OCTOBER, 26 2023

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Process Simulation & Scripting Automation
A digital twin story by ThyssenKrupp and AVEVA

Stefan Millhoff, Ryan Muir

 The challenge

Scripting Automation
Goals Challenges / Obstacles to Guide Process
• Development of a digital twin for the • Interfaces for automation and Operations with
customer, to obtain better scheduling of simulations difficult AVEVA™ Process
operational excellence, without to use Simulation
having the expertise in simulation • Slow interfaces for data processing
• Cloud solution (on premise possible) (upload - KPI calculation -
• Provide stable and fast user download)
experience • Slow and non-robust simulations
• Unlock increased efficiency and • Difficult setup of different cases,
sustainable operations parametrizations & optimizations

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 What does thyssenkrupp do?
Our businesses in figures | Fiscal year 2021/22

Materials Industrial Automotive Steel Marine Multi

Services Components Technology Europe Systems Tracks*

€16.4 billion €2.8 billion €4.8 billion €13.2 billion €1.8 billion €4.1 billion
Sales

15,914 12,019 20,266 26,304 6,943 12,892

Employees

thyssenkrupp Uhde
* Since beginning of October 2023 thyssenkrupp Uhde belongs to Decarbonization Technologies
thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH
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Digital Products as part of thyssenkrupp Uhde

Data Analytics & Consulting Predictive Maintenance Predictive Operation Performance Optimization
• Remote expert support • (Thermal) Drone inspections • Monitoring & control systems • Performance contracts
• Periodic/on demand • Plant Scan 3D − Uhde Evaluator / − Energy consumption
reporting & consulting • Professional Spare Part Administrator optimization
• Online dashboards Navigator (PSPN) − Coke O&M Optimizer − Raw materials reduction
• Remaining lifetime prediction • Advanced process control − Product quality
• Digital service sticker • Operator training simulator enhancement
• Remote inspection • Plant rate control − Emission reduction
• Mobile device app
• Automated machine
monitoring (turbomachinery
and piston machines)

DIGITAL TWIN

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 Concept of the thyssenkrupp Digital Twin
2-factor
Authentication

thyssenkrupp Customer

Process Technology

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AVEVA™ Process Simulation
AVEVA Process Simulation brings a platform approach to process simulation

Steady state
simulation

Online Dynamic
models simulation

Clean
AVEVA
Utilities
energy Process
Simulation

Greenhouse
Flare
gas

Hydraulics

Key Capability Key Market Key Goal

FLEXIBILITY CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY
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 AVEVA™ Process Simulation (APS)
Designed from the ground up, delivering the process digital twin, to the next generation of process engineers

SimSci Thermodynamics Ease of Use

• Over 50 yr. experience • Continuously-solved
• based on industry standards • Highly-interactive
• high-speed • Focus on engineering task
• accurate solutions • Fast adoption

Equation-Oriented Solver Open Modeling

• Access to the math equations
• State-of-the-art numerics
• customize and add new
• Robust & Efficient calculation
equipment models without
• Enhanced Recycles handling
programming

Steady-State & Dynamics

New Applications
• Seamless switching
• steady state, rating, and • open & extendable platform
dynamics • Python & C# Scripting
• Enhanced collaboration • AI Models
• Reuse across project lifecycle • Expansion into other
industries (e.g., Power, Batch)

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 Equation Oriented Solver
Key features of APS
…that make this Digital Twin possible
• EO – basis for powerful calculation
• Three modes – H&M-Balance, Design Optimization,
Hydraulic Rating and Dynamic Studies
• Scripting interface – automated and full control of
APS without opening the GUI Three Modes Flexible Specifications
• Snapshot Management – calling different cases and
saving of different calculation results
• Flexible Specification – fast and easy problem
definition, data reconciliation and optimization

Unique feature set for digital twin development Snapshot Python /

Management C# Scripting

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Principle of automated digital twins Steady State
detection
algorithm

On demand
Calculations
Simulation Queue Features (Overwrites) Simulation
Queue
• Plant data processing to detect abnormal operation or steady state Standard Queue
Definition
(Loops)
• Standard simulations run continuously in a predefined sequence
• On demand or conditional interception of standard loop
Select Definition File

