SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTION SYSTEM DESIGN SUPPORT
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Abstract
A method and system for examining, auditing, and safely evaluating process systems, including fluid pressure systems, to aid overpressure design and/or sizing of overpressure equipment. The system includes a server subsystem, a storage subsystem, an assessment subsystem, and optionally a report generation subsystem, including computer hardware and application software for supporting these subsystems.
12 Citations
56 Claims
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24. A method performed using a computerized system comprising a database and a processor executing software for supporting auditing of a process system, said process system comprising a plurality of process equipment and one or more protection devices for protecting the process system, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing equipment description information in the database, said equipment information describing said plurality of process equipment and also describing said one or more protection devices; storing physical properties data in the database, said physical properties data pertaining to said process equipment and also pertaining to said one or more protection devices; automatically determining compliance of the one or more protection devices for protecting the process system by using the physical properties data pertaining to the equipment information to determine said compliance with respect to auditing requirements; and automatically generating an auditing report indicating said compliance with respect to said auditing requirements for the process system. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method performed using a computerized system comprising a processor executing software for supporting auditing of a process system, said process system comprising a plurality of process equipment and one or more protection devices for protecting the process system, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing equipment description information in the database, said equipment information describing said plurality of process equipment and also describing said one or more protection devices; storing physical properties data in the database, said physical properties data pertaining to said process equipment and also pertaining to said one or more protection devices; linking said physical properties data with said equipment description information in said database; tracking a plurality of changes that have been made to the process system; storing one or more worksheets in said database,; and allowing a user to update, or provide a proposed update, to one or more of said one or more worksheets; automatically determining compliance of the one or more protection devices for protecting the process system by using the physical properties data linked to the equipment information and using one or more of said one or more worksheets for determining said compliance to determine said compliance with respect to auditing requirements; and automatically generating an auditing report indicating said compliance with respect to said auditing requirements for the process system, wherein said auditing report includes a description of said changes for supporting said auditing requirements, and wherein said auditing report also includes an impact assessment for evaluating the potential consequences of said update or proposed update. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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44. A computerized system for supporting auditing of a process system, said process system comprising a plurality of process equipment and one or more protection devices for protecting the process system, said system comprising:
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a database adapted for storing equipment description information describing said plurality of process equipment and also describing said one or more protection devices; said database also being adapted for storing physical properties data pertaining to said process equipment and also for storing data pertaining to said one or more protection devices; a processor executing software adapted for automatically determining compliance of the one or more protection devices for protecting the process system by using the physical properties data pertaining to the equipment information to determine said compliance with respect to auditing requirements; and said processor executing additional software adapted for automatically generating an auditing report indicating said compliance with respect to said auditing requirements for the process system. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A computer readable storage medium for storing software for execution on a computer for performing a method for supporting auditing of a process system, said process system comprising a plurality of process equipment and one or more protection devices for protecting the process system, said software comprising instructions for performing the method comprising the steps of:
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storing equipment description information in a database, said equipment information describing said plurality of process equipment and also describing said one or more protection devices; storing physical properties data in the database, said physical properties data pertaining to said process equipment and also pertaining to said one or more protection devices; tracking a plurality of changes that have been made to the process system; storing one or more worksheets in said database,; and allowing a user to update, or provide a proposed update, to one or more of said one or more worksheets; automatically determining compliance of the one or more protection devices for protecting the process system by using the physical properties data pertaining to the equipment information and using one or more of said one or more worksheets for determining said compliance to determine said compliance with respect to auditing requirements; and automatically generating an auditing report indicating said compliance with respect to said auditing requirements for the process system, wherein said auditing report includes a description of said changes for supporting said auditing requirements, and wherein said auditing report also includes an impact assessment for evaluating the potential consequences of said update or proposed update.
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