AVEVA World Focus Power 2015

2015 Edition
Power
FOCUS
Projects, innovation and experiences from past issues

of AVEVA World Magazine
Welcome to the 2015 Power edition of the AVEVA

World Focus. This is a special compilation of
customer case studies from recent issues of the
AVEVA World Magazine, providing a wide-ranging
perspective on the successes achieved with AVEVA
technology in power plants around the world.
These are practical, real-world examples contributed
by the customers themselves, describing the
challenges they were seeking to overcome, their
technology choices, and their experiences with
adopting and using AVEVAs plant solutions. Equally
importantly, they also provide insights into trends
and opportunities in todays rapidly changing
power industry.
AVEVA gratefully acknowledges the willingness of
these companies to share their experiences through
the pages of AVEVA World Magazine. We hope you
enjoy this Power Focus and find it of value to your
own technical and business operations.
North China Power Engineering Co. Ltd
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE
Ingenieurbro Schlattner 10
Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd. 14
Urals Power Engineering Company 17
Oskarshamns Nuclear Power Plant 20
INITEC Energa 23
Electricit de France 26
F Group 29
Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd 32
Flagsol 34
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB 38
UralTEP 40
Paks Nuclear Power Plant 42
Pyry 45
Cover photographs:
Main image: courtesy of EDF. Copyright EDF Alexis MORIN.
Lower images, left to right: courtesy of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE;
courtesy of OKG; courtesy of Ingenieurbro Schlattner.
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AVEVA World Focus on Power
Progressive Handover
of a Digital Asset
How AVEVA is enabling a leading Chinese power
industry EPC to support its countrys economic growth
Chinas rocketing economic growth has left its energy supply struggling to keep pace. Between 2008 and
2011, in the midst of a global slowdown, Anhui provinces regional economy grew by an extraordinary 12.9%,
making the expansion of its energy infrastructure an urgent priority. North China Power Engineering Co.
Ltd of China Power Engineering Consulting Group (NCPE) was called in to execute the second phase of
expanding the regions Anqing coal-fired generating plant to 2-Gigawatt capacity.
This article originally appeared in AVEVA World Magazine 2015, Issue 1
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Like many EPCs without a dedicated Information Management

system, NCPE had increasingly found itself hindered by
slow and difficult access to information which, when found,
was often of uncertain accuracy. In addition, there was no
system in place that allowed for effective working across
the disciplines. Pressures to complete the Anqing expansion
quickly, and increasing customer demands for more extensive
data handover, led the company to tackle this problem by
adopting AVEVAs Progressive Handover and Project Data
Visualisation solutions.
Selecting the right solution
NCPE identified three candidate solutions, including AVEVAs,
and began a careful evaluation of their suitability. Ms Wei
Yunhua, Director of the 3D Digital Centre at NCPE, explained,
We rejected the first solution because it suffered from
inflexible configuration and poor data compatibility. The
second vendor offered a very attractive combination of price
and speed of implementation, but we quickly discovered
their solutions limitations during its trial deployment.
AVEVAs offering proved to have many advantages over its
competitors.
Project data visualisation
AVEVAs Project Data Visualisation solution acquires project
information from documents and other data sources, and
structures it according to NCPEs data model in the AVEVA
Digital Information Hub. The web interface gives NCPE
access to data and documents without the need for the
authoring applications to be present on desktop and mobile
clients.
Information is displayed as a summary for each tag in context,
making it easier for NCPE to understand the relationships
between objects, documents and datasets. Mark-up and
custom groupings of objects enable collaboration, while
customisable reporting enables easy verification of the quality
of the information in the AVEVA Digital Information Hub.
Visualisation of data enables understanding, and
understanding of project data enhances collaboration,
decision making and reuse of information. Visualisation of
data is achieved in many ways, ranging from a simple form or
datasheet to view a set of attributes related to an engineering
object or document, through to interactive 3D models and
dashboards combining diagrams, drawings and charts.
With AVEVAs Project Data Visualisation solution, NCPE can
visualise data in the most appropriate way for any particular
type of data, giving Anqing project users deeper insights
into the origins, history and associations of any given data.
Powerful search and reporting tools allow NCPE to access and
assess the quality of project data more easily than ever before.
For NCPE, these advantages were decisive. AVEVA NET, a
key product underpinning the solution, integrates well, not
only with the companys AVEVA PDMS and AVEVA Diagrams
data, but also with their many other different data sources.
It enables close control of users access authorisations, from
being allowed only to view the model, to being permitted
to modify and duplicate 3D model data and 2D drawing
information.
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3D model of the Anqing Power Plant Phase II project.
3D model of the inside of the machine room.
Installation drawing of the equipment. The original format is a

Microstation DGN file.
Meeting minutes of construction management from the Construction

Management System.
P&ID drawing from AVEVA Diagrams.
AVEVA World Magazine 2015 | Issue 1

Valve catalogue document. The original format is a Microsoft Word file.
All images courtesy of NCPE.
The Anqing project involves huge quantities of data from a

complex variety of sources, so we needed the openness of
AVEVA NET, continued Ms Yunhua. In addition, its reputation in
the power industry, and AVEVAs reputation for excellent service
and support, made a convincing case.
The final decision to select AVEVA was made in August 2013 and
full implementation was completed in April 2014.
Creating the Digital Asset
NCPE has for many years used AVEVA PDMS for power
plant design. AVEVA NET is now their key enabler of project
Information Management and data handover to their many
customers, which include all the major Chinese power
companies. On the Anqing project, AVEVA NET will be used to
create and hand over to the operators a digital plant equivalent
of the physical plant.
Before implementing AVEVA NET, our design, procurement
and construction information were managed in different
systems, resulting in poor data integration and consistency,
said Ms Yunhua. AVEVA NET can manage all this information
on a unified platform with KKS code at its core, giving us
comprehensive integration.
Because interrelationships between data in the handover
platform are based on this KKS code, it is easy to find associated
data, she continued. This makes data review and management
much more effective. For example, we can easily associate
design drawings, construction documents and procurement
contracts with individual objects in the 3D model.
Progressive handover
NCPEs ability to create Digital Assets in this way has not only
transformed their project information control, it is also enabling
a streamlined progressive handover approach. Progressive
handover marks a clear departure from their traditional, eventdriven handover; both NCPE and the Anqing projects joint
owners are benefitting from an incremental flow of approved
data into operations.
Information submitted by NCPE is monitored and automatically
validated against project standards at regular stage gates.
This enables the owners CAPEX team to know exactly
what information it is receiving and whether it conforms to
contractual or operational requirements.
This approach not only eliminates resource overloading

during transfer to operations, it also provides key metrics on
information completeness and progress throughout the project.
Handover of information from EPCs to plant Owner Operators
is complicated; it comprises 3D models, 2D schematics,
datasheets and unstructured data in different formats from
different sources. NCPE was looking for a solution which would
integrate all of this data in one unified system, enabling them to
deliver a trustworthy, validated and readily accessible source of
actionable information as a basis for efficient plant operations
and life cycle management.
NCPEs AVEVA-solution-led system will be seamlessly integrated
with their customers power plant operation and maintenance
systems, to maintain an accurate digital plant that supports
every phase of the assets entire life cycle. It enables NCPE,
not only to achieve more rapid and efficient project execution,
but also to offer long-term value-adding services to the
customer, who also benefits from more efficient asset life cycle
management
About CPECC NCPE
CPECC NCPE is a large, state-level enterprise responsible for
the survey and design, project management, engineering
consultancy and supervision of thermal power generation,
nuclear power, power transmission and substation technology,
wind power, architecture and communication engineering
facilities, both at home and abroad. For more information, visit:
www.ncpe.com.cn/ncpeinternet/English.
About the Anqing plant project
Phase 1 of the Anqing plant development began in 2005 with
the operation of two 300 MW units. Phase 2 is a significant
expansion of the plant, adding two new 1,000 MW units and a
coal wharf with an annual loading capacity of six million tons. At
the time of writing, the two new units were scheduled for grid
connection in December 2014 and February 2015 respectively.
The project is being overseen by the plants Owner Operator,
Shenwan Energy Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Shenhua
Group and Anhui Province Energy Group Co. Ltd., the energy
investment vehicle of the provincial government. Founded in
2011, this joint venture is the largest company in Anhui, with a
registered capital of RMB 3.32 billion ($525.3 million).
With AVEVAs Project Data Visualisation solution, NCPE can

visualise data in the most appropriate way for any particular type of
data, giving Anqing project users deeper insights into the origins,
history and associations of any given data. Powerful search and
reporting tools allow NCPE to access and assess the quality of
project data more easily than ever before...
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PIPE-ing Hot Success

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE rapidly benefits from AVEVAs IE&D solution
In 2013, the power engineering division of MAN
Diesel & Turbo SE began to deploy AVEVAs Integrated
Engineering & Design (IE&D) solution as part of their
Programme for Integrated Power Engineering (PIPE).
At the 2013 AVEVA World Summit, Moritz Dyroff,
Lead Engineering IT Support & Services and Johann
Cohut, Project Manager Group IT, gave an engaging
presentation of the benefits that IE&D had already
brought to MAN Diesel & Turbo SE. We followed up with
them to see how this important project had progressed.
A rendering of UCIC, the first plant project completed

by MAN Diesel & Turbo SE using AVEVAs Integrated
Engineering & Design (IE&D) solution.
Image courtesy of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.
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AVEVA won this tender process through a combination of technical

capabilities and their ability to deploy a pilot-scale solution in just
six months...
Formed from the 2010 merger of the Diesel and Turbo divisions
of MAN, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE held a workshop in 2012 to
develop its engineering vision for 2015. The turbomachinery
business has been an AVEVA customer for a long time,
explained Moritz, but the diesel division had been using a
different system for 20 years. Following the merger we needed
to standardise on common tools and best practice methods
across the combined business.
During the workshop, they assessed their future engineering
needs, which spanned 2D planning, 3D modelling, 2D and 3D
integration, technical document management and the need to
support synergies with other business units. Next, they moved
on to supplier assessment. We chose to organise a tender
selection process in which AVEVA and the competitor presented
their proposed implementations, Moritz said. AVEVA won this
tender process through a combination of technical capabilities
and their ability to deploy a pilot-scale solution in just six
months.
Various IT solutions
Previously, each area of the business had its own IT solutions
and data, making it difficult to integrate processes and projects.
Starting with the engineering department, the source of all
technical plant information, the implementation process had
to integrate a disparate collection of very high quality tools and
information.
MANs aim is for its Power Engineering division to further

strengthen its capabilities in the EPC space to meet the
increasing complexity of EPC contracts. The aim of the PIPE
project was to manage all kinds of documents in a structured
way. For this, we defined an overall engineering application
architecture that the entire business unit could share.
First steps
Once the project was defined, the next step was the integration
and control of the various business processes. The first
objective of PIPE was therefore to create an integrated system
platform that would enable global concurrent engineering
across the companys satellite business units.
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE began the pilot phase of the PIPE project
with AVEVA Diagrams for process system design, AVEVA
Engineering for managing the engineering data, and AVEVA
PDMS for 3D design. Johanns team functioned as a central
communication hub and liaised directly with AVEVAs technical
team. It was Johanns and Moritzs team that rolled out the basic
PIPE implementation, initially to key users from all disciplines in
MAN Diesel & Turbo SEs German and Indian offices.
AVEVA specialists provided knowledge transfer and were in
the driving seat of the project while in-house competency was
being established. The power engineering managers were also
closely involved in the implementation because, as Johann
explained, They are a part of this; it is their future and they have
to drive it.
Johann Cohut and Moritz Dyroff present at the 2013 AVEVA World Summit in Boston.
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IPE / Integrated Power Engineering

System Architecture & Information Flow issue for UCIC
PES, PET, PEA,
PEP
Compare & Update: Completeness & Consistency Check
PEP, PES/PET
AVEVA Diagrams
TAG-IDs (KKS)
Drawing P&IDs incl.

