US refinery adds Invensys training simulation

London – Sinclair Oil Corp. is to employ a SimSci-Esscor operating training simulator (OTS) from Invensys Process Systems at its refinery near Rawlins, Wyoming. The facility produces 60,000 barrels of petroleum products per day.

According to Invensys, advanced dynamic simulation technology in the new OTS will allow the refinery to train operators on all aspects of plant operations and controls. This, it said, includes start-up, shutdown and emergency situation management of the refinery's newly constructed delayed coker unit.

"Sinclair Wyoming Refinery selected Invensys’ OTS solution based on its ability to integrate easily and be compatible with our existing control system," said Ed Juno, operations manager at Sinclair Wyoming Refining Co.

The training package from Invensys will include DYNSIM simulation for high fidelity process modelling of plant processes and FSIM Plus controls simulation to support various operator training functions.

The Sinclair Wyoming Refinery currently employs Foxboro I/A Series DCS throughout the facility. The new software implementation will include the FSIM Plus solution that simulates the Foxboro DCS, facilitating controls checkout and related operator functions.

The operations and controls simulation solution is integrated by the SimSci-Esscor SIM4ME common user environment. Invensys will provide a range of professional services in connection with the OTS implementation.