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Knowledge Based Plants Layout Configuration and Piping Routing
Abstract
The design of industrial plants requires managing many geometrical and non geometrical data to reach a satisfactory solution in terms of costs, performance and quality. An approach is presented to support designers in the elicitation and formalization phase of the required knowledge. Then an integral prototypal software application accomplishes layout configuration tasks through a customized graphic wizard. A routing algorithm is presented to automate calculation and modelling of piping and electrical cables respecting design constraints. Cogeneration plant powered by micro gas-turbines has been chosen as test case to evaluate the proposed design method and tool.
Keywords
Routing Knowledge based systems Knowledge management Cogeneration Computer aided plant designNotes
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thanks Eng. Donatello Vocca and Eng. Marco Scarponi of Ghergo Industry & Engineering, for their precious contribution in the development of this research program.
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