- all equipments /
packages & nozzles
- lines & from/to
connections,
- in line components,
- instrument loops
- off sheet connectors
- work on process
data for
equipments,
instruments,
and pipelines
P&IDs
AVEVA Schematic Integrator

------Compare & Update
Tendering and other

Information ...
STEP
Other 3D CAD
Mechanical Components
STEP
Rohr2
Pipe Stress Calculation
TAG-IDs (KKS)
Civil
Design
Systems
Instrument list
Consumer
list
Valve List
(opt. for UCIC)
Cable List
(opt. for UCIC)
Drawing Release
Management within
AVEVA Engineering
Compare & Update

PEP
AVEVA PDMS
(Design, Draft, Paragon)
Collision free 3D design with
- mechanical equipments,
- electrical equipments,
- pipelines,
- inline components
- cables ways & trays,
- structural basic design
- foundation, walls, floors
SDNF
PEC
Equipment
list
MDT DMS
- get consumer data

for electrical
equipment
Cats & Specs

Pro/E
Motor Design
Line list
- work on
mechanical &
electrical data for
equipments
Referenced
Specifications
TAG-IDs (KKS)
describing
scope of supply for:
- Mechanical Equipments,
- Package Units,
- Electrical items,
- Pipelines,
- Control Instruments
AVEVA
Engineering
MDT DMS
Bernecker Add-on
for pipe supports
Navisworks
3D
visualisation
UCIC
team
Cable lengths
10 Grid Plan 11 Site Plan
12 Layout 13 Equipment
Plan
Location Plan
Consumer Data
PFDs
Cable ID
Source ID
Consumer ID
14 Steel
Structure
Plan
15 Pipe 16 Installation 17 Isometric

Support
Plan
Plan
Location Plan
18 Main 19/20 Air Intake

Cable & Exhaust Gas
Tray Plan
Plan
MDT DMS
ABSI
Bocad
PEP
Project
Control
Tool
MTO (Piping,
Supports)
pipe specs,
catalog
components
Material Designer
Material Manager
Pipe Specifications
Pipe Components
Parts Lists
Material Mgmt
21 Pipe Support
Basic Plan
Electrical
components
PEA
All documents/drawings are listed and controlled in the Master Document List
(MDL)
MS Excel
MDT DMS
BOQ
SAP Material Modul
(Classification,
Numbergenerator, )
PE
E-Plan
22 Piping
Isometrics
SAP Procurement
Legend
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE / Issue 06, 20-Jul-2014
Manual transfer
or input
File transfer
Interface
Deliverables
MDT DMS
SAP
Procurement
Document
(pdf format)
The system architecture and information flows for the Integrated Power Engineering approach are shown above. Image courtesy of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.
Our colleagues were quickly able to see direct, practical

benefits in developing a common system so that, with each
new project, more people become integrated into MAN Diesel &
Turbo SEs new way of working, added Moritz.
The project phases
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE had asked AVEVA to deliver a productive
environment which would be fully functional very quickly. The
pilot phase was originally six months, as AVEVA had proposed,
and included a training and familiarisation phase in which data
was imported into the new engineering environment from the
Thika project (an EPC diesel combined cycle power plant in
Kenya). Both in deployment and full implementation, the key
to success is to start with basic functionalities and increase
know-how step by step; so we began by remodelling an existing
real plant, Thika, because everyone on the project was already
familiar with it, explained Moritz.
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE then ran a User Acceptance Test to
check satisfaction levels amongst their engineers before making
the final decision to go ahead with full-scale implementation.
So began the next step: the productive preparation phase. This
involved the definition of processes and workflows in order
to integrate the new Engineering & Design system to existing
document management and material management systems.
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Within just one year, the system architecture had been

established and was already productive in supporting its first
EPC power plant project in the Middle East.
Achievements
The Middle Eastern project involves the construction of a power
plant in Saudi Arabia for the United Cement Industrial Company
(UCIC). Five MAN 20V32/44CR engines will generate electricity
for a new cement works 160 kilometres south of Jeddah, not
far from the Red Sea. With a total output of 54.5 MW, they will
enable the production of around 5,000 tons of cement a day.
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE is to build the power plant as part of
an EPC contract and will be responsible, not only for supplying
the engines, but also for building all the necessary secondary
structures, from the powerhouse, through the cooling plant, to
the treatment and disposal systems. Another member of the
project consortium will be responsible for on-site assembly, the
building work and construction of the storage tanks. At the time
of writing, prefabrication and construction has started.
The second project to benefit from the AVEVA deployment is an
equipment supply contract for a 140 MW power plant project in
Managua, Nicaragua, that required engineering services and 3D
planning.
As a result of the implementation of IE&D solutions,

the originally expected benefits have been met. The
objective of PIPE was to enable more efficient working by
standardising tools, workflows and business processes
across the business unit. The PIPE team had identified
significant opportunities for reducing manual effort,
duplication of work and time spent searching for
information, through the integration of the basic and
detailed engineering processes on a common database.
Achieving this would also support continual business
process optimisation, embracing planning, engineering,
production, suppliers and partners, through:
z improvement of engineering processes and capabilities
z increasing standardisation
z quality improvement, both in engineering and on site
z reduction of engineering costs thanks to reusable
product standards and templates.
In summary, the deployment of AVEVAs Integrated
Engineering & Design solution has delivered a strong
outcome for MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, through a higher
level of standardisation and increased efficiency. Quality
improvement, both in engineering and on site, was gained
through only having to enter data once (either in AVEVA
Engineering, AVEVA Diagrams or AVEVA PDMS) and reusing
it in all other applications through the built-in Compare &
Update capability. One of the most important outcomes
of the programme is that it takes fewer iterations to reach
a certain quality level, said Johann. The result is not
only a faster project but also higher quality design, which
considerably reduces rework.
Whats next?
At the time of writing, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE has AVEVA
Diagrams, AVEVA Engineering and AVEVA PDMS connected
with AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator in order to compare
and update data. They also use AVEVA Global and
have tested and will implement AVEVA Cable Design.
The operations and design work of the German office
are fully integrated with those of the Indian office for
efficient collaboration. In addition, MAN Diesel & Turbo
SE has connected some other systems, including a pipe
stress calculation tool, their management system and a
document management system, enabling them to execute
an EPC project using a fully integrated software solution.
Design data now flows in a controlled and structured
way throughout the divisions, but the PIPE programme
continues to develop to take further advantage of the
capabilities offered by AVEVA IE&D. In the second phase,
the electrical department also adopted AVEVA Engineering
and AVEVA PDMS. In the longer term, MAN Diesel &
Turbo SE intends to fully deploy AVEVA Bocad Steel for
structural steel design: thus far they have completed pilotscale deployment and user training. We will see further
integration between AVEVAs systems and other MAN
Diesel & Turbo SE systems, such as SAP DMS, and we also
want to roll out to further projects and extend the user
base, Moritz concluded.
Photograph courtesy of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.
About MAN Diesel & Turbo SE

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, Germany, is the worlds
leading provider of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery
for marine and stationary applications. It designs two-stroke and
four-stroke engines that are manufactured both by the company
and by its licensees. The engines have power outputs ranging
from 450 kW to 87 MW. MAN Diesel & Turbo SE also designs and
manufactures gas turbines of up to 50 MW, steam turbines of
up to 150 MW and compressors with volume flows of up to 1.5
million m/h and pressures of up to 1,000 bar. The product range
is rounded off by turbochargers, propellers, gas engines and
chemical reactors. MAN Diesel & Turbos range of goods includes
complete marine propulsion systems, turbomachinery units for
the oil & gas as well as the process industries and complete power
plant solutions. Customers receive worldwide after-sales services
marketed under the MAN PrimeServ brand. The company employs
around 14,500 staff at more than 100 international sites, primarily
in Germany, Denmark, France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic,
India and China. MAN Diesel & Turbo is a company in the Power
Engineering business area of MAN SE.
For more information, visit: www.mandieselturbo.com.
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Found
at Sea:
Excellent
Engineering
in Harsh
Conditions
Photograph courtesy of Ingenieurbro Schlattner.
Summer, 2012: A heavy-load vessel approaches the

German Bight. 45 km off Borkums northern coastline,
the gigantic barge stops and drops 800 tonnes of steel
with millimetre precision onto the bottom of the North
Sea. Over a ten-month period, this spectacular process
was repeated a total of 40 times. But what was being
dumped time and again into the depths? 30 metres
below the surface, 40 tripods have been erected since
the summer of 2013, forming the foundations of the
Borkum offshore wind farm an impressive feat of
engineering.
Osnabrck-based Ingenieurbro
Schlattner uses AVEVA Bocad
Steel for an offshore wind farm
Another 40 tripods are destined for installation during the next
phase of construction. Over an area of 56 km2, 80 wind turbines
will eventually generate a total of 400 MW of power without
emitting a single tonne of CO2. At the time of writing, the first
phase of construction has been completed and the wind farm
is already delivering 200 MW, supplying 200,000 households
with electricity. By the final phase of construction the Owner
Operator, Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG,
expects to have made an investment of EUR 1.6 billion. After all,
the wind in the North Sea is something you can count on; with
no obstacles such as mountains or buildings, it blows at speeds
of around ten metres per second.
Complex inner workings
The harsh environmental conditions mean that the foundations
of the turbine must withstand extreme loads. The 40 tripodstyle steel foundations, weighing 36,000 tonnes (around
three-and-a-half times the weight of the Eiffel Tower), are now
embedded in the sea floor. A single tripod is 30 metres tall, of
which only a couple of metres are visible above the surface.
Together with a central tube mounted on top, the complete
structure stands 50 metres tall.
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Above: Mountings on the lower sections of the legs secure the cables that feed
power to the transformer platform. Image courtesy of Ingenieurbro Schlattner.
While the dimensions and the tremendous weight of the tripods

are impressive, the interior detail is even more amazing. What
looks like a compact steel giant is really a high-tech structure
with numerous pipes, connections, lines, platforms and
individual parts. Ingenieurbro Schlattner GbR from Osnabrck,
Germany, was hired by Offshore Wind Technology (OWT)
GmbH to participate in the detailed engineering and planning
of the gigantic tripod-style foundations. Two variants had to
be prepared for different sea locations, each with three subvariants depending on their positioning with reference to the
transformer platform. In each case, AVEVA Bocad Steel was
an indispensable planning tool for Marit Bachmann, engineer at
Schlattner, who has been working with bocad software
since 2000.
Bocad Steel does all the thinking

Marit received from OWT the structural analyses and the
associated plans of the outer shell and the primary steel in
PDF format, with all the details of the materials, standards and
regulations to be applied to the design of the connecting parts.
This data had first to be manually transferred to the system in
order to develop the inner workings the so-called secondary
steel after creating the master data and classification systems.
One major challenge was to route all necessary piping without
collisions, both through the central tube, which has a diameter
of 6 metres, tapering off at the bottom, and around the three
legs, each with a diameter of approximately 4 metres. Another
complicating factor was that the piping had to be routed
through the tripod at precise slopes and angles.
Once secured to the

sea bed, the tripod
is ready for the
installation of the
superstructure and
wind turbine assembly.
Photograph courtesy
of Ingenieurbro
Schlattner.
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The concrete pumping pipes are designed to be dualredundant in order to be able to switch to the adjacent
pipe in case of a blockage. Like swimming-pool slides,
these pipes wind sinuously in and along the tripod.
When the turbines are in service, the electrical energy
must be transmitted from the point of generation at the
rotor, through the superstructure and the tripod to the
transformer platform. 12-centimetre-thick power cables
connect the wind farm with the platform and then on to
the mainland. Power cable routing also calls for skilled
design, since any kinks or tight curves could cause
problems.
In addition to these main components, a great many
ladders, platforms, flanges, braces, openings, welds
and profile sections had to be created. Altogether, Marit
had to plan, administer and document 3,244 individual
design elements for each tripod variation. Once I had
designed the first tripod, I was able to import and reuse the
component and design data for subsequent modifications,
she explained. For instance, if I had to change the
orientation of a power cable outlet, AVEVA Bocad
automatically adapted the surrounding architecture. The
amount of repetition between the tripod variations was
relatively high, but connection points, fasteners and line
orientations did change. AVEVA Bocad Steel generated the
part lists for every variation on demand and exported the
lists as Excel files.
For our customers, it was important to be able to regularly
review intermediate design data, such as the overall
weight of the tripod or the total length of pipelines. The
construction of a wind farm involves a considerable
amount of logistics, so they had to be able to charter
appropriate construction cranes and ships in good time.
It only took a couple of mouse clicks for me to obtain all
the necessary information and for the system to output it,
continued Marit, describing the exchange of information
between the companies.
The program did the work for

me. In the case of very complex
assemblies, some additional
work was required, but I still
saved a lot of time thanks to the
softwares functionality...
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Detailed views, showing some of

the features inside and outside the
tripod structure. Images courtesy of
Ingenieurbro Schlattner.
Detailed drawings at the press of a button

Once the general layout drawing had been completed, the
software generated detailed drawings of the components
at the press of a button, with all dimensions and connection
points fully defined. Together with all associated information,
including item numbers and assignment numbers, material
specifications, geometric data, profile section details such
as wall thickness and diameters, and all connections, this
automation made Marits day-to-day work easier. The program
did the work for me, she explained. In the case of very complex
assemblies, some additional work was required, but I still saved
a lot of time thanks to the softwares functionality.
A network of heavy-duty electrical

cables feeds energy from the turbines
to this transformer platform, from
which it is then fed to the mainland.
Eight interface drawings show the production engineers how

and where the other assembly sections meet and connect.
All details such as location, angle, orientation or connection
points can be grasped at a glance. For instance, if a component
consists of different materials, AVEVA Bocad Steel shows this
information graphically. With the click of a mouse button, the
user can at any time instantly switch between a 2D drawing and
a 3D spatial representation, with both individual elements and
general overviews.
Marit explained, My favourite tool in AVEVA Bocad is Open GL,
which enables me to move around the inside of the tripod and
see everything in 3D, so I can visually check that the lines run
without clashes and that the dimensions are correct. This facility
for the human eye to double-check the software calculations is,
in my opinion, crucial.
Photograph courtesy of Ingenieurbro Schlattner.
The project was completed after one year of planning, with

up to nine development drafts. Schlattner handed over the
shop drawings and production data to Weserwind GmbH in
Bremerhaven. AVEVA Bocad Steel supports the DSTV, DXF,
DWG, SDNF and IFC data exchange formats. With AVEVAs
technical support, design data was converted using the IFC
and STEP standard interfaces and then sent to Weserwind,
who used this data to construct the tripods, to a large extent
manually.
Schlattners engineers also

use AVEVA Bocad Steel to
create platform structures.
Image courtesy of
Ingenieurbro Schlattner.
New module supplements AVEVA Bocad Steel

