Honeywell Experion PKS User Manual

Experion PKS

Release 516

Operational Application Suite User's

Guide

EPDOC-X265-en-516A

August 2020

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CONTENTS

Contents	3
Chapter 1 - About this guide	5
Chapter 2 - Getting started	7
Chapter 3 - Viewing pipeline equipment	11
Chapter 4 - Viewing linepack information	15
Chapter 5 - Viewing gas compressor information	19
Chapter 6 - Detecting a leak	21
Leakdetection for gas operations	24
Leakdetection for liquid operations	28
Tuning line balance compensation for liquid pipelines	30
Static leak detection	31
Chapter 7 - Monitoring gas flow and composition	35
Flow meter information	36
Gas chromatograph information	39
Alternating or combining flow meters	40
Selecting the source of gas composition values	41
Chapter 8 - Tracking liquid batches	43
Batch tracking equipment	48
Batch tracking information	49
Scheduling batches	51
Chapter 9 - Calculation status reference	55
Chapter 10 - Troubleshooting and Maintenance	57
Calculations are not working	58
Pipeline equipment is missing in Station	59

Contents

Notices

CHAPTER

1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This guide describes how to use the Operational Application Suite features of Experion to monitor your gas or liquid transmission pipeline.

Revision history

Revision	Date	Description

A	August 2020	Initial release of document.

Prerequisite skills

This guide assumes that you have knowledge of other Experion software and concepts where relevant. This guide also assumes that you are familiar with the Microsoft Windows operating system and the hardware and software that you are using.

Related documents

The following documents complement this guide. They contain additional information that might be useful for reference when using Experion for gas or liquid operations.

Document	Description
Operational Application
Operational Application	Describes how to plan and configure your Experion
Suite Configuration Guide	PKS system for gas or liquid operations.
Operator's Guide
Operator's Guide	Describes how to use Station to monitor and control
	your Experion PKS system.
Serverand Client
Serverand Client	Contains detailed configuration procedures for an
Configuration Guide	Experion server and client system.
Quick BuilderUser’s Guide
Quick BuilderUser’s Guide	Describes how to use Quick Builder to configure
	equipment.

Chapter 1 - About this guide

CHAPTER

2 GETTING STARTED

Operational Application Suite is an Experion license option that allows organizations in the gas or liquid transmission pipeline industry to monitor pipeline contents. For example, the gas quality and linepack of gas or liquid flow, as well as leak detection and other applications that are specific to each type of transmission pipeline.

Operational Application Suite provides the following advanced pipeline applications:

nPipeline modelling

The physical pipeline structure, its connections and equipment can be modelled allowing navigation through the pipeline to view the key operating parameters for pipeline equipment and to provide configuration for Operational Application Suite applications.

nFlow meter reconciliation (gas pipelines only)

AGA calculations and heating value calculations are used to calculate gas volume and energy flow allowing the comparison against the results from physical flow meters. The calculations supported by Operational Application Suite are AGA 3 orifice flow meter, AGA 5 heating value, AGA 7 turbine flow meter, AGA 8 supercompressibility, AGA 9 ultrasonic, and NX-19.

nLinepack calculation

Linepack is calculated for each segment in the pipeline and summarized for the routes and pipelines in your model. Linepack can be calculated from a combination of field values and manually entered values.

nLeak detection

If your site is also licensed for Operational Application Suite leak detection, leaks in the pipeline can be detected by software based dynamic modeling algorithms. The algorithms differ between each of the two types of pipelines due to the nature and properties of the product in their current state of matter. For gas pipelines, two algorithms are used, and can be used to complement each other to provide more accurate and timely detection. For liquid pipelines, a single algorithm is employed and statistical analysis is

Chapter 2 - Getting started

used to provide accuracy and timeliness. Static leak detection tests are also available for liquid pipelines.

nCompressor performance monitoring (gas pipelines only)

Display compressor performance against expected performance at given operating conditions.

nBatch tracking (liquid pipelines only)

Operational Application Suite has the capability to schedule, track and visualize the movement of product within a liquid transmission pipeline. An estimated time of arrival is calculated for batches as they approach the delivery point and the operators are notified when close to arrival.

