Assessment of expected production of a deep-sea mining system: An integrated model-based systems engineering and discrete event simulation approach
Solheim, Astrid Vamråk; Rauzy, Antoine Bertrand; Brett, Per Olaf; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Hatling, Tonje; Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus; Asbjørnslett, Bjørn Egil
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https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3070570Utgivelsesdato
2023Metadata
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10.1002/sys.21699Sammendrag
In this paper, model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and discrete event simulation (DES) are combined to assess the performance of an offshore production system at an early stage. Various systems engineering tools are applied to an industrial case concerning the retrieval of deep-sea minerals, and a simulation engine is developed to calculate the annual production output. A mean production of 1 Million tonnes of ore per year is estimated for an operation in the Norwegian Sea using Monte Carlo simulation. Depending on the limiting design wave height of the marine operations, the estimated production output ranges from 280,000 tonnes to 1.8 Million tonnes per year. The constrained parameter of the production system is particularly the wave height operational limit of the ship-to-ship transfer operation. We present the learning outcome from applying MBSE and DES to this case and discuss important aspects for improved performance.