Schlattner had already invested in three AVEVA Bocad Steel
workstations. With its ten employees, the Osnabruckbased engineering company has completed many projects,
ranging from industrial and commercial buildings through
to components for offshore wind farms. In addition to the
tripods, Schlattners engineers also frequently plan and design
platforms. While the majority of its customers come from
Germany, Schlattner also handles a number of international
projects.
The AVEVA Bocad Offshore add-on was released in 2013
to simplify the work of offshore structure designers. Users
can now design complex offshore structures and output all
necessary data with less effort and greater precision. Such
productivity boosters can save valuable man-hours and cost
something that makes any business owner happy, said the
engineering consultancys owner, Cornelius Schlattner.
To find out more about Schlattner, visit www.schlattner.de.
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Integrated Information
Management for Power Projects
How AVEVA NET is enabling efficient data management for the construction,
operation and maintenance of one of Koreas most advanced thermal power plants
Koreas energy demands, post-industrialisation, have rocketed since the 1980s and the
country remains a major energy importer; as a result, energy supply continues to be
high on the political agenda. Accordingly, its power sector is almost entirely controlled
by the state. The South Korean government owns a 51% share in the Korea Electric
Power Corporation (KEPCO) which is responsible for 93% of the countrys electricity
generation. Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd. (KOSPO), a subsidiary of KEPCO, is one of
the countrys biggest domestic power providers.
KOSPO is today responsible for ten facilities in the country which, with a total generating
capacity of 9,240 MW, provide about 11.2% of South Koreas energy. At the 2013
AVEVA World Summit, Mr HeeJong Kim, a senior manager in charge of the deployment
of KOSPOs Integrated Construction Management System (ICMS) for power plant
construction projects gave a presentation on KOSPOs use of AVEVA NET. We spoke to
him afterwards to learn more about the system and the future projects it will facilitate.
About the project
KOSPO has plans for six diverse new power facilities, including wind, combined-cycle
and coal power. Of the six projects, the USD $3bn, 57-month Samcheok Thermal Power
Project is the first, and by far the largest. The overarching strategy is the provision of
Koreas grid with a constant, stable supply of electricity by increasing capacity and
developing a diversified energy basket. Samcheok, for example, will be able to burn
coal of different grades, thereby effectively avoiding potential supply-chain issues in the
future. The innovative coal-fired plant will be located in the north-east of South Korea,
and will occupy 2.5 million square metres of reclaimed coastal land.
Aerial view of the Samcheok Thermal Power Project, South Korea. Image courtesy of KOSPO.
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Mr HeeJong Kim, presenting at the AVEVA World Summit 2013 in Boston.
In the facilitys first phase, it will generate up to 2,000 MW

using the plants four 500 MW Circulating Fluidised Bed (CFB)
boilers. The CFB boilers will feed two 1,000 MW turbines and
will fire sub-bituminous coal of 4,000 Kcal per ton imported
from Indonesia, with the potential to burn 20% biomass
(representing 400 MW).
The plant is an interesting paradox; although it will burn highwater, low-ash coal typically known for its low energy content,
the facility has at the heart of its design the reduction of the
environmental impact of producing energy. This is achieved in a
number of ways.
Firstly, the CFB boilers have improved efficiency due to superior
heat transfer and more efficient combustion. Secondly, the
facilitys auxiliary power needs will be met from renewable
sources, which include fuel cells, hydropower, solar panels and
wind turbines. Samcheoks coastal location will also enable it to
embrace wave-power generation. Any excess power generated
will go into the grid.
Mr KeeSoo Kang (standing), president of POMIT. Photo courtesy of POMIT.
As an integrated
Information Management
system, AVEVA NET Portal
was appealing to KOSPO
for its cost-effectiveness,
simple installation and
easy-to-use interface...
Choosing AVEVA software
On a project of this size, a large number of EPCs are involved,
generating a huge quantity of data that it is vital for KOSPO
to manage effectively. The company required a centralised
Information Management solution that could handle large
volumes of data from any source, and could also provide the
ability to clearly visualise this information. Throughout a power
plants life cycle, about 80% of its technical information comes
from EPCs; seamless data management will enable KOSPO to
use this information effectively to operate and maintain the
plant to maximise its life span.
POMIT (www.pomit.co.kr), a system developer and provider of
plant IT solutions, is a trusted business partner of KOSPO and
they were asked to suggest a solution. Already a successful
customer of AVEVA, having used both AVEVA PDMS and
AVEVA NET since 2009, POMIT recommended AVEVA NET
Portal and subsequently played a key role in installing it.
Cut-away model of the Samcheok Thermal Power Project. Image courtesy of KOSPO.
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POMIT and KOSPO named the implementation

the Cyber ATP-1000 (Advanced Thermal
Power Plant) system. This AVEVA NET-based
Information Management system enables the
integration of a wide variety of information types,
from multiple vendors and sources, in a variety
of file formats. The Cyber ATP-1000 system
connects to the LDM server, ERP system and
RtDB, and enables users to view, interrogate and
navigate between plant 3D models, mechanical
equipment 3D models, a wide variety of
drawings, images and pdf documents, and a VR
panorama view.
Plan view of the Samcheok Thermal Power Project. Image courtesy of KOSPO.
The extensive cross-referencing of information

of different types and sources enables KOSPOs
engineers to quickly navigate and drill down
through the information asset. For example, the
image on the left illustrates the ways in which
a user might start with a P&ID and quickly find
detailed information about a selected item
of equipment or the pipeline with which it is
associated.
Samcheoks future
When KOSPO began the project, it decided to
implement AVEVA NET to manage the huge
quantity of data that such enormous energy
complexes involve. AVEVA NET Portal technology
is now the mandatory Information Management
system for this important project.
KOSPOs Cyber ATP-1000 system uses AVEVA NET to integrate and provide access to all types of
asset information. Graphic courtesy of KOSPO.
Mr Kim explained, Using IT and 3D technology for sharing information and

optimising decision-making processes was important for us to manage this
mega-sized project. As an integrated Information Management system,
AVEVA NET Portal was appealing to KOSPO for its cost-effectiveness, simple
installation and easy-to-use interface. AVEVA NET Portals strong reputation
in the global market and positive reference cases from other companies were
also key in our final decision.
AVEVA NET is now supporting the phased handover of information from the
many EPCs involved in the Samcheok project, reducing time to operation
and to the achievement of nameplate capacity. KOSPOs ability to verify
the accuracy of the information handed over, against its own information
standards, will reduce errors and the need for rework.
About the system
KOSPOs AVEVA NET Portal implementation is composed of AVEVA
NET Workhub, AVEVA NET Gateways and 20 licences of AVEVA NET
Dashboard.
Mr KeeSoo Kang, president of POMIT, told us, AVEVA NET Portals flexible
and configurable qualities strongly influenced KOSPOs final decision, as it
enabled user training to take place at AVEVA Koreas premises in Seoul using
actual data and a replica of the customers environment. Such capabilities are
extremely valuable as they enable a customer to access their own data and
class libraries from an early stage.
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Scheduled to be fully operational by December

2015, the facility is a step towards meeting South
Koreas target of a 30% reduction in carbon
emissions by 2020. The long-term vision for
the facility is exciting: Samcheok aims to deliver
5,000 MW by 2020 from a wide range of sources.
About KOSPO
Established in 2001, KOSPO, a state-owned
company, continues to increase capacity and is
currently committed to the construction of six
future projects, including coal-fired, combinedcycle and wind plants. Its current generation
capacity is divided across a number of energy
sources, including 48.1% LNG (4,448 MW),
43.3% coal (4,000 MW), 8.06% oil (745 MW), and
0.51% renewable (47 MW).
Headquartered in Seoul, KOSPO is stepping
into the global market as a top-class energy
company with up-to-date power generation
technology, and is actively seeking projects in
Chile, India, Vietnam and Turkey. KOSPO expects
that Samcheok will set an example for future
coal-fired power plants around the world. The
company is also focusing on developing green
energy projects and exploring alternative fuel
resources. For further information, visit
www.kospo.co.kr/english.
Justifying the Reputation

How Russian engineering skills and AVEVA technology combine
to make the Urals a leading centre of power project engineering
Russian engineers have a welldeserved reputation for skill and
resourcefulness. Within Russia,
the Urals region, bridging the
European and Asian cultures, is
particularly noted for its peoples
energy and focus.
It is perhaps not surprising
therefore that its capital,
Ekaterinburg, should be home
to the Urals Power Engineering
Company, UPEC, one of the
countrys leaders in the design
and engineering of energy
facilities.
What is surprising to those not aware of this regional characteristic is that UPEC rose to
its current pre-eminence in only 11 years. AVEVA technology has played a key role in this
achievement, so we met with Mr Arkadiy A. Egorov, UPECs General Director, to learn
more. UPECs history shows that a professional approach and a clear vision of ones
goals can achieve extraordinary results in a very short period of time, he explained. The
companys philosophy has always been one of continual progression, so in this respect
we have very much in common with AVEVA.
Challenges and opportunities
The company was set up with the aim of being the most modern and innovative of its
type, so the need for both advanced technologies and best-practice working methods
was obvious. From the outset, UPEC developed a very successful internal quality
management system, which is still in use today. For Russian design enterprises, the
1990s were tough times, continued Mr Egorov, and we saw many fundamental changes
in the markets and in the challenges and opportunities that emerged. We could see
then that technology would be key to our future, so in 2008 we began our successful
collaboration with AVEVA, with our first seats of AVEVA PDMS.
Pavel V. Glukhovtsev, Head of the IT department at UPEC, takes up the story. Our first
PDMS project was for the production of design documentation for the new compressor
station at the 410 MW GRES Power Plant at Sredneuralskaya. This was a pilot project,
during which we upgraded from PDMS 11.6 to 12.0. It involved all project disciplines and
was accomplished within eight months.
Olga E. Gerulaytis, Head of the CAD department, added, One of the key requirements
that we needed AVEVA to demonstrate during the pilot project was the ability to connect
objects with all their associated data. For instance, we could associate the P&ID with the
3D model in PDMS and run fully automatic consistency checks. The system enabled us to
eliminate even the slightest risk of clashes and errors.
A view of the Tom-Usin plants original turbine hall. Photo courtesy of UPEC.
First steps in creating a new PDMS design in context with the 3D laser scan
data. Image courtesy of UPEC.
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Arkadiy A. Egorov, General Director, UPEC.

Photo courtesy of UPEC.
Pavel V. Glukhovtsev, Head of the IT department

at UPEC. Photo courtesy of UPEC.
Early success
Success followed success. The next project, on a greater
scale, was the expansion of the Surgut-2 power station with
a combined-cycle gas turbine and steam turbine unit. This
was particularly challenging, as the engineering team had
to design and analyse a number of alternative approaches
to increasing the plants generating capacity. Once the best
approach had been selected,UPECs specialists developed full
project documentation, both for the main building and for all
of the infrastructure. On completion, this project had increased
Surgut-2s generating capacity to 5,600 MW.
Extending capabilities
As UPEC rapidly became skilled in the use of PDMS, further
AVEVA applications were implemented. AVEVA Review had
already been implemented alongside PDMS, followed in 2010
by AVEVA Diagrams, AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator and
AVEVA Cable Design. AVEVA NET was added in May 2011,
adding advanced Information Management to a powerful
suite of Engineering & Design tools. Training was provided by
AVEVAs Moscow team, and UPEC today has over 80 trained
AVEVA users.
With strong demand for plant upgrades, UPEC soon realised
that accurately capturing the as-built state would save
Progressively adding new PDMS objects. Image courtesy of UPEC.
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Olga E. Gerulaytis, Head of the CAD department

at UPEC. Photo courtesy of UPEC.
significant cost and time. In December 2011 it adopted AVEVA

Laser Model Interface in preparation for its next project, the
Tom-Usin power station, where laser scanning was used for the
first time to survey the main building, and the scan data was
put into PDMS. UPEC immediately became a committed user
of this powerful technology.
AVEVA products are being used on a succession of challenging
projects. A complex gas turbine project on the SeveroLabatjuganskoe field was quickly followed by the Tachom field
development. Here, the challenge lay in positioning a large
quantity of racks on very difficult site topography, a task which
was made considerably easier using PDMS. Currently, the UPEC
team are working on projects for the Akademicheskaya Thermal
Power Plant (TPP), the reconstruction of the Nizhnekam TPP
with the introduction of cold gas turbines, and the re-equipping
of Blocks 4 and 5 of the Tom-Usin plant.
Olga E. Gerulaytis commented, The ability to integrate all
engineering and design data into AVEVA products is key to our
being able to meet continually changing project criteria. AVEVA
PDMS enables the different disciplines to work concurrently on
the same project model and helps us to transfer data without
any headaches. This eliminates errors and loss of information,
and reduces time to commissioning.
The final PDMS layout of the new Tom-Usin turbine hall. Image courtesy of
UPEC.
Increasing client value

Mr Egorov described the broader picture of UPECs work. Our
designers face many technical challenges, but we always try
to focus on the plant operators interests. The way in which
plant design technology and methodology affect operating
efficiency is not fully appreciated in Russia at present. Our goal
is to help Owner Operators (OOs) understand, not only that the
innovative technologies used increase our project efficiency, but
also how they can increase their own operational efficiency and
safety.
PDMS enables us to provide a fully intelligent 3D model and
high-quality deliverables to our customers; unquestionably a
great advantage. However, we want them also to realise that
the use of a common platform for all types of engineering data
will enable them to control every stage of project development,
no matter where they are located geographically. This can be
achieved through the use of AVEVA NET, for example. The
advantages are obvious, and we aim to promote the idea that
collaborative use of technology by both OOs and contractor is
as essential as the use of 3D.
Mr Glukhovtsev agreed. Efficient information sharing is
essential. When I analysed our own working methods I found
that at least 40% of our work was collaborative. Thats one
reason why AVEVA products helped us to achieve such big
improvements in project quality, cost and delivery time. Its
obvious to me that similar efficiency improvements could be
achieved through OOs and their contractors working with a
common information resource.
Leadership in many spheres
UPEC sees many opportunities for AVEVA technology to
support its continued development. It is already providing
PDMS models to customers for their life cycle management
needs and has plans for further improvements to its own
business processes through increased design automation
and more closely integrated management processes. Russian
engineering is a competitive industry and UPEC intends to
maintain its leadership by using technology to drive continuous
improvement in its capabilities, speed of delivery, project cost
and quality, and added value for its customers.
As if all its engineering successes were not enough, UPEC is
also making a name for itself in the social sphere, placing great
importance on the personal development of its professionals.
In 2007 the company was represented at the Kremlin Hall to
receive the first prize in the Best Socially Effective Company
competition, one of Russias most prestigious awards in this
field. As Mr Egorov put it as we left, Just remember that these
guys are from the Urals!
About the Urals Power Engineering Company
UPEC was founded in 2002, and in 2008 it became a member of
JSC Energostroyinvest-Holding. It employs approximately 1,600
staff in its 12 offices and delivers a wide range of projects for
Russias thermal power generation industry.
Engineering drawings for the Tom-Usin power station upgrade.
Drawings courtesy of UPEC.
Visit www.iceu.ru for more information.
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Creative Engineering Dramatically

