Steam systems being used in utilities and steam flooding use steam to supply heat. A typical steam system consists of steam generators (coal fired boilers, natural gas boilers, cogeneration, and solar steam generators), the distribution network, and injection for a steam flood field. The task of steam system operators is to develop optimal operating strategies to achieve operational goals. The OptiRamp steam solution can help users find the optimal steam production and steam distribution strategy to achieve their operational goals.
Steam generation can be constrained by variable fuel, alternate weather conditions, and process heat losses. Optiramp can help with steam generation by
- Reducing energy consumption while meeting delivery commitments
- Provide faster response and shorter cycle time to identify and resolve performance and optimization issues
- Improve process stability by allowing steam generators to operate closer to target, constraint, and optimum values
- Improve repair and maintenance planning and prioritization
Heat loss in a steam network can be a major contributor to operating costs and OptiRamp allows the user to see how efficient the steam network is distributing the steam and allows users to deliver the correct amount of steam to the right network at the right time.
- Shows heat losses in steam distribution network
- Provides a steam production and steam delivery balance summary to ensure protection of over production
- Gives latent heat target compliance for ensuring correct amount of steam is delivered to the right area
Steam Injection (for Steam Flood) – Optiramp can model the entire steam distribution and steam flood injection network including down to single individual injector. Injectors can be connected to live data to update choke size and help optimize with the rising and falling demand of heat injection.
- Choke size optimization
- Latent heat target compliance