilities to handle deformable structures in severe weather conditions. Platform/sea interface is modeled coupling an innovative CFD mesh-free technology with standard CFD and CSM solutions.

Definition, Verification, and Validation of Specifications

To maintain reliability and safety of equipment, while coping with regulations and standards, material degradation must be predicted and failure risks must be assessed. 
ESI's solutions propose a comprehensive range of modeling methodologies to support the process of developing installations:

  1. virtual testing to simulate hazards and control environmental effects

  1. justification of detailed design through in-service virtual testing of systems and components such as piping or valves to avoid leakages

  1. design of composites reinforcement to enhance the safety of installation

Simulation Model and Process Management

Realistic modeling helps making better decisions during project execution provided the results are delivered on time and are performed the right way with the right data. ESI’s End-to-End Decision Support platform accomplishes all of this.  Encapsulated processes drive the engineer along the tasks to help them performing the projects consistently the right way.  The project process and associated technical team are connected with clear information flows.  The management control process enables ensuring teams visibility while they execute the plan with the right data, using the right tools, with the needed flexibility. This will support more effective decisions.

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