Reduces Reactor Outage Time at OKG
AVEVA Everything3D, combined with laser
scanning and innovative prefabrication methods,
increases plant availability and profitability
Oskarshamns Nuclear Power Plant,
OKG, a company in the E.ON group,
owns and operates three boiling
water reactors, Oskarshamn 1, 2
and 3, often referred to as O1, O2
and O3. The nuclear power plant is
located on the Swedish east coast,
30km north of Oskarshamn. The
three reactors, with a net capacity of
2,511 MW, produce 10% of Swedens
electricity and went into commercial
operation between 1972 and 1985.
OKG needs to invest constantly in
safety and modernisation in order to
ensure that the plants can continue
to operate for their planned 60-year
lifetime.
A day-long outage of a reactor would cost an estimated 1 million EUR in production

losses; it is therefore of utmost importance to the profitability of the facility to
keep outage time as short as possible. By using 3D modelling combined with laser
scanning, and further developing prefabrication methods, OKG is expecting to
dramatically reduce the outage time for the next modernisation project for O3,
scheduled for June 2014. To find out more about the role AVEVA Everything3D
(AVEVA E3D) plays in this project, AVEVA visited OKG in November 2013, meeting
Claes-Gran Wrmke, Project Manager, and Project Leader for the O3 modernisation
project, and Peter Karlsson, Part-project Leader for electrical design, ONE Nordic.
Safety first
OKGs aim is that the reactors should operate at the highest possible safety level for
at least 60 years, and each reactor is shut down every year for three to six weeks for
maintenance, safety system control and replacement of 20% of the fuel elements.
These planned outages normally occur between May and September.
When AVEVA visited OKG, the O2 plant had been shut down for a huge, complex
modernisation project to upgrade the turbine plant, installing many heavy items of
equipment and involving demanding installation activities for vital safety systems.
Oskarshamns Nuclear Power Plant. OKG, a company in the E.ON group, owns and operates three boiling water reactors, Oskarshamn 1, 2 and 3. The nuclear
power plant is located on the Swedish east coast, 30km north of Oskarshamn. Photograph courtesy of OKG.
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When AVEVA E3D was

launched, OKG realised that
they could use it to further
improve the efficiency of the
design work and to cause
the photorealistic installation
images and printouts used
by the installation teams to
be of an even higher quality
and more intuitive...
From left, Peter Karlsson, Part-project Leader for electrical design, ONE Nordic,
and Claes-Gran Wrmke, Project Manager at OKG, and project leader for the O3
modernisation project. Photograph courtesy of OKG.
O3 modernisation project
The O3 plant is due to be modernised in June 2014. One of
the key aspects of this modernisation will be the replacement
of the electrical cabling that passes through the concrete
containment walls and connects to equipment inside the
containment area. The modernisation includes, not only the
cables themselves, but also the penetration assemblies that
fit into the wall. These penetration assemblies are important
to the overall safety of the reactor as they must prevent
radiation and radioactive materials from passing through the
penetrations in the wall in any emergency situation.
Conventional design and installation of cables and electrical
components would take between 120 and 150 days, causing
a long outage and significant loss in production. When similar
modernisation programmes were performed for the O1 and O2
plants a few years ago, OKG succeeded in reducing the outage
to 80 days by partially prefabricating the electric cables and
connectors.
Based on their experiences from the O1 and O2 projects,
E.ON IT and OKG have found areas which could enable the
installation to be achieved even more efficiently. OKGs goal for
the O3 project is now to further reduce the outage to 58 days.
Planning for the O3 project started in 2012, and OKG expects
nearly 300 electrical fitters to be working in parallel in the
containment areas at peak times.
The extent of prefabrication will be even greater than for
the equivalent O1 and O2 projects. All electrical cables and
connectors will be prefabricated externally, similar to the way
in which they are made in modern automobile manufacturing
processes. This offers an opportunity to cut on-site work,
which will considerably reduce outage time. The cables will
be prefabricated at both ends, with their connectors, and
pretested in a radiation-free area, so that it will be possible to
install the whole cabling system in a single step. The quality
and accuracy required is very high, with the tolerance in cable
lengths to within a few centimetres. In total there are 36
penetrations for the electrical cables and 1,800 cables with a
total length of 30,000 metres.
These cables connect to almost 2,000 items including electrical

cabinets, contact and magnetic breakers, limit switches,
temperature and pressure switches.
OKG decided to model the new cables, penetration assemblies
and electric components in a 3D system, and to laser scan the
inside of the reactor containment. The laser data will then be
integrated with the 3D model to enable highly accurate design
work and to allow views to be prepared showing exactly how
the fitting task should be performed.
After a thorough evaluation, AVEVA PDMS combined
with AVEVA Laser Model Interface was chosen in 2012 as
the system that best met OKGs requirements. A highlyphotorealistic resolution 3D laser scan of the inside of
the reactor containment was carried out from about 150
measurement locations, during the normal outage in 2012.
When AVEVA E3D was launched, OKG realised that they could
use it to further improve the efficiency of the design work and
to cause the photorealistic installation images and printouts
used by the installation teams to be of an even higher quality
and more intuitive. Having implemented AVEVA E3D, and after
a short training course, they were able to continue with the
modelling tasks. The 3D model in AVEVA PDMS was easily
reusable with AVEVA E3D, as the two applications are fully
interoperable.
A significant feature of AVEVA E3D is the seamless integration
of design and real-world conditions, through the fusion of
laser scan data into the design environment. This is enabled by
allowing engineers to work within the laser data BubbleView.
BubbleView technology is unique to LFM Software Ltd,
an AVEVA Group company. It produces a high-resolution,
photorealistic 3D image in a lightweight usable format whilst
connecting back to the massively rich dataset.
When the BubbleView data was integrated in the AVEVA E3D
model the results proved to be excellent, with high-quality
photorealistic installation printouts. In total, OKG plans to
generate at least 4,000 installation printouts.
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The use of laser scanning technology

to automatically build an accurate laser
model of the reactor building, combined
with AVEVA E3D, enables 3D design work
to take place within the laser model,
allowing a high degree of accuracy to be
achieved for the design of the cables and
connectors. Generating the fabrication
drawings directly from the 3D model
created using AVEVA E3D ensures that
the accuracy of the design is conveyed
to the fabricators.
This innovative approach also extends to
the installation process. OKG estimates
that a traditional, paper-based workflow
would require the handling of about
20,000 design documents within the
containment building. Replacing the
paper documents with tablet computers
will transform the efficiency of the
installation.
25 tablet computers, connected to a
wireless network inside the containment
areas, will give the fitters access to the
photorealistic installation images and
assembly information prepared using
AVEVA E3D, showing both the new
design and the photorealistic laser scan
data.
OKGs creative engineering process
produces photorealistic installation
images for viewing on tablets and
as printouts. This will mean a more
efficient installation, with the outage
time reduced to only about half that of
similar projects at other nuclear plants.
Innovative solutions, including the
further development of prefabrication
methods, and the introduction of
3D modelling combined with laser
scanning, lead OKG to view this creative
engineering as the model for future
modernisation projects.
Top and above: high-quality photorealistic printouts. Images courtesy of OKG.
OKGs creative engineering process produces photorealistic

installation images for viewing on tablets and as printouts.
This will mean a more efficient installation, with the outage
time reduced to only about half that of similar projects at
other nuclear plants...
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About OKG
OKG was founded in 1965 and has
approximately 850 employees and an
annual turnover of around SEK 3 billion.
OKG is owned by E.ON, one of the
worlds most geographically diversified
power producers, with major asset
positions in Germany, the United
Kingdom, Sweden, Russia, the US, Italy,
Spain, France and the Benelux countries.
Visit www.okg.se/en/ for more
information.
Integrated Engineering & Design Brings

Significant Advantages for INITEC Energa
AVEVA Diagrams enables productivity and workflow improvements
INITEC Energa is one of Spains largest engineering
companies, focusing its activity on the construction
of electricity generation facilities. With its 50 years
of experience, it is active in both the domestic and
the international markets. The company has been a
major user of AVEVA PDMS for 3D design for over
20 years. More recently, the company introduced
AVEVA Diagrams for P&IDs.
AVEVA met Sangeetha Narayan, IT Manager and
Alfonso Plaza Prez, Piping Stress & Supports
Manager, to discover more about how the
combination of PDMS and Diagrams is bringing
benefits to their company and their customers.
Extensive use of AVEVA PDMS

INITEC Energa is a long-term user of PDMS, explained Alfonso
Plaza Prez. We use PDMS on every project we undertake. This has
been the case, not only since 2005, when I moved into my current
role, but also, for a long time before that since 1996.
The number of PDMS users in our company has increased
significantly in the last few years, largely as a result of the
companys drive for increased efficiency. The adoption has been
strongly supported by our senior management who are convinced
of the value of the technology, especially its ability to improve
interdisciplinary coordination.
PDMS is used for the design and detailing of all piping including
insulation, and also for raceway design, he continued. Our support
designers use AVEVA Multi-Discipline Supports (AVEVA MDS)
with PDMS for the detail design of all supports. The main structure
and civil work are included in the 3D model, to aid coordination
between disciplines, as are items such as electrical cabinets and
online and offline instruments.
Introduction of AVEVA Diagrams
In 2011, the company decided to extend its use of the AVEVA suite
and to switch to AVEVA Diagrams for P&IDs as part of an Integrated
Engineering & Design strategy, and they have seen many benefits
as a result.
Combined cycle power plant at Navoi in Uzbekistan, designed using AVEVA PDMS. Image courtesy of INITEC Energa.
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One of the biggest advantages is that the product is based on

the same technology platform as PDMS, explained Sangeetha
Narayan. Its a well-known and well-integrated technology. We
didnt need to buy additional database licences, for example.
That saved us, not only cost, but also all of the associated
administrative and contractual overheads that go with them.
The common technology base also means that we havent
needed to take on any additional system administration staff.
The same two people who administer and configure PDMS
handle the Diagrams admin as part of their regular daily work.
There was no need to learn a new customisation language
either the product can use the same PML that is used to
customise PDMS, along with .NET programming for advanced
personalisation. As for the users, we get all the training and
support we need from the local AVEVA office in Madrid.
Implementation of AVEVA Diagrams
The introduction of AVEVA Diagrams created the opportunity to
look more closely at our work processes, explained Sangeetha
Narayan. As a result, we have made many improvements, and
focused ourselves better on creating the true integration our
workflow requires.
Diagrams is very much like PDMS in so many ways, she
continued. You get the biggest benefits when you fully
embrace the concept. Sometimes you get an initial resistance
to introducing change, but with use, people begin to see the
advantages and then embrace them.
As part of the implementation, the product was integrated
with the companys existing PDMS catalogues. This allowed
the product to directly reference materials and stock code
information and to link to the in-house procurement and
construction scheduling systems.
The system has also been linked with the companys
instrumentation and process systems using a combination of
the products existing Excel input/output capabilities coupled
with INITEC Energas own PML customisations. The net effect
is that process data can be easily brought into Diagrams, and
the system can exchange data in both directions with the
companys existing instrumentation system. Within a relatively
short period of time, Diagrams was ready to be deployed on the
first project, for a concentrated solar power plant in India, with a
molten salts thermal storage system. No pilot project was used;
the company was able to go straight into production.
AVEVA Diagrams and PDMS on four live projects

Although it is little more than a year since the software
implementation began, Diagrams is currently being used
together with PDMS, MDS and Review on four projects: Great
Island, a 430 MW combined cycle plant for Endesa in Wexford,
Ireland; the Askandra and Diwakar projects with Lanco Solar for
two new 100 MW thermo solar plants in Rajasthan, India; and
the Parnaiba project for MPX, a 515 MW combined cycle power
plant in Brazil.
Many advantages from AVEVA Diagrams
The AVEVA Diagrams concept works well with the way that
the company carries out its work. For example, the process
department can take responsibility for the process data, and
the drafting team can manage the creation of the drawings
themselves.
There are many additional advantages, too. Simply being able
to automatically generate and issue a valve list revision every
week, for instance, saves many project hours and improves
both accuracy and quality.
A number of automatic checking tools have been introduced
to visually highlight inconsistencies. These have made it even
easier for new draftsmen to become productive, and have
resulted in improvements in the quality of the P&IDs. These
improvements are not just in accuracy; the company has also
received positive feedback on the style and clarity of the P&IDs
it is now generating.
Advanced automation
One area where the introduction of AVEVA Diagrams has
made possible a high level of automation is in the production
of colour-coded diagrams showing turn-over packages for
construction. In-house developed customisation, using the
products auto-formatting rules, allows a complete set of colourcoded P&IDs to be automatically generated in less than an hour,
saving vast amounts of time.
Integration between AVEVA Diagrams and 3D

In addition to integration via the Catalogues and Specifications,
the configuration has allowed pipe data to be directly imported
into PDMS from Diagrams. Now its just a single click to get
process data such as temperatures, pressures, flows and
piping classes into PDMS, another advantage of the Integrated
Engineering & Design strategy.
The companys workflows involve a lot of parallel working
between P&IDs and 3D and, to support this, they have
introduced an ability to compare valves, instrument and line
data between P&IDs and 3D, further increasing productivity and
quality.
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Back row: Manuel Mrquez PDMS Administrator, Alfonso Plaza Piping

Manager. Front row: Sangeetha Narayan IT Manager, Alejandro Rodrguez
PDMS Administrator. Image courtesy of INITEC Energa.
Above: AVEVA Diagrams in use on the Parnaiba project; above, right: autocoloured P&ID showing turn-over packages for construction; right: model of the
Manchasol Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Plant (CSPP) in Spain, created in
AVEVA PDMS. All images courtesy of INITEC Energa.
Fast start for new projects

