Lotte Daesan Korean ethylene plant picks Invensys Triconexsafety systems
22 Sep '05
3 min read
Extensive software maker Invensys Process Systems has been selected to implement Triconexsafety and critical control systems and professional services for Lotte Daesan Petrochemical Corporation at its 600,000 TPY naphtha cracking center (NCC), south of Seoul, on the western coast of Korea.
This plant manufactures ethylene and propylene used to produce plastics, synthetic fibers and other products within the Daesan complex of adjacent integrated petrochemical plants.
Tricon TMR controls replace Korea's largest ABB/August ESD installation – ten new systems and extensive engineering services to support large naptha cracking center and related facilities
The Invensys implementation includes a total of 10 Tricon V9 triple-modular redundant (TMR) safety instrumented systems, and completely replaces the existing ABB/August safety system infrastructure. This had been the largest ABB/August installation in Korea. The replacement includes all programming and hardware, including the plant's safety systems I/O marshalling equipment.
Invensys was selected due to strong technical and local support capabilities, long term product support track record, and wide Invensys experience in Korea. In conjunction with Triconex services, Invensys Korea is providing Lotte Daesan Petrochemical with project management, engineering services, integration testing, factory acceptance testing, and training. The range of on-site services includes installation, site acceptance testing, commissioning, and system start-up.