SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTION SYSTEM DESIGN SUPPORT
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Abstract
A method and system for assessing, auditing, designing, and evaluating process systems, including fluid pressure systems, to aid overpressure process plant design and/or the proper sizing and selection 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.
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63 Claims
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24. A method performed using a computerized system comprising a database and a processor executing software configured for designing of a protection subsystem for protecting a process system, said process system comprising a plurality of process equipment, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing, in the database, process equipment physical properties data corresponding to the plurality of process equipment; accepting, from a user using said computerized system, process system design information denoting a desired design of the process system; and automatically determining, using said computerized system, protection subsystem design information pertaining to a design of the protection subsystem for protecting said process system, said determining utilizing at least a portion of said process system design information and said process equipment physical properties data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method performed using a computerized system, said computerized system comprising a database, an input interface, an output interface, and a processor executing software, said computerized system configured for designing of a protection subsystem for protecting a process system, said process system comprising a plurality of process equipment, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing, in the database, process equipment physical properties data corresponding to the plurality of process equipment in the database; storing, in the database, protection device physical properties data corresponding to a plurality of protection devices; accepting, from a user using said input interface, process system design information describing a design of the process system; storing said process system design information in the database; automatically selecting, using said processor executing software, one or more of the plurality of protection devices for proposed use in the protection subsystem, said selecting provided by utilizing at least a portion of;
said process system design information, said process equipment physical properties data, and said protection device physical properties data; andautomatically providing, using the output interface, an indication of the selected one or more of said plurality of protection devices to the user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computerized system configured for designing of a protection subsystem for protecting a process system, said process system comprising a plurality of process equipment, said computerized system comprising:
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means for storing process equipment physical properties data; an input interface for accepting, from a user, process system design information describing a design of the process system; a computer subsystem executing software for automatically determining protection subsystem design information for protecting the process system, said determining utilizing at least a portion of the process system design information and the process equipment physical properties data; and an output interface for automatically providing an indication of the protection subsystem design information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computerized system configured for designing of a protection subsystem for a process system, said process system comprising a plurality of process equipment, said computerized system comprising:
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a database for storing process equipment physical properties data each associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of process equipment; a database for storing protection device physical properties data each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of protection devices; an input interface adapted for accepting, from a user, process system design information describing a design of the process system; a database for storing said process system design information; a computer subsystem adapted for automatically selecting one or more of said plurality of protection devices for proposed use in the protection subsystem, said selecting provided by utilizing at least a portion of;
said process equipment physical properties data, said protection device physical properties data, and said process system design information; andan output interface for providing an indication of the selected one or more of said plurality of protection devices to the user. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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62-1. The computerized system of claim 57, wherein said selected one or more of the plurality of protection devices includes an optimum pressure relief valve for said protection subsystem.
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