Webinar | Applying hydraulic simulation to improve pipeline operator readiness
Join the webinar to see how simulation-based training develops operator decision-making for realistic operating scenarios.
Many pipeline companies are facing the same question: how do we ensure the next generation of operators is as prepared as the people who are leaving?
Tradition approaches such as mentoring, job shadowing, and years spent in the control room, are effective methods to build competent operators but are time intensive. Today, workforce transitions happen faster, staffing is tighter, all while operational complexity is greater, which means there is a clear need for new methods of training.
In this webinar, Duncan Smith and Divyesh Mistry will examine how simulation-based training can complement traditional approaches by allowing operators to practice realistic operating scenarios in a safe environment. We will use practical examples to discuss how simulation can support operator development, knowledge retention, abnormal operating condition response, and long-term operational readiness.
Webinar agenda
- The training challenge for pipeline operators
- Why simulation-based training changes operator development
- Instructor setup and scenario selection
- Gas operator use case: abnormal operating condition response
- Operator response and situational awareness
- Assessment, review, and compliance support
The webinar will include a live demonstration of Synergi Pipeline Simulator’s Trainer module, and will conclude with a Question-and-Answer segment.
Presenters:
Duncan Smith is a Customer Success Ambassador at DNV. He has over 25 years of experience in hydraulic modelling and has played key roles in implementing, testing, deploying and troubleshooting numerous online simulation and trainer systems for clients around the world. Duncan holds a Batchelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK).
Divyesh Mistry is a Principal Pipeline Consultant at DNV, bringing valuable experience across the Oil & Gas industry for performing range of activities including hydraulic modelling of gas and liquid pipelines. He has played a key role in digital solutions delivery, including configuration and deployment of online simulation systems, hydraulic models for control room decision support, and integration of simulation tools into operator workflows. Divyesh holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Mathematical Modelling from Loughborough University (UK).