To use the features of Operational Application Suite, a pipeline model must already be configured in Experion. A pipeline model consists of the equipment and associated items such as controllers and points that have been configured to reflect the components of your pipeline system.

Information about the equipment in your pipeline model is displayed in Station displays, enabling the monitoring of your pipeline equipment in the same way as alarms, events, and so on. These displays can be system displays such as the Equipment Summary and Equipment Detail displays or custom displays. For example, your site may have a custom display configured that graphically represents the complete pipeline system and includes equipment, points, alarms, and links to other displays such as the Linepack Summary. A custom display such as this could be used to drill down into the pipeline model.

The Equipment Summary and Detail displays are different to other Station summary and detail displays in that they are automatically generated when called. For detailed information about how to use the Equipment Summary and Equipment Detail displays, see the “Viewing equipment” section in the Operator's Guide. The equipment types and the number of items configured for the equipment types are shown on the Equipment Summary. When clicked, the equipment type expands or collapses the list of equipment in that group. To see detailed information about a piece of equipment, click the equipment name in the expanded list.

Figure 2-1: Example Equipment Summary display

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Equipment detail layout options and custom displays can be selected from the Equipment Detail displays. If more than one layout has been configured for an Equipment Detail display, you can use the buttons in the display header to switch between them.

Figure 2-2: Example Equipment Detail display

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Screen images used in this guide should be viewed as examples only as the displays at your site may be different, depending on how they have been configured.

CHAPTER

VIEWING PIPELINE EQUIPMENT

A pipeline model consists of the equipment and associated items such as controllers and points that have been configured to reflect the components of your pipeline system. In Station, you can view a list of the types of equipment in your pipeline model by clicking Equipment on the System Menu to see the Equipment Summary. You can view summary and detailed information for equipment in the pipeline model from the Equipment Summary.

To view summary information and list the names of the equipment in each type, click the equipment type on the Equipment Summary.

To view Equipment Detail displays, click the name of the equipment in the Equipment Summary. The default detail display will usually be the tabular layout. Other system and custom displays for the equipment

can be selected from the categories in the equipment display header. If they have been configured for your equipment,

there may be tabular , schematic , or trend displays available to view. Other display categories for leak detection and batch tracking may be available if you have a liquid pipeline. If there is more than one layout in the category, you can select from a list.

For more information, see “Viewing equipment” in the Operator's Guide.

Figure 3-1: Pipeline components

Chapter 3 - Viewing pipeline equipment

Item Description

1Pipeline

A pipeline can have one or more routes and multiple end points. A pipeline model can have more than one pipeline. This diagram shows a pipeline that consists of two routes. This pipeline has one inlet node (A) and two outlet nodes (F and H). Note that branching within a route is only supported for gas pipelines.

You can view linepack summary information for a pipeline and override the field values used to calculate the linepack.

If you are licensed for leak detection, you can view the status of pressurederived flow leak detection for gas pipelines at a specified time for any segments that have the feature enabled. You can also detect unexpected operating conditions by comparing past pressure readings to the current inlet and outlet pressure readings along each of the nodes in the pipeline.

2Pipeline route

A continuous non-branching length of pipe, consisting of one or more segments that can have only two ends. Two segments are considered connected (continuous) when it is possible for gas or liquid to flow from one to the other. For small pipelines, the whole pipeline may be a single route. Longer transmission lines may have two or more routes. Each route can only belong to a single pipeline and can consist of different pipe characteristics.

This diagram shows two routes. One route is identified by nodes A, B, C, D, E, and F. The second route is identified by nodes C, G, and H only. Nodes A and B are not part of the second route.

You can view linepack summary information for a pipeline route and override the field values used to calculate the linepack.

In the pipeline route summary information for gas pipelines, you can select whether to enable or disable the calculation of pressure-derived flow for each route. Pressure-derived flow will not be shown on leak detection displays for the time that the calculation was not enabled.

