Integrated Approach for Optimization of Field Development Portfolios in Complex Production Systems

AbstractObjectiveTo determine key points of intervention in urban food systems to improve the climate resilience, equity and healthfulness of the whole system.DesignThe paper brings together evidence from a 3-year, Australia-based mixed-methods research project focused on climate change adaptation, cities, food systems and health. In an integrated analysis of the three research domains – encompassing the production, distribution and consumption sectors of the food chain – the paper examines the efficacy of various food subsystems (industrial, alternative commercial and civic) in achieving climate resilience and good nutrition.SettingGreater Western Sydney, Australia.SubjectsPrimary producers, retailers and consumers in Western Sydney.ResultsThis overarching analysis of the tripartite study found that: (i) industrial food production systems can be more environmentally sustainable than alternative systems, indicating the importance of multiple food subsystems for food security; (ii) a variety of food distributors stocking healthy and sustainable items is required to ensure that these items are accessible, affordable and available to all; and (iii) it is not enough that healthy and sustainable foods are produced or sold, consumers must also want to consume them. In summary, a resilient urban food system requires that healthy and sustainable food items are produced, that consumers can attain them and that they actually wish to purchase them.ConclusionsThis capstone paper found that the interconnected nature of the different sectors in the food system means that to improve environmental sustainability, equity and population health outcomes, action should focus on the system as a whole and not just on any one sector.

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Landing with confidence and accuracy in a big bore subsea gas producer – an integrated approach for setting a critical casing point in the Jansz-Io field development

The APPEA Journal ◽

10.1071/aj20069 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 132

Author(s):

Leigh Thomas ◽

Matthew Waugh ◽

Matthew Thornberry ◽

Hanming Wang ◽

Haifeng Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Integrated Approach ◽

Field Development

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An Integrated Approach to Optimise an Offshore Field Development Plan

10.2118/202852-ms ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hiren Kasekar ◽

Usama Ghauri ◽

Michael Nevin ◽

Raphaele Mel ◽

Mattheus Uijttenhout ◽

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Keyword(s):

Integrated Approach ◽

Development Plan ◽

Field Development ◽

Offshore Field

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Interference of Top Tensioned Risers for Tension Leg Platforms

Volume 5B: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems ◽

10.1115/omae2017-61334 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hanqing Zhang ◽

Derek Smith

Keyword(s):

Production Systems ◽

Selection Process ◽

Combined Effects ◽

Direct Impact ◽

Interference Analysis ◽

Field Development ◽

Strong Current ◽

Induced Velocity ◽

Oscillating Motion ◽

Wave Induced

Dry tree top-tensioned risers (TTRs) are widely used on floating production systems such as TLPs and Spars for drilling, completion, workover and production. The interference between neighboring TTRs is an important consideration which has a direct impact on the total TTR payload budget and the wellbay size for floater sizing and cost. Since the realistic sizing of a floater is essential towards the concept selection process for a field development, TTR interference should be addressed at the early stages of an offshore oilfield development. If the floater is a tension leg platform (TLP) and the field has strong current with associated extreme waves, riser interference may be very challenging and can have direct impact on riser design and the sizing and layout of the TLP. The waves and the oscillating motions of the TLP will have effects on riser interference. The oscillating motion of the TLP can excite the vibrational motion of the risers, and the wave-induced velocity of water particles and the motions of the risers with the movement of the TLP increases the relative flow acting on each riser. The combined effects will increase the deflection of the risers and thus the likelihood of riser interference. The industry has not seen an acceptable interference analysis approach yet which can account for the combined effects of current, waves, and TLP motions. This paper proposes two engineering approaches for the interference analysis of top tensioned risers for tension leg platforms with the combined effects of current, surface waves, and associated floater motions being addressed.

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Toward the Ideal of Automating Production Optimization

Volume 2A: Advanced Manufacturing ◽

10.1115/imece2013-63546 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J. Michaloski ◽

F. Proctor ◽

J. Arinez ◽

J. Berglund

Keyword(s):

Data Acquisition ◽

Production Systems ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Production Optimization ◽

Efficient Manner ◽

Casting Operation ◽

Automated Generation ◽

Manufacturing Optimization ◽

Production Models

The advent of improved factory data collection offers a prime opportunity to continuously study and optimize factory operations. Although manufacturing optimization tools can be considered mainstream technology, most U.S. manufacturers do not take full advantage of such technology because of the time-intensive procedures required to manually develop models, deal with factory data acquisition problems, and resolve the incompatibility of factory and optimization data representations. Therefore, automated data acquisition, automated generation of production models, and the automated integration of data into the production models are required for any optimization analysis to be timely and cost effective. In this paper, we develop a system methodology and software framework for the optimization of production systems in a more efficient manner towards the goal of fully automated optimization. The case study of an automotive casting operation shows that a highly integrated approach enables the modeling and simulation of the complex casting operation in a responsive, cost-effective and exacting nature. Technology gaps and interim strategies will be discussed.

