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News Release from: TSC Simulation | Subject: Virtual Control Room
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 August 2007
Training simulator opens on Humberside
The ProSimm unit at CATCH opens, to provide operator training and process simulation facilities on Humberside: TSC supplied the computers and simulation software for their Virtual Control Room
The Centre for the Assessment of Technical Competence - Humber (CATCH) has been created to satisfy the practical requirements of training and assessment for the 14 or more large chemical establishments on Humberside in the UK TSC has supplied the computers and simulation software for a Virtual Control Room, which is being operated by TTE under their ProSimm banner
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 4 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Costing GBP8 million and taking six years to complete, CATCH is a ground-breaking facility which uses full-scale plant and simulators to provide realistic equipment in safety, and was built in direct response to the industry needs in the area.
The official opening of the ProSimm unit by the Mayor of NE Lincolnshire took place on Thursday 12th July.
Michael Bolton, TSC Managing Director, was there for the occasion, which was followed by several simulated emergency response demonstrations.
The ProSimm unit at CATCH includes four trainee workstations laid out as a conventional Control Room.
The workstations include fully programmable touch screen keyboards, where emulations of alternative DCS keyboards are automatically displayed depending on the simulation model started.
The facility includes simulations of a Fractionation Train, an Olefins Continuous Reactor system, and several single plant systems including compressors, various control loops, and a reflux drum condenser system.
The Windows XP based PCs will also run any of the range of over 50 generic simulation models from the TSC library, and have the capacity to run site specific simulations for the 14 companies involved in the project.
An associated Trainer Room allows full monitoring, control and fault injection on any of the models.
In addition, the system is equipped with radio and telephone links that the trainer may use to role-play, to develop and assess the communication skills between the trainee operators and field operatives/emergency services etc.
Michael said: "This facility at CATCH, using full-sized equipment but with safe fluids, together with dynamic process simulators for control room and communications training, provides a completely safe but valid approach to practical competence assessment".
For more information on how TSC can help your company with Virtual Control Rooms please contact TSC Simulation or visit the website.
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