Mapping Service Features Queue Monitor

• Define & receive plant specific simulation from repository A
Mapping
Definition Feed file to mapping service
• Connect plant measurements with variables in simulation File

• Run simulation & transfer variables to result database B

Simulation Mapping Service
• Error handling, if data retrieval or calculations fail
Result DB
Repository (optional)
1. Selects Simulation Template
2. Polls Time Series
C 3. Selects Parameters

Queue Operations Time Series

Data DB,
4. Create Simulation File
5. Feed to Simulation Engine
i. e. Influx 6. Wait for Simulation to Finish
• Get order from simulation queue (standard, cron or priority job) 7. Write Results Back to DBS
D
• Retrieve & check plant measurements, error handling (e.g. skip, replace, ignore) Parameter
DB, e.g.,

• Configure & run simulation, error handling (log event & reset simulation) SQL
Simulation Complete Signal
(Success or Failure)
• Store simulation results in database
Simulation File

Simulation
thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH Engine
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Simulation setup for automated digital twins

Configuration based on PID & 3D model for normal operation Simulation Features
• Startup, turn down & emergency functionality skipped • Equipment described as detailed as necessary (compare with operation)
• Compressor performance curve, simplified geometry, heat • Pipe size, elevation & fittings (holdup & pressure drop)
transfer area • Parametrization used to adapt simulation to plant operation
• Pressure profile at design used for reference condition • Stable convergence in steady state fluid flow mode

thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH

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Parametrization of simulation by plant measurements

Simulation describing current plant operation Simulation Features

• Setting Scan & Offset of inlet results in deviations for outlet • Setting Scan & Offset of inlet & outlet allows parametrization
• Increasing offsets indicate deviation of simulation & • Updated parameters FlowScale & etaScale are stored in
operation snapshot

thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH

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Digital twin control center overview

thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH

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Digital Twin Control Center Video

thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH

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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY | GERMANY

Scripting Automation to Guide Process

Operations with AVEVA™ Process Simulation
Challenge
• Development of a digital twin for the customer, to obtain better operational
excellence, without having the expertise in simulation
• Cloud solution (on premise possible)
• Provide stable and fast user experience
• Unlock increased efficiency and sustainable operations
Solution
• AVEVA Process Simulation + Python- / C#- Scripting interface for automated
simulation handling and case execution
• Self-developed scheduler and web interface
Results
• Versatility: One model from Steady State to Dynamics & easy automation
• Transparency: Plant & Maintenance Insights for better decision making (incl. the
application of virtual sensors)
• Sustainability: Increased process stability, flexibility and efficiency

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 Ryan Muir
Principal Enterprise Architect
• AVEVA
• Ryan.Muir@aveva.com

Stefan Millhoff
Presales Solution Consultant
• AVEVA
• Stefan.Millhoff@aveva.com

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 Trends in sustainability
AVEVA Process Simulation may be applied to 5 areas of sustainability

CO2 H2 PTX
CO2
Greenhouse Gases Carbon Capture Energy Transition Power To X Circular Economy
Predict the amount of GHG Model amines and other Use solar and wind to Synthesize chemicals and Chemical companies must
emissions to improve solvents to remove CO2 electrolyze water to create fuels (e.g., Ammonia) from reinvent portfolio of
process design or from effluent streams. hydrogen electrolysis products. products with sustainability
operations in mind

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Challenge Solution Benefits

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monitoring and analytics capabilities for PI System technology including PI AF and PI efficiency, reduced costs, mobile inspections,
Prelude FLNG, the largest and most Vision as an advanced foundation for Process exception-based surveillance, significantly
sophisticated offshore production facility in Monitoring, Condition Based Maintenance & accelerated ‘Time to Value’ for Advanced
the world Advanced Analytics Analytics & Machine Learning projects

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Agenda
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Summary & Conclusion

Application & Integration of APS within Digital Twin Development

• Simulation engine for Digital Twins
• Development of web-based scheduler to exchange
• Cloud-based databases with multi-factor authentication

Applications of APS at tkIS Uhde

• APS is versatile part of engineering toolbox
• Comparison & validation of different engineering tools
• Steady state & dynamic simulations for Digital Twins