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An integrated approach for specification and design of automated production systems

2011 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII) ◽

10.1109/sii.2011.6147655 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

L. Ferrarini ◽

G. Mantovani ◽

M. Allevi ◽

A. Dede

Keyword(s):

Production Systems ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Automated Production

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Масова кастомізація одягу як концепція індивідуалізації в сучасних дизайн-практиках

Art and Design ◽

10.30857/2617-0272.2021.2.12 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 129-140

Author(s):

О. М. Лагода ◽

В. В. Гурдіна ◽

В. О. Пасічник

Keyword(s):

Mass Customization ◽

Consumer Choice ◽

Production Systems ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Educational Process ◽

Practical Implementation ◽

Fashion Industry ◽

Analysis And Synthesis ◽

Design Activities ◽

Design Objects

The aim of the article is to identify the characteristics and creative potential of customization in modern design activities, through which the needs for individualization of clothing at the request of consumers are widely realized. The methodological basis of the study is an integrated approach. The method of analysis and synthesis allowed the consideration of customized production as the interaction of producer and consumer, which determines the demand and competitiveness of the design product, its artistic and aesthetic value. Methods of visual-analytical and functional analysis of customized design objects provided an opportunity to establish the potential and prospects of mass customization, to justify it in terms of individualization of things as a specific consumer choice, as well as the principle of designing design objects in the learning process. It is established that, according to most scientists, customization is, first of all, individualization of the producer's relationship with the consumer. Prerequisites for its active use in the fashion industry, in particular, in design activities, are long overdue. It was found that by satisfying individual customer requests, using flexible production systems, etc., mass customization allows companies in the fashion industry to get rid of excess stocks of finished products that become obsolete too quickly, and makes it possible to make products more attractive. It is shown that the concept of "smart (savings) consumption", for which the principles of customization are extremely promising, can be successfully implemented in the process of providing educational services. The article highlights the theoretical aspects of the essence of customization as a "mass individualization" of design products. The existing principles of clothing customization are analyzed. Possibilities and types of customization in the activity of modern designers against the background of real market conditions are characterized. The potential of customizing in design in general and in the educational process of training fashion designers in particular is shown. The obtained results provide an opportunity to systematize the types, principles and techniques of customization as an experience of practical implementation of the concepts of "smart consumption", individualization and personification in clothing design.

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Design Considerations of a Subsea Shuttle Tanker System for Liquid Carbon Dioxide Transportation

Volume 5: Ocean Space Utilization ◽

10.1115/omae2020-18070 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yihan Xing ◽

Muk Chen Ong ◽

Tor Hemmingsen ◽

Kjell Einar Ellingsen ◽

Lorents Reinås

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Production Systems ◽

Electrical Power ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Co2 Injection ◽

Field Development ◽

Design Considerations ◽

Liquid Co2 ◽

Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽

Subsea Pipelines

Abstract Subsea pipelines and umbilicals are used for the transportation of fluids and electrical power between subsea installations and floating production systems (FPUs). The installation and maintenance of these systems can be expensive. In a conventional subsea field development, the produced fluids can be transported from the well to a FPU where they can be offloaded to a tanker (surface ship). In the case of carbon dioxide (CO2) injection into the well, the direction of flow is reversed, i.e., CO2 flows from the tanker to the FPU, down the riser base and through the subsea pipelines to the well. This offloading process is weather-dependent and cannot be performed in severe weather conditions, i.e., strong winds and large waves. This paper presents a novel subsea shuttle tanker system proposed by Equinor ASA designed to be a possible alternative to subsea pipelines, umbilicals and tanker ships. The subsea shuttle is intended to operate submerged under the sea surface to transport liquid CO2 from an existing offshore/land facility where CO2 is captured to a subsea well where the CO2 is injected into the reservoir. As the shuttle is subsea, it can operate under any type of weather conditions. Even though the subsea shuttle is proposed as a vehicle for liquid CO2 transport, it can also transport other types of cargo such as hydrocarbons, injection fluids, electrical power or subsea tools. The paper will discuss the most important design considerations surrounding the subsea shuttle tanker.

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