We can be in production on a new project in a matter of
days, said Alfonso Plaza. On our most recent project, PDMS,
Diagrams and MDS were all fully set up within four to five days.
That included the set-ups for all the individual users and all the
integration software we use. This was achieved with our existing
two system administrators, who also had to manage their
regular day jobs at the same time!
Our business is power, and that means that many of our new
projects can get a fast start by reusing data from previous
designs, for example, from one combined cycle project to
another. We can copy intelligent data into the new project using
standard product functionality. We share catalogue and piping
classes as much as we can, but these often differ between
projects. Thats not such a problem however. Although in the
past it might take three weeks to implement a new piping class,
it now takes two to three hours.
We will also take the same approach in future, in copying and
reusing Diagrams data between projects. That will undoubtedly
give us another significant cost and schedule saving.
Continual progression for project efficiency
Continual progression is as applicable to INITEC Energa as it
is to AVEVA, explained Alfonso Plaza. Our business becomes
more and more efficient as time goes on.
For example, a project that in the past might have taken 45,000
hours, we would now probably execute in as little as 25,000
hours. The AVEVA technology has been a significant factor in
achieving that.
About INITEC Energa
INITEC Energa, head-quartered in Madrid, Spain, has more
than 50 years of experience in the construction of electricity
generation facilities, and is one of the largest engineering
companies in Spain in this market. The company is part of
the Industrial Division of Grupo ACS, one of the ten leading
companies in the world in the construction and services sector.
For further information please see www.initec-energia.es.
Construction work on the new Parnaiba combined cycle power plant, being designed using AVEVA Diagrams and AVEVA PDMS. Image courtesy of INITEC Energa.
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Flamanville construction site. Image courtesy of EDF. Copyright EDF Alexis MORIN.
How the Worlds Leading Low-carbon Energy

Company Increasingly Relies on AVEVA Technology
Electricit de France (EDF) is a leading player
in energy technology, whether for nuclear,
hydro, wind or solar power, leading the drive
towards carbon-free energy. EDF is the worlds
largest nuclear energy operator, running 58
plants on 19 sites in France alone. The company
has ambitious plans for the future: to be the
biggest electricity company in the world by
2020 with 200 GW of installed capacity.
Since the early 1980s, AVEVA technology has played an integral

part in EDFs design and construction activity. Last year, to further
improve their efficiency, EDF added the AVEVA Diagrams and AVEVA
Schematic 3D Integrator applications to its AVEVA deployment. At
EDFs engineering office in Paris we met Bruno Pentori, EDFs Head
of CAD Department, and Laurent Perry, their CAD Tools Suite project
manager.
Safe and reliable engineering
In other industries, Bruno Pentori told us, integrated and consistent
engineering and design information provides efficiency benefits;
in ours, it is an essential foundation for safe and reliable nuclear
engineering. Through the addition of the AVEVA Diagrams and AVEVA
Schematic 3D Integrator applications to the current AVEVA solution,
EDF will be able to effectively manage the flow of engineering
schematic data and 3D design between all participants throughout an
entire project.
Consider the scale of EDFs project engineering operations, and it
is easy to appreciate the need for such effective management. EDF
itself has around 250 AVEVA users; add those employed by all its
subcontractors, and the number is multiplied by three. With so many
engineers working concurrently across a globally distributed project,
there could be many opportunities for errors and inconsistencies
were it not for the robust control provided by the AVEVA software.
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Photorealistic architectural rendering of the Hinkley Point site. Image courtesy of EDF. Copyright EDF.
EDF already uses the AVEVA Global work-sharing solution to

achieve this control, having worked with AVEVA to implement
WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) support to
increase system security. EDFs AVEVA PDMS projects are
equally impressive with, typically, over 300,000 objects in the
model, over 500 P&IDs and around 12,000 Instrumentation and
Control diagrams.
Close collaboration
Given the unique nature of nuclear engineering, adopting any
new software must be undertaken cautiously and requires a
very high level of validation. It is also essential that users of
the software are confident in its performance and reliability.
AVEVA engineers worked closely with their EDF counterparts
to configure the two products to EDFs needs, testing and
verifying their performance and resolving any unusual
problems. This programme proved very successful, achieving
production readiness within schedule, after only two iterations.
Feedback from EDFs subcontractor community was extremely
positive, with users quickly becoming confident with the new
tools.
For obvious reasons, we need to mandate common software
systems across all project participants, said Laurent Perry.
We are very pleased with the success of this implementation,
which is due to its support among our engineers and
subcontractors and to the technical support from AVEVA.
Nuclear engineering is a complex industrial challenge; we need
tools and systems which are part of the solution. AVEVA has
consistently provided us with these for over 30 years.
In order to meet new requirements and to further improve

quality and efficiency, EDF decided to extend the use of AVEVA
products by using AVEVA Global, AVEVA Diagrams and AVEVA
Schematic 3D Integrator at the start of the detailed design
phase of the EPR projects in the UK at Hinkley Point and
Sizewell.
AVEVA has enabled us to standardise on a single integrated
technology platform for P&IDs and 3D design. This has already
proved to be an efficient solution, enabling speedy responses
to the Engineering Divisions key requirements, which
include implementing modern, user-friendly tools, efficient
2D/3D comparison and open solutions to quickly customise
catalogues and configuration, said Bruno Pentori.
Our AVEVA deployment provides many benefits, he continued.
One of the most valuable is the ease of design reuse, which
not only reduces project cost and timescale, but also eliminates
a great deal of technical risk. So, too, does generating
production drawings directly from the 3D model.
We are also able to use the 3D model on site to support
construction work; the shorter the links between engineering,
design and construction, the better, he went on. That is
why our technology strategy is based on integration and
standardisation. We are now looking at closer integration of
Control and Instrumentation information. Future developments
will focus on Revision Management, Configuration
Management and Series Management, where we foresee
valuable improvements in efficiency.
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Comparison between P&ID and 3D model using AVEVA products. Image courtesy of EDF.
A successful relationship
EDF has had a long and mutually successful relationship
with AVEVA since 1978, during which time a series of joint
developments have provided the company with a highly
optimised engineering and design software suite. Some of the
applications within the AVEVA portfolio originated from these
joint projects, and the enhanced security within AVEVA Global
is a result of one of the development partnerships involving
EDF and AVEVA. AVEVA Global has been in production use on
the Hinkley Point C project since April 2012. It has considerably
improved collaboration with EDFs subcontractors, who can
perform their design work from remote locations, whilst EDF
maintains control of quality and progress. As a result of such
close technical collaboration, AVEVA engineers have a deep
understanding of EDFs technology requirements.
Other areas of development partnership have been typically
related to the size, scale and scope of projects in the nuclear
industry. Developments in PDMS data structures, data
management, 3D design, concrete and structural engineering,
and multi-site design are just some of the areas in which EDF
has been involved.
Energy projects with AVEVA products
Among many prestigious energy projects, AVEVA products
were used to design EDFs 1300 and 1450 MW N4 series of
nuclear power stations, and they are also employed in the N4
reactor maintenance projects. AVEVA products were also used
for the design of the first French EPR, FA3 in Flamanville, which
started in 2006. A third 1600 MW pressurised water reactor is
planned for 2016.
Laurent Perry (left), CAD Tools Suite project manager and Bruno Pentori,
Head of CAD Department.
EDF also uses AVEVA products to design, build and maintain

conventional power plants, such as combined cycle gas plants,
of which they have built several around the world during the
last 15 years. The most recent of these projects have been in
Blnod in France and West Burton in the UK.
About EDF
EDF is the worlds largest nuclear energy operator. Today it
employs around 165,000 people worldwide and has a turnover
of 65.3 billion Euros, of which over 40% is derived from outside
France. EDF is responsible for nearly 630 TWh of energy
generation worldwide, and nearly 75 GW of nuclear capacity.
Visit www.edf.com for more information.
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F Group Powers the World

AVEVA products help to secure a safe and environmentally friendly energy supply
The F Group is an international consulting company,
with expertise drawn from more than a century of
experience. Working within a number of sectors,
including paper, chemical, energy, petrochemical and
pharmaceuticals, the company has a wide and varied
international customer base and has participated in
multinational projects all over the world.
They specialise in technical design and consulting
services ranging from single-discipline engineering
projects to complete turnkey projects including
construction, commissioning, start-up and operational
support.
At their head office in Stockholm we met Per Hgberg, CAD
Coordinator, and Peter Wickman, Project Engineer, Engineering
Division, in order to find out about the use of AVEVA products
at F. They explained that F has been using AVEVA products,
including AVEVA PDMS and AVEVA Global, for more than ten
years as their engineering tool for energy projects worldwide.
Today, PDMS is their standard choice for 3D plant engineering
in large- and medium-sized design projects.
F has made major cost and time savings using PDMS for
3D design since it was first deployed in 2000. PDMS makes
it possible for them to handle geographically distributed
work, enabling concurrent working between different design
disciplines, generating clash-free designs, and providing the
ability to manage large quantities of data.
From left, Per Hgberg, CAD Coordinator, and Peter Wickman, Project
Engineer, Engineering Division, F AB.
PDMS is used right from the

start of a project, including
conceptual, basic and
detailed design. This starts
with the creation of the
first layout of a plant, then
continues through all design
stages including the piping,
equipment, electrical and
ducting disciplines.
All kinds of fabrication
and construction drawings, such as piping isometrics and
arrangement drawings, together with Material Take Offs
(MTOs) for all disciplines, are generated directly from the PDMS
model.
PDMS is being used by Fs engineering teams in Spain,
Finland, the Czech Republic and Sweden. In many of these
projects, engineers from several of Fs offices work together,
in addition to sharing work with third-party companies. AVEVA
Global, AVEVAs solution for multi-site concurrent working,
enables Fs offices to work concurrently on the same model
allowing F to share work dynamically across their engineering
sites. In this way, they can make the fullest use of Fs design
expertise and engineering knowledge wherever it exists and
whenever it is needed, giving their customers the best results
in terms of both cost and quality.
From left, Michal Kovarik, Managing Director, and Ondrej Hasek, Technical
Director, AF-Engineering. Photograph courtesy of AF-Engineering.
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AVEVA PDMS model of Fortum Klaipeda CHP waste-to-power plant in Lithuania.

Image courtesy of AF-Engineering.
Environmentally sustainable energy projects

F has extensive expertise in all types of power generation:
renewable, thermal, nuclear and hydro, and in combined heat
and power (CHP), as well as in transmission and distribution.
The company is currently performing projects in around 30
countries, and is involved in a variety of sustainable energy
projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and
other pollutants, and strengthen efforts to secure a safe and
environmentally friendly energy supply.
One particularly interesting current project using AVEVA
products is the new biofuel-fired plant for Bomhus Energi
in Gvle, Sweden. F has been appointed lead technical
consultant for the investment in a new block heat power plant
on the Korsns industrial site in Gvle, next to the companys
pulp and paper mill. This F assignment is a multi-disciplinary
engineering, procurement, construction and management
(EPCM) project, covering all areas of technology relating to the
investment, including project management, conceptual design,
basic design, detailed design, fabrication and start-up.
The investment comprises a 150 MW biofuel-fired plant
including the designated fuel system and a 90 MW steam
turbine. The plant will be in operation in early 2013, supplying
steam and electrical power for the pulp and paper mill, and
district heating to more than 5,000 households. PDMS is
being used at the fabrication site, too. With the help of AVEVA
Global, the engineers in Norrkping and Karlstad and those at
the fabrication site are all working on the same plant model.
Initially, there was no digital model of the brownfield pulp and
paper mill.
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AVEVA PDMS model of Fortum Klaipeda CHP waste-topower plant in Lithuania. Image courtesy of AF-Engineering.
To avoid clashes, existing buildings and pipe racks close to the

new power plant were laser scanned and converted into the
new 3D PDMS plant model. The new boiler was designed by
Metso in Finland, who also delivered a 3D PDMS model of the
boiler, which was easily imported into the plant model.
F expands in central Europe
In line with its long-term corporate strategy, F continues to
expand in central Europe, especially in the Czech Republic.
AF-Engineering was established in 2004. In 2010, F acquired
the energy consulting company, Meacont and, in October 2011,
the consulting company, CityPlan. F now has more than 200
employees in the Czech Republic, with main offices in Prague,
Plzen and Brno.
Michal Kovarik, AF-Engineerings Managing Director, explained
to us that, for several years, they have been using AVEVA
solutions in a great variety of greenfield and brownfield projects
for the energy, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
PDMS has been used in some well-known projects, such as
the Olkiluoto 5 nuclear power plant in Finland, where AFEngineering created part of an auxiliary building for Areva.
AF-Engineering also had complete responsibility for the
design of the machinery building for the retrofit of the
30-year-old brown-coal power plant in Tusimice in the Czech
Republic. Here, AF-Engineering created the complete basic
and detailed design, and produced the assembly and as-built
documentation.
AVEVA PDMS model of Fortum Klaipeda CHP waste-to-power plant in Lithuania.

