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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Design and Maintenance Planning Problems in Commodity Distribution and Chemical Site Networks

Rajagopalan, Sreekanth 01 March 2018 (has links)
In this dissertation, we consider two specific types of problems over networks. In the first problem, we explore systematic methods to address some of the challenges in largescale maintenance planning in integrated chemical sites. In the second problem, we investigate different optimization model formulations for the design of flow distribution networks where the flow is potential-driven and nonlinearly related to the potential loss. Maintenance turnaround in the processing industry is a complex asset renewal project that includes huge capital expenditures and downtime losses. The option of deferring or rescheduling a turnaround project typically provides immediate financial relief from capital expenditure. However, the risk of running into site-wide disruptions in the form of unplanned events, yield, and reliability losses is not straightforward to assess. We propose mathematical optimization models to evaluate the risk of loss from turnaround deferrals in integrated sites and provide alternatives to reliably operate the site in a medium-term horizon. In the first chapter, we introduce the turnaround planning problem and the challenges it poses in integrated sites. We also introduce the background for the network design problem. In the second chapter, we study the financial impact of rescheduling turnarounds and the associated risk under unplanned outages. We compare the risk profiles presented by different production planning strategies. We propose a stochastic programming model for production planning that optimally builds up inventory ahead of time to hedge against production losses during unplanned outages. In the third chapter, we extend the stochastic optimization to handle a large set of scenarios and propose a Lagrangean decomposition method that improves a myopic production plan. The fourth chapter proposes a mixed-integer linear programming model that prescribes turnaround schedules when the underlying assets undergo yield loses and selectivity degradation. Here, we also study the impact of deferrals over a long-term horizon. The penultimate chapter addresses the nonlinear network design problem.The closing chapter summarizes the work and provides a few future directions. In the spirit of advancing manufacturing paradigms, the thesis supports investment in modeling efforts that address enterprise-wide planning problems.
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Aplicação de estudo de confiabilidade de operação de produção de petróleo com embarcação posicionada dinamicamente. / Applied risk assessment study to a dynamic positioned vessel engaged in offshore oil exploitation.

Murillo, Fabio Partel 20 February 2014 (has links)
A exploração do petróleo no Brasil tem migrado para águas cada vez mais profundas; os campos de exploração estão cada vez mais distantes da costa e em regiões com condições meteoceanográficas cada vez mais severas. Isto, e o recente volume de novas descobertas e novos campos de exploração têm impulsionado as indústrias deste setor na busca por novas soluções para a exploração deste óleo. Uma destas soluções inovadoras são os FPWSO DP (Floating Production Storage Workover Offloading Dynamic Positioning Unit). Estas são unidades de produção, dotadas de sondas de perfuração e de sistema de posicionamento dinâmico. A utilização de unidades de posicionamento dinâmico para produção continua de campos de petróleo é algo novo no mundo. Por se tratar de plataformas que devem permanecer por vários meses produzindo de forma ininterrupta, o estudo de confiabilidade de seu sistema de posicionamento dinâmico é de vital importância. Este trabalho apresenta um estudo de confiabilidade para este tipo de embarcação. Serão avaliados todos os sistemas relacionados ao posicionamento dinâmico da unidade, entre eles, sistema de geração de energia, sistema de propulsão, controladores DP e sistemas de referência de posição. O trabalho apresenta também um estudo de confiabilidade do sistema de conexão e desconexão de emergência com o poço; sistema este que é a ultima salvaguarda caso haja uma perda de posição na unidade. / The exploitation of oil in Brazil has migrated to deeper and deeper waters; the exploration fields are increasingly distant from the coast and in regions with meteoceanográficas conditions increasingly severe. This, and the recent volume of new discoveries and new exploration fields have driven industries of this sector in the search for new solutions to the exploitation of this oil. One of these innovative solutions are FPWSO DP (Floating Production Storage Offloading Workover Dynamic Positioning Unit). These are production units, equipped with drilling rigs and dynamic positioning system. The use of dynamic positioning units for continuous production of oil fields is something new in the world. Because it is platforms that must remain for several months producing uninterrupted, the study of reliability of its dynamic positioning system is of vital importance. This paper presents a reliability study for this type of vessel. We will evaluate all systems related to the dynamic positioning of the unit, including, power generation system, propulsion system, DP controllers and position reference systems. The paper also presents a study of connection of system reliability and emergency disconnect with the well; which system is the last safeguard in case there is a loss of position in the unit.
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Aplicação de estudo de confiabilidade de operação de produção de petróleo com embarcação posicionada dinamicamente. / Applied risk assessment study to a dynamic positioned vessel engaged in offshore oil exploitation.

Fabio Partel Murillo 20 February 2014 (has links)
A exploração do petróleo no Brasil tem migrado para águas cada vez mais profundas; os campos de exploração estão cada vez mais distantes da costa e em regiões com condições meteoceanográficas cada vez mais severas. Isto, e o recente volume de novas descobertas e novos campos de exploração têm impulsionado as indústrias deste setor na busca por novas soluções para a exploração deste óleo. Uma destas soluções inovadoras são os FPWSO DP (Floating Production Storage Workover Offloading Dynamic Positioning Unit). Estas são unidades de produção, dotadas de sondas de perfuração e de sistema de posicionamento dinâmico. A utilização de unidades de posicionamento dinâmico para produção continua de campos de petróleo é algo novo no mundo. Por se tratar de plataformas que devem permanecer por vários meses produzindo de forma ininterrupta, o estudo de confiabilidade de seu sistema de posicionamento dinâmico é de vital importância. Este trabalho apresenta um estudo de confiabilidade para este tipo de embarcação. Serão avaliados todos os sistemas relacionados ao posicionamento dinâmico da unidade, entre eles, sistema de geração de energia, sistema de propulsão, controladores DP e sistemas de referência de posição. O trabalho apresenta também um estudo de confiabilidade do sistema de conexão e desconexão de emergência com o poço; sistema este que é a ultima salvaguarda caso haja uma perda de posição na unidade. / The exploitation of oil in Brazil has migrated to deeper and deeper waters; the exploration fields are increasingly distant from the coast and in regions with meteoceanográficas conditions increasingly severe. This, and the recent volume of new discoveries and new exploration fields have driven industries of this sector in the search for new solutions to the exploitation of this oil. One of these innovative solutions are FPWSO DP (Floating Production Storage Offloading Workover Dynamic Positioning Unit). These are production units, equipped with drilling rigs and dynamic positioning system. The use of dynamic positioning units for continuous production of oil fields is something new in the world. Because it is platforms that must remain for several months producing uninterrupted, the study of reliability of its dynamic positioning system is of vital importance. This paper presents a reliability study for this type of vessel. We will evaluate all systems related to the dynamic positioning of the unit, including, power generation system, propulsion system, DP controllers and position reference systems. The paper also presents a study of connection of system reliability and emergency disconnect with the well; which system is the last safeguard in case there is a loss of position in the unit.

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