In new or upgraded plant control designs, often the control or safety system is the critical path risk to completing the plant startup on schedule. High-Fidelity simulation often cannot fit into the compressed timeline needed to support startup. Low-Fidelity Tieback simulation is a good tool for basic testing, but only effectively tests single loops at a time.
Enter DYNSIM Checkout® – a highly forgiving unit operation modeling environment designed with control validation in mind. While similar in structure to DYNSIM, Checkout forgoes the need for detailed engineering data. In exchange for high-fidelity rigor, DYNSIM Checkout offers a simple to use tool for validating multiple interacting control loops and complex control during the acceptance test cycle. In addition, DYNSIM Checkout can be used for Operator Familiarization, learning how to start and operate equipment, how to satisfy interlocks, how to manipulate the process, and how to recognize the operating state of the process by interpreting the various sensor readings.