Image courtesy of AF-Engineering.
For the new-build chemical plant in Rizhao, China, AFEngineering acted as a subcontractor to Eka Engineering in
Sweden. AVEVA Global was successfully used in this multisite project, enabling the engineering offices in the different
countries to work concurrently on the same plant model.
Fortum Klaipeda CHP waste-to-power plant a turnkey
project for F
Fortums new CHP waste-to-power plant in Klaipeda, Lithuania,
fuelled by municipal and industrial waste and biomass, will
produce approximately 60 MW of district heating and 20 MW of
electricity. The plant will start operating at full capacity by the
first quarter of 2013.
Fs services in this huge EPCM project include feasibility
studies, pre-engineering, detailed design work, purchase
of all equipment, project and site management, and finally
commissioning and supervision. F-Consult Oy in Finland has
overall charge of the implementation of the whole project.
In this project, AF-Engineering is responsible for the detailed
design work, and for creating the complete 3D PDMS model
including structural, piping with all equipment, cable trays and
HVAC facilities. The turbine and the waste and biofuel boiler
were delivered as 3D models and were easily imported into
the plant model. Fabrication information, such as pipe layout
drawings, material lists and reports and isometric drawings, is
automatically extracted from the 3D model.
Integrated Engineering & Design is a must for the future

The process of optimising work procedures is continuous, in
answer to the demands of Fs customers for shorter delivery
schedules and competitive prices with no loss of quality. To
further improve engineering efficiency and quality, F is now
considering ways of integrating still more different disciplines.
They strongly believe in extending the integrated solution in
areas including the process, electrical, instrumentation and
mechanical disciplines. As a result, F is currently extremely
interested in taking a close look at AVEVAs newly released
products supporting Integrated Engineering & Design.
About F
Fs work focuses on energy and the environment,
investments in infrastructure and projects for industry. F
consists of four divisions: Energy, Industry, Infrastructure
and Technology. The company, headquartered in Stockholm,
Sweden, has approximately 4,500 employees worldwide, in
over 20 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The F group has its origin in Swedens first industrial
association, founded in Malm in 1895 to look after the
interests of the owners of steam generators and other
pressure vessels. In 1964, this association was named
ngpannefreningen F.
Visit www.afconsult.com for more information.
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A Jewel
in the
Crown
How AVEVA technology supports Indias power industry
Formed only as recently as 1964, Bharat
Heavy Electrical Ltd (BHEL) is an integrated
power plant equipment manufacturer
which has today established itself as
one of Indias Navratnas or Nine Jewels
and is likely to be Maharatna soon, one
of the countrys largest Public Sector
Undertakings (PSUs).
But its success transcends even its national
importance; it is the worlds twelfth-largest
manufacturer of power equipment and in
2011 was ranked by US business magazine,
Forbes, as the ninth most innovative
company in the world.
Not surprisingly, BHEL has been a user of AVEVA software for around
15 years, although not in all of its operating divisions. In 2008, BHEL
Haridwar made the decision to follow the lead of some of its sister
divisions and upgrade to AVEVA PDMS. Mr A.B. Gupta, AGM, BHEL
Haridwar, explained the background.
We had been using a variety of Engineering & Design applications,
including AutoCAD, Pro/ENGINEER, Unigraphics NX and Solidworks,
he explained. We had looked at the AVEVA implementations used
elsewhere in the group and recognised that we needed a similar single,
integratable solution for piping layouts that was optimised for plant
engineering and would be a platform for our future development.
Other BHEL divisions had already adopted AVEVA and therefore
Haridwar also decided to adopt AVEVA so that there is a total plant
integration of BHEL on the same platform. AVEVAs solution was
extensively benchmarked on representative tasks, said Mr A.B. Gupta.
We chose AVEVA for two reasons. First, PDMS was clearly a scalable
platform for long-term business growth; its important that we can build
up a future-proof asset of reusable design work. Second and equally
important was AVEVAs excellent delivery model and impressive
customer support. Colleagues in other divisions had told me of this and
AVEVA more than met our expectations.
Deployment went smoothly. The local AVEVA team provided on-site
training and support. Today, BHEL Haridwar has more than 25 trained
PDMS users. Early success was achieved using PDMS on the Yermarus
800 MW power plant project.
We were very satisfied with our performance on the Yermarus project,
explained Mr Himanshu Gupta, Engineer, BHEL Haridwar. PDMS enabled
us to create orthographic drawings and Bills of Materials direct from the
3D model, so we knew they were accurate and complete. In addition,
we also generated around 300 construction/fabrication drawings. The
design fully met the clients requirement for a 3D model, right down to
all the small-bore pipe runs, with zero clashes.
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AVEVA expands in
fast-growing India
India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the
world. With rapid economic reforms and a constant
large influx of foreign capital, India has shown great
agility in the last couple of decades. According to a
2011 report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Indias
GDP at purchasing power parity could overtake that of
the United States by 2050.
Above, left and right: Part of the AVEVA PDMS model of the Yermarus power
plant. Images courtesy of BHEL.
It was not only the design

quality that convinced
BHEL that PDMS was the
right choice; it also saved
a considerable amount
of money. The accuracy
of the piping assemblies
alone saved us a lot of time
and effort in construction,
continued Mr Himanshu
Gupta. But we also
achieved around 18%
Mr A.B. Gupta, AGM, BHEL Haridwar.
direct savings in material
Photograph courtesy of BHEL.
costs on two projects,
because we were able to
fully route all the pipe runs. Previously, it was often impractical
to route the smaller diameter pipes at the design stage, and
field-running pipes during construction can be very inefficient,
he concluded.
BHEL Haridwar considers itself very well equipped for future
projects and the company is already looking at options to
expand their AVEVA deployment. AVEVA Multi-Discipline
Supports is an obvious candidate for the next step, while
AVEVA Global and AVEVA Review are being considered for
supporting larger, collaborative projects. With a powerful and
expanding toolset supporting a professional and innovative
business, we look forward to seeing BHEL move further up the
Forbes ranking!
About BHEL
BHEL is indeed a large undertaking. It has 15 manufacturing
divisions, two repair units, four regional offices, eight service
centres, eight overseas offices and 15 regional centres, and
currently operates at more than 150 project sites across India
and abroad.
During the next four decades, Indian GDP is expected

to grow at an annualised average of 8%, making it
potentially the worlds fastest-growing major economy
up to 2050. The report highlights key growth factors:
a young and rapidly growing working-age population;
growth in the manufacturing sector due to rising
education and engineering skill levels; and sustained
growth of the consumer market driven by a rapidly
growing middle class.
All of these factors combine to make India a key
market for AVEVA and an area where we are making
major investments to increase our geographic reach
and enhance our service offering. We have significantly
expanded our Indian sales, marketing and technical
teams in our Mumbai and Hyderabad offices. This is
part of a much larger strategic development plan that
will allow us to further improve the scope and quality
of our services for our rapidly growing network of
customers and partners in Indias oil & gas, power and
marine industries.
January 2013 also witnessed the inauguration of
a new training centre at our Mumbai Office which
provides comprehensive software training courses
across the entire AVEVA product portfolio. Demand
for training has grown considerably, and our in-house
training programmes are tailored to meet industry
requirements and trends. We will also continue to offer
on-site training courses to meet customer-specific
needs as part of our strong corporate commitment to
improved customer service across the Indian market.
The newly expanded office in Mumbai plays a key role
in our expansion plans, strengthening our presence
here and increasing our market share in the region.
Its 50,000 employees are engaged in the design, engineering,

manufacture, construction, testing, commissioning and
servicing of a wide range of products and services for the core
sectors of the economy: power generation and transmission,
heavy industry, transportation, renewable energy, oil & gas and
defence.
Visit www.bhel.com for more information.
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Investing for the Future

Flagsol uses AVEVA engineering tools for solar power plant design
Every year, the sun transmits over a billion terawatthours of energy to the earth, yet only a small fraction
of this is used as a source of energy. Solar thermal
power plants are a future-oriented solution to this
waste. AVEVA products guide the designers of these
power plants through the detailed planning steps up to
commissioning.
A futuristic landscape in the middle of the desert in Andaluca
a giant array of shiny silver mirrors with seemingly endless tube
systems glistens in the shimmering air. In fact, when it comes
to energy generation, the future is already here, in the province
of Granada.
The three Andasol power plants are the first parabolic trough
power plants in Europe and, in terms of collector surface, they
constitute the worlds largest solar power plant.
Flagsol, a subsidiary of the Solar Millennium Group, has its
headquarters in Cologne, Germany. The company is, among
other things, responsible for the engineering of the solar array,
the core element of the power plant. This consists of many
parallel rows of solar collectors, arranged in a north/south
direction, tracking the solar curve from east to west.
Ever since 2007, Flagsol has been using AVEVA PDMS, a 3D
design system, to dimension and design the solar array. Before
that, the solar experts relied on a CAD tool, which was close to
the limit of its capabilities.
The Andasol parabolic trough power plants, located in the province of Granada in southern Spain, will generate an output of 50MW each, supporting 600,000 people.
The Andasol 1 and Andasol 2 plants have begun operating and Andasol 3 is currently under construction. Photograph courtesy of Solar Millennium AG / Paul Langrock.
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Daniel Mllenborn, responsible for CAD usage at Flagsol,

explains, We required software which was capable of handling
large volumes of data and which could be used for international
projects.
For over 30 years PDMS has proved its worth, handling both
small-scale change projects and the new-build construction
of large industrial plants. It offers vital features such as error
correction, revision management and change control. We first
tested the software here in Cologne and later received training
courses at AVEVA, Daniel Mllenborn says, describing the
decision-making process.
After these test runs, Flagsol decided to commit to PDMS.
Productive use of the software started soon afterwards in
fact, Andasol 3, the third parabolic trough power plant, was
designed using PDMS. There is always a learning curve, Daniel
Mllenborn remembers with regard to the start-up phase
but he is keen to emphasise that the company had no regrets
about this change.
Quick results despite a complex project
During the course of the project, the team increasingly
explored the full functionality of PDMS. Today, the tool is
mostly used for tubing system planning, as well as steel and
concrete construction.
Background: solar thermal power plants

Solar thermal power plant is a collective term covering
various types of technology, all of them based on solar
radiation being transformed into heat to generate electric
energy. The thermal energy produced in this way reaches
temperatures well in excess of 100C and is usually released
to a steam circuit. Just as in conventional power plants, the
steam is used in a turbine to generate electricity.
A parabolic trough solar collector unit is 12 metres long and weighs around
2.5 tons. More than 7000 collectors are installed at the Andasol 3 plant.
Photograph courtesy of Solar Millennium AG / Paul Langrock.
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While the designers work on their assigned tasks in special

modules, the overall design is always visible to them.
PDMS takes the results of the designers work to set up
a comprehensive plant database which can be used to
automatically generate all layout and detail drawings, BOMs
(MTO data) and isometrics. Based on pipe catalogues and
technical specifications in the piping module, a detailed model
of all piping systems can be produced. The piping model can
then be used to generate assembly drawings, isometrics
and BOMs. A key advantage is the ability to manage all
phases of pipeline planning and integrate them into PDMS,
from the rough routing of lines at project start, to basic and
detailed designs and the specification of pipeline elements for
manufacturing.
At Andasol, a total of 1,300 pipelines were designed, measuring
in all between 40 and 50 kilometres, together with supports
and cabling with a total length of 30 kilometres. Thanks to
shared component data and the reuse of design data in new
projects, the processing effort is greatly reduced and design
times are shortened. We have a high degree of repetition,
for instance, several hundred pipelines which are generally
identical but are located in different places. PDMS generates
the BOMs for us, thus saving a lot of work, says Daniel
Mllenborn.
Altogether, the Andasol 3 project comprised several thousands
of pipeline components that had to be planned, managed
and documented. Pipe supports can be planned using PDMS
Piping and AVEVA Multi-Discipline Supports. AVEVA Pipe
Stress Interface enables the efficient transfer of piping design
to third-party stress analysis software.
What is more, PDMS provides special functions for the basic
and detailed design of steel and concrete constructions.
For instance, the Beams and Columns function defines and
maintains a fully connected nodal network of structural
sections, including all joint and fitting details. Simple regular
structures are created in one single step. The nodal network is
coupled with the ability to define loads in the model. Finally,
slabs of any shape, floors, ceilings and matching fittings can be
defined and managed.
A consistent approach
PDMS has no limits in terms of project size or complexity.
PDMS is very attractive to us, as all the data is in one single
location, a large common database, Daniel Mllenborn
explains. Various interfaces are provided for analysis systems,
design systems and third-party design applications. Many data
exchange formats are supported, including DXF, DGN, SDNF
and CSV. In the light of international project work, the standard
interface, STEP, is becoming increasingly important.
All drawings are generated directly from the PDMS database.
Labels and dimension labels in the drawings are also generated
straight from the database, to ensure that the documents
match the design. When re-generating drawings, the latest
design changes are automatically taken into consideration.
Thanks to the automatic highlighting function, any
modifications to earlier design versions are easily identified.
Daniel Mllenborn is particularly impressed with the reliability
of PDMS. He says, It is obvious that someone thought it
through before they started programming. Unusually, the
system uses its own programming language, which offers a
clear benefit in day-to-day operations. Every action suggested
by PDMS is highly transparent and comprehensible, states
Daniel Mllenborn. He goes on to mention another benefit,
The software can therefore be very easily customised to suit
my requirements, so we enjoy maximum flexibility.
Safe cable routing
Since spring 2010, Flagsol has been using the Cable Design
tool, which was only developed recently. Its use offers
significant benefits. Where cable routings used to be designed
manually based on drawings, the optimal routing is now
suggested by Cable Design. The software takes into account
the ambient conditions and the type of cable, for example,
power or signal cable. A positive additional benefit is that,
where the cable lengths required were previously estimated
and therefore generously dimensioned, today, just the right
length can be identified right from the start. This leads to a
significant reduction in waste.
AVEVA PDMS model of the Andasol 3 plant. Image courtesy of Flagsol GmbH.
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Perspective
Flagsol, now using several PDMS
licences, is very pleased with the
solution from AVEVA. The good
thing about PDMS is that AVEVA is
truly committed to safeguarding their
customers investment. If new elements
are required, they will be provided in
new modules, adds Daniel Mllenborn.
An example is the Stairs and Ladders
module used to design platforms, stairs,
staircases, ladders and similar elements.
The modules feature a modern user
interface, yet integrate seamlessly with
PDMS.
The good thing about PDMS is

that AVEVA is truly committed
to safeguarding their customers
investment. If new elements are
required, they will be provided in
new modules...
Right now, construction work on

