摘要 : The digitalisation of plant data is a key component to operating a process plant.However,how the plant data is handled plays an important role in the Industry 4.0 initiative.Digital transformation is not only about digitalisation,... 展开 The digitalisation of plant data is a key component to operating a process plant.However,how the plant data is handled plays an important role in the Industry 4.0 initiative.Digital transformation is not only about digitalisation,as it is an organisation-wide effort to radically change the work process by implementing a system that:1.Fits within the existing workflow and can be adopted without any disruption.2.Promotes collaboration between work groups and enhances productivity.3.Provides agility.As an example,Figure 1 illustrates how several HTRI software tools connect within each other,with plant data,and with end users-all through a digital platform.A physical asset(see Figure 1)can be a single heat exchanger,a network of heat exchangers,furnaces,connected pumps,valves,etc.A digital equivalent of the asset is created using HTRI software tools.The data transfer between the.data historian and the digital model is fully automated,creating the digital twin of the system. 收起