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Operator Training Simulator Handbook

By : Joseph Philip
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Operator Training Simulator Handbook

By: Joseph Philip

Overview of this book

Operator training simulators in the process industry have been around since the 1970s, but you may not find a book that documents the development of these systems and the standard best practices. The Operator Training Simulator Handbook covers best practices for OTS engineering and OTS training development and delivery, starting from the basic the jargon and the different types of OTS systems. It will take you through the best approaches to project specification as well as building, maintenance, planning, and delivering these systems by sharing real-life experiences and dos and don’ts. As you advance, you'll uncover the various challenges in the planning and delivery of operator training models and understand how to address those by working through real-world projects. This book helps in specifying the best fit for purpose, choosing a cost-effective system when acquiring an OTS. You'll also learn how you can turn your OTS projects into digital twins before finally learning all about documentation in a typical OTS project, covering the sample structure that you can use as a starting point in your projects. By the end of the book, you'll have learned best practices for developing operator training simulator systems and have a reference guide to overcome common challenges.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
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Section 1: Introduction, Definitions, and Classifications
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Section 2: Best Practices for the Development of OTS Systems
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Section 3: OTS' Future, Training Model, and Reference Documents

Summary

In this chapter, we started by listing the benefits of OTSs. We listed some benefits of generic and replica simulators, and then we moved on to low-, medium-, and high-fidelity simulators.

The benefits of high-fidelity replica simulators were discussed in more detail in operations and engineering areas, process, and control.

After that, we listed a few real projects and what was achieved by using these simulators.

Finally, we listed some real project issues that were first found in a simulator and showed what savings were made as a result for the project.

In the next chapter, we will discuss the process of building OTSs and use best practice examples from past experience with real project examples to show you a good project building process.