Andasol 3 is going ahead at full speed,
and 2011 will see the commissioning of
the third parabolic trough power plant
in Spain. Meanwhile, planning for the
next major project has already started.
The planned solar thermal power plant
in Extremadura, Spain, due to start
operating in 2013, will be about the same
size as Andasol. Once again, Flagsol will
be relying on PDMS.
Flagsol GmbH supplies the technology, and is a general

contractor, for parabolic trough power plants. Solar
Millennium AG (74.9%) and Ferrostaal AG (25.1%) have
pooled their competencies in this joint venture in order to
develop and build these large solar power plants. In Spain,
Solar Millennium has developed Europes first parabolic
trough power plants, working in cooperation with partners.
Parabolic trough power plants use the only technology for
utilising solar energy in large power plants to have been
commercially proven over many years; these plants have
been commercially successful in California since 1985. The
core element is the solar array with its reflectors.
It consists of parabolic mirrors made from extremely

transparent silver-coated glass. These concentrate the
incident sunlight by a factor of 80 onto an absorber tube
located in the collectors focal line. In the absorber tube,
temperature-resistant synthetic oil is circulated as a heatcarrying medium in a closed circuit. After being heated to up
to 400C, the oil is routed to heat exchangers in a centrally
located power generating unit. The downstream process
is the same as for the steam circuit in conventional power
plants: the steam generated in the heat exchanger drives a
steam turbine with a current generator.
The three Andasol power plants in southern Spain deliver
50MW of power each. Together they supply up to 600,000
people with eco-friendly electricity obtained from the sun.
Photograph courtesy of Solar Millennium AG / Paul Langrock.
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SI T
Expands use of Plant

Design Technology
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB (SIT) designs and

delivers power units ranging from individual steam and
gas turbines up to and including complete turnkey power
plants for the production of electricity, steam and heat.
SIT specialises in industrial-sized units, typically powered
by steam turbines from 60250 MW, and gas turbines
from 1550 MW.
They explained that PDMS has been in use at Finspng since

the late 1980s and that it was, in fact, the first implementation
of PDMS in Sweden. They told us, We recognise AVEVA as a
solid company which, for many years, has delivered reliable
engineering tools which directly support our engineering
disciplines. AVEVA has also provided very good product
support and service, helping us to integrate and optimise our
environment.
SIT is a long-established AVEVA PDMS and AVEVA Global

user. When we visited them, they had recently extended their
use of AVEVA products by implementing AVEVA Schematic
3D Integrator and AVEVA Schematic Model Manager. They
did this so that they could integrate their existing Comos P&ID
with the PDMS 3D model, to further enhance their engineering
performance.
SIT now uses PDMS for the detail engineering of combined

heat and power (CHP) plants and all associated and ancillary
systems to the gas and steam turbines. Fabrication of the plant
is often managed by a local contractor. Besides the fabrication
information, SIT also delivers the 3D PDMS model of the plant
to the fabrication site. More than 65 engineers at their office are
experienced users of PDMS, which is currently being used for
one cogeneration plant project in Bulgaria, one in Nigeria, and
three in Belarus. 1015 projects are in progress with PDMS for
steam turbine plants, and about 40 for gas turbine plants.
SIT, with more than 2,600 employees, is head-quartered in

Finspng, Sweden, which is often described as the cradle of
Swedish industry. There were ironworks there as early as 1496,
and the manufacture of cannon started in the 1600s. During the
1700s and 1800s, Finspng became one of the biggest cannon
makers in the world. A steam turbine company was established
there in 1913, and it was this company which, in 2003, became
Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB. SIT is now part of the
Siemens Energy Oil & Gas segment, which also uses PDMS at
multiple locations in Germany and in the Czech Republic.
Siemens Energy is a leading supplier of a wide range of products,
solutions and services for power generation, transmission and
distribution worldwide.
First implementation of AVEVA PDMS in Sweden
At SITs head office we met Bjrn Malm, Manager, Layout
Department, Hkan Arvidsson, PDMS Administrator,
Layout Department, and Olof Ekelund, PLR System, CAD IT
Department.
From left, Olof Ekelund, Bjrn Malm and Hkan Arvidsson.
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Turnkey plants
One example of a turnkey CHP plant designed using PDMS is
the Rya CHP plant for Gteborg Energi in Gothenburg, Sweden,
which now produces around 30% of the citys electric power and
district heating.
At this plant, three 45 MW industrial gas turbines are each
connected to a supplementary-fired heat recovery steam
generator (HRSG). These three boilers feed a 137 MW steam
turbine, and two district heating condensers, connected after
the steam turbine exhaust, supply hot water to the citys district
heating system. SIT designed and delivered the whole plant,
including manufacturing the turbines in SITs workshops in
Finspng.
AVEVA PDMS model of the Rya

CHP plant. Image courtesy of SIT.
The Rya CHP plant for Gteborg Energi. SIT delivered and designed the
whole plant. Photograph courtesy of SIT.
SIT is expanding
World population is growing, and more people are moving
to the cities. This results in increasing energy use and an
unprecedented growth in the global demand for energy. Thanks
to a very high level of activity and several new projects, SIT
continues to expand and will be hiring a significant number of
new staff over the next three years.
Increased use of AVEVA Global
When subcontractors are engaged in a project, AVEVA Global,
a solution for multi-site concurrent working, has enabled SITs
engineers to successfully share the 3D model and the design
information with the engineers at the subcontractors sites. SIT
expects the use of AVEVA Global to increase for future projects
involving more subcontractors.
Big savings expected from PDMS 12 and the AVEVA Mechanical
Equipment Interface
The detailed designs of the specialist equipment used in a
power plant, (e.g. the turbines), are typically carried out using
a mechanical CAD system. However, 3D representations of
this equipment, including the spatial geometry and connection
points, also need to be available in PDMS for the teams carrying
out the layout and detail design of the plant.
To be able to check the

sequence, connectivity, tag
and attribute data between the
P&ID and the 3D model will
raise the quality of the design
at all stages of our projects...
In the past, re-creating these equipment designs inside PDMS
has involved a lot of extra work. The new AVEVA Mechanical
Equipment Interface will allow these Mechanical CAD models to
be directly imported, and SIT will soon be upgrading to PDMS 12
to allow them to make use of the new interface.
AVEVA technology integrates Comos P&ID and PDMS
SITs recent implementation of AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator
and AVEVA Schematic Model Manager means that they can
integrate Comos P&ID with the PDMS 3D model. After a lengthy
evaluation process, SIT selected the AVEVA solution as the
best technical offering available for their work process. They
were particularly impressed with the topology and connectivity
checking available with this solution.
Bjrn Malm, Hkan Arvidsson and Olof Ekelun told us, To be
able to check the sequence, connectivity, tag and attribute data
between the P&ID and the 3D model will raise the quality of the
design at all stages of our projects. This will lead to fewer design
iterations and fewer late changes, reducing rework and cost, and
shortening schedules.
The complete solution is now fully configured and ready for first
production use on a new cogeneration plant project starting in
September 2011.
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Building
on a Solid
Foundation
for Russian
Power
Projects
By the early 2000s, the economy in Russia
had started to grow rapidly, resulting in a huge
demand for electrical power. To meet this, the
power industry had to dramatically increase
production. UralTEP, a company which provides
design, project management and engineering
services to the Russian power industry, realised
that, in order to achieve a considerable increase
in production, they needed to move from their
existing 2D design system to a 3D solution for
planning, design and construction.
A more sophisticated engineering system

Yury Bukhanov, General Director of UralTEP explains, We needed
to work with 3D technology. Earlier, when using 2D technology, we
often found that vital production information was missing. This often
led to costly rework due to late design modifications. We needed a
more sophisticated engineering system. After thoroughly evaluating
several systems, we selected AVEVA and, in 2005, AVEVA PDMS was
implemented. The installation, training and deployment of the software
all went very smoothly.
Easy to import design information into AVEVA PDMS
The reconstruction in 2006 of the Strogino district heating power station
outside Moscow was UralTEPs first project with PDMS. Installers,
builders, technologists and electricians all worked with the system.
One of the main reasons for selecting PDMS, continues Yury Bukhanov,
was that we found it very easy to import design information into PDMS
from other systems. Siemens provided 3D models of turbines for the
Strogino project and we easily imported these models into the PDMS
model of the plant.
Today, we use PDMS right from the start of a project, when the first
layout of the plant is created, then for all aspects of layout and detailed
design, including piping, ducting, equipment, electrical, instrumentation
and structural disciplines.
All kinds of fabrication and construction drawings, such as piping
isometrics and arrangement drawings, together with Material Take Offs
for all disciplines, are generated directly from the PDMS model.
Other notable PDMS projects performed by UralTEP included
the reconstruction of the Ufimskaya thermoelectric power plant,
Novgorodskaya fossil power station and Pervomayskaya combined heat
and power plant, and the construction of the Noyabrskaya combined
cycle power plant.
The Noyabrskaya plant was the first major project executed by UralTEP
using PDMS. Work was carried out on both the integrated design of the
main building and the water treatment facilities. This project also gave
UralTEP the opportunity to test their communications with third-party
organisations, in this case GE, who provided detailed 3D models of the
turbines. These models were then used to assist in the design of the
pipelines.
The Pervomayskaya project involved 45 UralTEP specialists. Work was
started in 2007 and the station was put into operation in 2010. PDMS
was implemented on the project and used for the construction of the
3D model and checking for conflicts, as well as for the production of
working documents using the PDMS Draft and Isodraft modules.
Yury Bukhanov explained, UralTEP migrated to AVEVA PDMS 12 in
late 2009, to gain access to the new functionalities and to allow us to
use new products such as AVEVA Diagrams, AVEVA Schematic 3D
Integrator and AVEVA Cable Design.
By using PDMS, we have considerably shortened design times, and
improved the quality of our design and construction information.
PDMSs ability to generate clash-free designs is very important. This
saves both time and money by avoiding costly modifications at the
construction site. We have further increased efficiency in the design
process, enabling concurrent working between different design
disciplines, with the ability to manage large quantities of data.
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AVEVA NET improves communication with the client

For the Pervomayskaya combined heat and power plant
project, UralTEP wanted to improve their communication with
the client and the construction contractors. So, in 2007, they
implemented AVEVA NET.
During the design process, Yury Bukhanov told us, we
regularly updated the plant model in AVEVA NET. Our client
and the construction contractors could then monitor the
actual status of the project via the Internet so that they could
understand how the design was progressing. We also used
AVEVA NET during video conferences so that everyone, in
every location, could see and understand the latest design and
construction information.
All production information derived from PDMS was
delivered to the construction companies via AVEVA NET.
This simplified communication between UralTEP, the client
and the construction companies, and resulted in significant
improvements in both quality and efficiency, leading to genuine
savings in both time and money during construction. AVEVA
NET is also being used in the Noyabrassku project, where the
3D model is published together with references to the drawings
and documents. The functional portal integrates all the
technical information and provides access to all users, which
accelerates the adoption of technical solutions.
AVEVA Diagrams quick and easy to use
AVEVA Diagrams was implemented in 2009 for the combined
auxiliary building of the Pervomaiskaya thermal plant in
St. Petersburg. Using this new software, UralTEP quickly
completed the technology segment of the project. Heating,
ventilation and air conditioning, together with water supply and
sewerage parts were completed, as well as P&IDs and diagrams
of the cable lines.
Our users found the product very quick and easy to use, Yury
Bukhanov continues, and they especially liked the Visio-based
diagramming user interface. AVEVA Diagrams is built on the
same technology platform as PDMS, which brings many
advantages. All of the system administration, customisation
and configuration functionality was already familiar to all our
administrators. We were able to deploy the product very quickly
with almost no additional administrative overhead.
The implementation of AVEVA Diagrams was closely followed
by the introduction of AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator, which
also allowed UralTEP to achieve significant gains in time,
cost and quality. Using the Integrator they are able to check
consistency of design between the P&ID and the 3D model,
and even between the ductwork schematics and the PDMS 3D
model.
The successful use of AVEVA Diagrams and Schematic 3D
Integrator undoubtedly resulted in reduced rework in design
and construction, concludes Yury Bukhanov. Another
important result was that the process and detailed design
departments are now able to work together in a much more
integrated way.
Images courtesy of UralTEP.

Yury Bukhanov, General Director

of UralTEP.
The successful
use of AVEVA
Diagrams and
Schematic
3D Integrator
undoubtedly
resulted in
reduced rework
in design and
construction...
About UralTEP
UralTEP was founded in 2003. Since 2008, the company has
been owned by OAO Energostroyinvest Holding, one of the
leading companies in the Russian energy sector. With its head
office in Ekaterinburg, UralTEP currently has more than 350
employees.
Over the past seven years, UralTEP has completed many
thermal power engineering projects as general designer, and
many other plant modernisation and reconstruction projects.
Visit www.uraltep.ru/about/english_summary for more
information.
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AVEVA NET Integrates Information

at Paks Nuclear Power Plant
Paks Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary has a total
nominal power of 1,970 MW electrical (MWe) and
supplies approximately 40% of the countrys
electricity. The plant has been generating power
since 1982.
In 1989, AVEVA PDMS was introduced at the plant
site and, in 2008, the plant became one of the first
operational nuclear plants in the world to introduce
AVEVA NET.
We visited Mikls Mszros, Group Leader of
the CAD group (top right) and Gabor Debulay,
CAD Engineer, Technical Division (Mechanical
Engineering Section) (lower right) to learn how the
AVEVA software is being used at the plant.
Below: The Paks Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary.

