Subsea control systems play a vital role in the safe and productive operation of any oil or gas field. These systems operate in extreme environments, which make installing and commissioning the system a high risk and high cost exercise.
To ensure that the system will meet all design specifications and reduce the risk and costs associated with installation and commissioning, leading oil and gas companies are turning to hydraulic simulation using Flowmaster.
By using Flowmaster for your hydraulic simulation you can model the whole subsea control systems from the Hydraulic Power Unit to the Subsea Control Module.
Typical simulations you can run include:
- Failsafe scenarios - pump trip and assist pump phase in
- Valve closure times
- Effects on system performance of using different hydraulic fluids
- Pump sizing and optimisation for range of operating scenarios.