3Pipeline node

A unique point on the pipeline where one or more pipeline features, such as a physical device or a change in the physical characteristics is located. A node is also the beginning or end of a segment and can contain other equipment such as flow meters, gas compressors, gas chromatographs, and SCADA points built on controllers. These associated items are used to collect the field data that is

Chapter 3 - Viewing pipeline equipment

Item Description

used in the Operational Application Suite calculations.

A node can only be associated with up to three segments (inlet, outlet, and branch). Branch nodes are included in multiple routes.

In this diagram, node C belongs to both routes.

Meter station, meter station branch, compressor station, main line valve, main line valve branch, reducer, and branch are all types of nodes.

In this diagram, node A is the inlet node, nodes H and F are the outlet nodes, and node C is a branch node that has one inlet and two outlets.

You can perform the following tasks with the equipment contained in a node:

•Monitor gas compressor performance

•Monitor gas or liquid flow

•Monitor gas composition

4Pipeline segment

The smallest building block of a pipeline. A length of transmission pipeline of constant diameter, bounded by two nodes. Each segment can only belong to a single route. When you configure a segment, you can view information about the segment such as linepack.

You can view linepack summary information for a pipeline and override the field values used to calculate the linepack.

If you are licensed for leak detection, you can view the status of pressurederived flow leak detection for gas pipelines for a segment over a time period. You can also detect unexpected operating conditions by reviewing the results of the pipeline mass balance.

Chapter 3 - Viewing pipeline equipment

CHAPTER

VIEWING LINEPACK INFORMATION

You can view linepack volume and linepack energy or mass for each pipeline, route, or segment in the Equipment Summary, by clicking the equipment name. Other linepack information can also be viewed on the pipeline, route, and segment Equipment Detail tabular views. For more information, see “Accessing Equipment Detail displays” in the Operator's Guide.

To view the linepack subtotals by pipeline, route, and segment, and the temperature and pressure values used for the linepack calculations, call up the Equipment Detail display for a pipeline or route and select the appropriate view. The linepack views that are supplied with Operational Application Suite for pipelines and routes are described in this topic. These views also show the status of linepack calculations and whether the current linepack volume and energy or mass has increased, decreased, or is unchanged since the previous calculation. The time of the last linepack calculation can be seen in the tabular Equipment Detail display for a pipeline, route, and segment.

Linepack Summary

This is the default detail display shown for pipelines and routes. It includes the upstream and downstream pressure and temperature, linepack volume, and linepack energy. This display also indicates whether the Manual PV option has been enabled for the pressure and

temperature points associated with a segment by showing in the Manual Override Active column. The column to the right of the Linepack Energy column indicates whether linepack has increased, decreased, or is stable.

Figure 4-1: Example Linepack Summary

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Linepack Override

This display allows you to enable and disable the Manual PV option for the pressure and temperature points that are used when calculating linepack for the associated segment. This allows the calculation of linepack to continue if there is some interruption to field values without the linepack values becoming stale. If a manual pressure or temperature value is entered, it can be compared to the corresponding field value to determine when it is appropriate to return to using the field value. For more information, see “Analog point process variable (PV)” in the Server and Client Configuration Guide.

Figure 4-2: Example Linepack Override

Chapter 4 - Viewing linepack information

CHAPTER

5 VIEWING GAS COMPRESSOR INFORMATION

You can view summary and detailed information, and compressor maps for the compressors in your pipeline model. Compressor maps are a graphical representation of a compressor’s performance. They consist of the compressor’s performance plotted over performance curves or indicators provided by the compressor manufacturer that show expected performance at given operating conditions. Compressor maps can be used to view historical operating data.

To view a list of compressors in your equipment model, click Gas

Compressors in the Equipment Summary.

To view detailed information for a compressor, click the compressor name in the list of compressors. The first compressor map that was configured will be shown as the default detail display. To see other detailed information for the compressor, select another view or custom display from the views that have been configured.

The Equipment Detail display for a compressor shows a tabular view of the compressor map properties that have been configured for the compressor.

The trend displays supplied with Operational Application Suite for a pipeline are the compressor maps that have been configured for the compressor. For more information, see “Configuring a compressor map” in the Operational Application Suite Configuration Guide.

Figure 5-1: Example compressor map

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