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ShellPROJECT: Shell UK's Stanlow Manufacturing Complex. The third-largest of the 53 Shell refineries worldwide. PROBLEM: Shell needed a solution to simulate new plant designs. SOLUTION: JetStream allowed them to determine best-practice processes for operation, health and safety at the new plant, and to train plant personnel. RESULTS: Using JetStream, Shell was able to show everyone how the new plant would operate before it was built. |
Shell UK's Stanlow Manufacturing Complex houses the third-largest of the 53 Shell refineries worldwide. Stanlow processes 12 million tons of crude a year, and also manufactures petrochemicals. The 3.5 billion litres of petroleum Stanlow produces each year would drive a car around the world a million times. The two billion litres of kerosene Stanlow makes annually would fly 17,000 jumbo jets from Manchester, England to Los Angeles.
Stanlow Project and Plant staff have used JetStream to simulate new plant designs. This assists in determining best-practice processes for operation, health and safety at the new plant, and to train plant personnel.
Shell UK Says:
During the design of a new plant, JetStream provided the functionality to easily simulate the plant in 3D. We use it to train our personnel in the operation and safety procedures of the future plant.
The software products we had previously used could only be run by CAD-trained people. We couldn't get the whole team involved.
Now that we have JetStream installed on a regular PC in a major plant control room, everyone in the plant control project can use it. This includes the people who are managing the design and the people who will operate the plant.
Whilst the plant is being built, the team can navigate through the latest 3D model in JetStream and determine
best-practice processes, such as safety equipment location and evacuation procedures. This way, everyone knows the plant and how it operates before it's even built.JetStream is the first viewer we've found flexible enough to really assist in our efforts to get the best out of our models.
Peter Fraser-Smith, Projects CAD Management, Shell UK Oil Products, Stanlow Manufacturing Complex
Models courtesy of Shell UK Oil Products