Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) Siemens Process Analytics offers extensive FEED services for new

and up-gradation projects

Front-End Engineering and Design

Process plant owners and EPC contractors are facing ever increasing pressure for enhancing plant efficiency, reliability, availability and safety to maximize Return on Investment (ROI) while minimizing the capital expenditure. Huge investments in plants are defined in the early design phases i.e. feasibility study, design intent memorandum and tender specification. Ability to influence costs is significant during the FEED phase but decreases during ongoing project implementation. Decisions made in these initial phases (Front-End) of a project are crucial to long term plant performance, safety, costs and hence ROI. Optimal technical solutions defined in the Front-End can lead to large benefits. Hence, with small costs, FEED provides the best opportunity to influence the ROI. During the FEED phase, Siemens interacts closely with the plant owner/ EPC contractor and furnishes the engineering and design documents for optimal analytical solutions specific to the plant. In case of up-gradiation projects, Siemens assesses the condition of analytical systems in the existing plant and recommends the best possible solutions/strategy for their up-gradiation. The mission of Siemens analytics FEED is to help the customers and their associates in identifying and providing optimal technical solutions for new projects and old plants needing up-gradiation.

Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) is a segment of the planning and engineering phase of a plant construction project. FEED work is done after conceptual business planning and prior to detail design. During the FEED phase, best opportunities exist for cost and time savings for the entire project, as changes and modifications have the least financial and timing impact to the project during this phase.

Siemens Process Analytics, with its analytical systems integration group, holds a unique blend of analytical expertise, process and process control knowledge and solution packages and has vast experience of providing analytical systems. Therefore, Siemens Process Analytics has best capabilities to provide clients with a wide scope of FEED services in process analytics.

Overview FEED February 2006

FEED as crucial part of Project Implementation Stages

Feed in project implementation stages

include, with some overlapping, planning, design, procurement, construction and operation. FEED is part of planning and design and comprises process analysis, conceptual design, and basic engineering, Fig. 2. Generally, major elements of FEED include Analytical project review Engineering analysis Engineering report with recommendations Project design Establishing concepts Reviewing alternatives Identifying opportunities Capacity analysis of equipment Identification of increasing performance

In case of Siemens Process Analytics, FEED activities include interactions with owner/EPC contractor, analyzing the plant analytical requirements, preparing strategy for optimal analytical solutions, furnishing basic engineering and design documents and drawings. For up-gradation projects, Siemens visits the existing plant and evaluates the condition of existing analytical systems in close cooperation with the plant operators and recommends the optimal strategy for renovation or replacement. As the final performance and the costof-ownership of a production site is very often significantly influenced by the performance of the chosen process analytical equipment and its system design, the efforts taken in early design and engineering phase will have a strong impact on the over-all ROI of the whole invest (see Fig 1).

Fig. 1: Ability to influence costs during project implementation stages

Therefore, FEED services for process analytical equipment shall better be given into the hands of avowed experts in process analytics and system integration as provided by Siemens Process Analytics.

Fig. 1: Ability to in fluence costs durin Plant life cycle project implementation stages
Plan Design Procurement Construction Operation

Process analysis and conceptual design

Basic engineering

Detail design and engineering

Front End Engineering and Design (FEED)

Siemens Process Analytics FEED capabilities Analytical project review Engineering analysis Engineering report with recommendations Project design Establishing concepts Reviewing alternatives Identifying opportunities Capacity analysis of equipment Identification of increasing performance

Front-End Engineering Studies Front-End Engineering Design Fron-End Engineering Design

Conceptual Engineering Studies

Revamp Studies

Fig. 2: FEED position in plant life time cycle and Siemens Analytical Systems FEED capabilities

FEED capabilities of Siemens Analytical Systems

FEED Capability of Siemens Process Analytics

Siemens Process Analytics, with its system integration group, provides best capabilities to meet the demands of FEED, from analytical project review to engineering analysis and project design, for new plants and up-gradation, see Fig. 3 and 4. Major resources are Competence As a manufacturer of a broad variety of analyzers and field instruments and as an automation specialist, Siemens Process Analytical Systems provides a unique blend of analytical expertise and experience, process and process control competence and complete solutions for demanding analytical applications in many industies. Global presence With system integration centers in Germany, USA and Singapore and centers of competence in Dubai and Shanghai, Siemens Process Analytics is globally present and acquainted with all respective local and regional requrements, codes and standards. Automation expertise Process Analytics is an integral part of Siemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) strategy. With TIA, Siemens is the only supplier to offer complete solutions, from field level, through production control, to the enterprise management level.
Fig 3: Project stages for new plants, with relevant participants

Fig 4: Project stages for up-gradation

Flexibility

Whether on site or in Siemens offices worldwide, whether on hourly base or on lump-sum price, whether over the entire FEED phase or for a special project stage , Siemens Analytical Systems is prepared to offer its FEED service at highest flexibility.

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Scope of Services

Scope of Services and User benefits

Siemens Process Analytical Systems FEED contributions

Siemens Process Analytics FEED services are very versatile and will be customized to the individual demands of any project for its best efficiency. See examples in Fig. 5

Review of process and suggesting strategy for analytical systems Review and mark-up on P&ID Primary selection of analyzers Preparation of analyzer narratives Preparartion of specifications and data sheets DCS interfacing requirements Utilities and heat tracing requirements

User benefits
FEED has proved to be a very efficient tool to reduce plant investments and extend plant life time and avalability. Benefits from that arise both for plant owners / operators and contractors. Plant owner and operators will benefit from Superior analytical solutions Investment costs savings Lower Lifecycle costs Quicker response to regulatory demands Extended analyzer on-line-time Speedy finalisation of analytical system

Location of shelter and sampling points Foundation and drain requirements

Fig. 5: Offered Siemens Process Analytics FEED services

Contractors will benefit from Cost savings Faster and safer design Faster construction Gain of flexibility in own design resources Project focus on core competence Earlier plant handover

If you have any questions, please contact your local sales representative or any of the contact addresses below:
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