Photograph courtesy of Paks Nuclear Power Plant.
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25+ years of continuous operation

The plant was originally constructed in four separate VVER
blocks, each designed to generate 440 MWe. In addition
to the regular maintenance that has taken place since the
first block began generating power in 1982, many major
upgrades and modification projects have also taken place,
both to increase the power output and to keep the plant
in line with ever-changing regulatory requirements and
international standards. Today, 2,500 people are based at
the site, including all of the maintenance teams.
A long history with AVEVA software
AVEVA PDMS soon became an important part of the plant
maintenance and modification programmes
One of the earliest uses of PDMS was for the creation
of accurate as-built documentation. A PDMS 3D model
was created, using information from the original design
drawings handed over with the plant, coupled with
on-site measurements, many of which were carried out
using photomeasurement techniques. The required
documentation was then generated from the intelligent
3D model.
The 3D model has been kept up to date since that time
and is a key information source for the plant. Many of the
major plant modification projects that have been carried
out at the plant since then have been planned using
PDMS.
As significant modifications have been carried out on the
plant, information has been fed back to the CAD group,
enabling the PDMS model to be updated. New drawings
have then been produced, so that the next maintenance
tasks can be planned using up-to-date information.
AVEVA NET
Fast, efficient access to all of the required plant
information is vitally important to the efficient operation
and maintenance of the plant. PDMS is an important
part of that information, but it is only a part, explained
Mikls Mszros. In order to carry out their work, our
maintenance teams need to access data from many
sources including P&IDs, that originate from Phoenix,
engineering drawings that originate from PDMS, and other
plant data that we hold in our Indus PassPort system.
We selected AVEVA NET as the technology for delivering
fast, easy access to the integrated plant information
required by our maintenance teams. Having all of the
information available via a web portal and being able
to navigate quickly through the information makes
everything faster and easier.
Life extension programme
One of the major projects where fast access to
information is vitally important is the plant lifetime
extension project currently under way at the plant. The
design lifetime of the original blocks was 30 years, which
means that the operating licence for the first block expires
in 2012.
This article originally appeared in PIPELINE 2010, Issue 1
Above: Screenshots from the AVEVA NET software at Paks Nuclear

Power Plant. Images courtesy of Paks Nuclear Power Plant.
The project is designed to extend the life of each block by a

further 20 years, and it simply has to be completed on time if
the plant is to continue operating. The ability to quickly and
reliably access integrated information is critical here, and this
is one of the drivers for the adoption of AVEVA NET.
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Above: AVEVA PDMS 3D model of a turbine room at Paks Nuclear Power Plant, shown alongside the real-life plant. Image and photo courtesy of Paks Nuclear Power Plant.
Implementation of AVEVA NET

Paks purchased AVEVA NET in 2008, after a number of trials and
evaluations. The software was rapidly installed at the plant, and
a programme of work was begun to build the portal.
The aim is to allow the maintenance teams to be able to
quickly access the latest available information for the plant, and
navigate through it. The initial focus is on integrating P&IDs,
PDMS and Indus PassPort information, but ultimately this will be
extended further.
A rigorous, managed process is essential
AVEVA NET will serve as a major information source for an
operational nuclear plant, and the collection and loading of the
data and documents therefore has to follow a very rigorous
procedure. Everything must go through a formal check and
approval process with the quality control department before it
can be loaded into the portal.
At the time of our visit, in March 2009, approximately 1,000
checked and approved P&IDs had been loaded, and many 3D
models, piping isometrics and PDMS Draft drawings had already
been added.
A well-planned approach is essential
A lot of thought has gone into the planning of the portal to
ensure that it meets the requirements of the maintenance team
at the Paks plant, and that it can be easily maintained.
The implementation that has resulted allows data to be
navigated by system and/or by area. Engineers can also navigate
along a pipework system, moving from one pipe section to
the next. In line with requirements of the nuclear industry, it
has to be possible to drill down into the information on every
individual piping component, even the elbows.
One of the advantages of the way that the portal has been
structured is that it will be easy to maintain. For example, when
maintenance work is carried out on a given pipe, only the pipe
concerned will need to be updated in the portal.
AVEVA PDMS also has to be configured

To optimise the process of updating the portal, consideration
also had to be given to the way that PDMS was configured, so
that the required data and documents could be published using
batch or semi-automated processes.
The PDMS information delivered to the portal includes 3D
models, piping isometrics and Draft drawings.
Integrating AVEVA PDMS and PassPort information
For many of the components (such as valves) in the plant, there
will be information both in PDMS and the PassPort system. The
maintenance engineer looking for data on any given component
in the portal, however, needs to be able to reliably access a
single consistent set of data that represents the complete
master information for that component.
Gabor Debulay, CAD engineer, Technical Division, explained that
a significant part of the AVEVA NET implementation is to plan
the process and procedures by which the PDMS and PassPort
data is combined. A key part of this activity is a clear definition
of which system is the master source of any given part of the
data. In concept, PDMS is the master source of engineering
drawings and PassPort is the master source of data but it is, of
course, more complicated than that in practice.
Not all of the integration happens in the portal itself. For
example, the master source of data for the safety class of an
item at the plant is PassPort. However, the safety class also has
to be available in PDMS, so that it can be included on drawings,
such as piping isometrics. In cases like this, AVEVA Query is
used to access the required information from PassPort and
make it available to PDMS.
About Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd
The Paks Nuclear Power Plant Company was founded in 1976.
Four VVER- 440/213 type units are operating at its site in central
Hungary, generating a total nominal power of 1,970 MWe, more
than 40% of the countrys electrical energy. More than 2,500
people work at the plant location in central Hungary.
Further information is available at www.atomeromu.hu/en/.
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Bigger and More Complex Projects

are the Key to Pyrys Growth
AVEVA products enable
global project execution
As industries consolidate and become increasingly global

in scope, so engineering contractors need critical mass in
order to compete for ever larger and more complex projects.
This is clearly illustrated by the example of Pyry, a leading
technical consulting and engineering company, serving
industry, energy and the urban sector.
Pyry has maintained its competitive strength through a clear focus
on efficient working methods and a global business structure, all
underpinned by AVEVA technology. To learn more about Pyry and
its expansion plans, AVEVA visited Pyrys head office in Vantaa, just
outside Helsinki, in Finland. Here we met Andreas Palmlund, Senior
Vice President and Head of Pyrys Global Engineering Centres, Jani
Peltopuro, Development Manager, Design Technologies, and Timo
Syrjnen, Vice President, Design Technologies. All three belong to
Pyrys Global Engineering Centres, so we first asked them to explain
the nature of these centres and the role that AVEVA PDMS plays in
their projects.
We selected AVEVA PDMS as our preferred tool for 3D engineering

design due to its ability to support global work sharing and AVEVAs
ability to support us in our offices around the world. This enables
Pyry to work with the most advanced 3D technology and deliver
right-first-time design...
Below, from left: Jani Peltopuro, Development Manager, Design Technologies; Timo Syrjnen, Vice President, Design Technologies; Andreas Palmlund, Senior
Vice President and Head of Pyrys Global Engineering Centres.
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Global reach, local strength

To strengthen capabilities and processes to develop and
execute larger projects, Pyry has recently reorganised by
concentrating its detail engineering resources into its three
Global Engineering Centres in China, Poland and Thailand.
These serve the whole group and provide the capability to
execute large, global projects. Smaller projects are performed
by Pyrys local offices. This combination of global and local
resources enables competitive tendering and delivery of the
widest possible range of projects. With a combination of highspeed communications, robust working methods and effective
management, the physical location of individual offices
becomes less important, as they can readily form a virtual
global office offering a very cost-effective solution.
Equally important is a standardised, uniform project set-up
process. This enables, not only rapid start-up of new projects,
but also more efficient and extensive reuse and management
of standard data across projects. The result is efficient sharing
of engineering resources between the centres which, in turn,
enables Pyry to achieve shorter schedules and consistent high
quality.
The AVEVA PDMS advantage
This efficient business structure exploits the capabilities of
AVEVA products. Pyry had started to use 3D engineering tools
in the early 1980s, but first employed PDMS in 2001, on a pulp
and paper project for Metso.
Since then, its use of PDMS has grown considerably and, in

2004, AVEVA Global was used in a project for the first time.
Today, the company uses PDMS and AVEVA Global as its
preferred solution for 3D engineering design and collaborative,
global work sharing.
Pyry uses PDMS right from the proposal stage of a project,
through execution, to delivery of the final 3D model to the
client to support on-site construction. 3D visualisation greatly
facilitates design communication with the client. Finally, when
a plant is being commissioned, the Owner Operator receives
the complete 3D PDMS plant model to support its asset life
cycle management.
Striking the balance
Standardising on a particular design system brings many
efficiency benefits, but an engineering contracting company
must satisfy itself that its preferred solution balances efficiency
against the flexibility to meet the needs of a diverse customer
base. To achieve this, Pyry performed a comprehensive
benchmark programme to determine which engineering
system best fulfilled its needs. AVEVAs solution outperformed
its competitors, both in technical performance and in the
extent to which it was already widely used among Pyrys
customers. As a result, PDMS is Pyrys preferred choice for
3D plant engineering. Whenever client demand allows, the
company is phasing out the use of other 3D CAD applications
in favour of PDMS.
Waste-to-energy power plant in Finland
The new waste-to-energy power plant in the city of Vantaa in Finland, is being designed using AVEVA PDMS.
The early concept design pictures of the plant as illustrated here, are generated using data extracted from AVEVA PDMS. Image courtesy of Pyry.
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We selected AVEVA PDMS as our preferred tool for 3D

engineering design due to its ability to support global work
sharing and AVEVAs ability to support us in our offices around
the world, explained Andreas Palmlund. This enables Pyry to
work with the most advanced 3D technology and deliver rightfirst-time design.
The AVEVA portfolio already provides a set of core Integrated

Engineering & Design applications and offers Pyry a
technology growth path for the future that includes support
for new disciplines. Building on the strong existing relationship,
AVEVA will be working hard to contribute to Pyrys ongoing
success for many years to come.
Increasing productivity
While this standardisation improved design efficiency
and working practices, Pyry realised that PDMSs ease
of customisation would provide further opportunities for
increased engineering productivity. It also enables Pyry to use
a common component catalogue across all projects, and easily
manage it across multiple sites.
About Pyry
Founded in 1958, Pyry is a global consulting and engineering
company, based in Vantaa, Finland. It has grown organically
and through strategic mergers and is, today, a public company,
employing 7,000 people in over 50 offices across the world.
Delivering the results

Pyrys global resources and its AVEVA technology have
together delivered some impressive projects.
Future plans
As Pyry expands and takes on complex, high-profile projects
around the world, the overall workflow and priority of their
business will continue to evolve. To support global activities, it
needs the right people, culture and technology, and AVEVA is
playing an important part in this process.
With a diverse customer base in the energy, industry,

transportation, water, environment and real estate sectors,
Pyrys services encompass the entire asset life cycle, from
feasibility studies and pre-engineering, through complete
implementation of projects, to operations and maintenance
services. It is the worlds leading design engineer to the
pulp and paper industry and has executed projects in over
100 countries. It is committed to continual technological
development, actively developing its own tools and work
processes, as well as working with software partners like
AVEVA, and academic and research institutes.
Visit www.poyry.com for more information.
Pyry has been contracted to provide engineering

services to Vantaan Energia Oy on a new waste-toenergy power plant in the city of Vantaa, Finland,
scheduled to be completed in 2014.
These services include environmental impact
assessment (EIA), pre-engineering, and full scope
EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction
Management) services including project management,
engineering, procurement and construction
management.
This advanced power plant will process 320,000 tonnes
of waste annually to produce approximately 78 MW of
electricity and 120 MW of district heating. It achieves
its efficiency by superheating the steam produced in
grate boilers in a gas turbine-powered Heat Recovery
Steam Generator (HRSG), supplemented by additional
steam generated from the waste heat of the gas turbine
exhaust. As a result, it will enable Vantaan Energia Oy
to reduce its consumption of coal by some 30% and its
total emissions by 20%.
The project makes extensive use of PDMS and AVEVA
Global, together with a third-party visualisation tool.
This has greatly facilitated design reviews for both detail
design development and operations assessment.
AVEVAs solution
outperformed its
competitors, both in
technical performance and
in the extent to which it
was already widely used
among Pyrys customers.
As a result, PDMS is Pyrys
preferred choice for 3D plant
engineering. Whenever client
demand allows, the company
is phasing out the use of
other 3D CAD applications in
favour of PDMS...
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2015 Edition

Projects, innovation and experiences from past issues

Welcome to the 2015 Power edition of the AVEVA

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE

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This article originally appeared in AVEVA World Magazine 2015, Issue 1

AVEVA World Focus on Power

Like many EPCs without a dedicated Information Management

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3D model of the Anqing Power Plant Phase II project.

3D model of the inside of the machine room.

Installation drawing of the equipment. The original format is a

Meeting minutes of construction management from the Construction

P&ID drawing from AVEVA Diagrams.

AVEVA World Magazine 2015 | Issue 1

The Anqing project involves huge quantities of data from a

This approach not only eliminates resource overloading

With AVEVAs Project Data Visualisation solution, NCPE can

PIPE-ing Hot Success

A rendering of UCIC, the first plant project completed

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AVEVA won this tender process through a combination of technical

MANs aim is for its Power Engineering division to further

This article originally appeared in AVEVA World Magazine 2014, Issue 2

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IPE / Integrated Power Engineering

Compare & Update: Completeness & Consistency Check

Drawing P&IDs incl.

AVEVA Schematic Integrator

Tendering and other

Compare & Update

- get consumer data

Cats & Specs

10 Grid Plan 11 Site Plan

15 Pipe 16 Installation 17 Isometric

18 Main 19/20 Air Intake

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE / Issue 06, 20-Jul-2014

Our colleagues were quickly able to see direct, practical

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Within just one year, the system architecture had been

As a result of the implementation of IE&D solutions,

Photograph courtesy of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.

About MAN Diesel & Turbo SE

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Summer, 2012: A heavy-load vessel approaches the

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While the dimensions and the tremendous weight of the tripods

Bocad Steel does all the thinking

Once secured to the

This article originally appeared in AVEVA World Magazine 2014, Issue 2

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The program did the work for

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Detailed views, showing some of

Detailed drawings at the press of a button

A network of heavy-duty electrical

Eight interface drawings show the production engineers how

Photograph courtesy of Ingenieurbro Schlattner.

The project was completed after one year of planning, with

Schlattners engineers also

New module supplements AVEVA Bocad Steel

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Mr HeeJong Kim, presenting at the AVEVA World Summit 2013 in Boston.