Process engineering
Since the process model is modeled with high fidelity, maximum benefits can be achieved by using this type of simulator. Here are some examples of process engineering benefits of OTSs:
- During the build of the digital twin, the supplier and the end user can collaborate to capture all the process engineering errors and report them to the project.
- This will be discussed further in Chapter 4, OTS Going Forward Toward Digital Twins.
- Validating any process engineering changes on the OTS first before approving them to be implemented as changes by the project team.
- Validating all the equipment sizing on the digital twin.
- From all of the preceding points, a list of lessons learned can be drawn up and passed on to the company's next project team.
To clarify these benefits in more detail, we will discuss some real-life projects and show some benefits that can be achieved using these systems.