We are Celebrating Sesam's 40 years! In this issue you can also read about how Ulstein gives the Nauticus Yard Package thumbs up, Nauticus Hull for CSR Bulk, Safeti Performance Forecasting among other interesting topics.
EDITORIAL: Sesam - 40 years of innovation
In 1969, DNV released the first commercial version of the finite element analysis program Sesam. With 40 year's history of innovation and knowledge transfer, Sesam is today stronger than ever thanks to support from our customers in the marine industry.
Leading the climate change
DNV's environmental effort: DNV's vision is 'Global impact for a safe and sustainable future'. In addition to the variety of services supporting this aim in all business areas, the DNV Board and top management have also promoted inititatives to make employees more conscious of their environmental footprint, both in business context and privately. User-friendliness, a visually attractive interface, and simplicity have been in focus to promote usage of the tools.
Fred. Olsen Marine Services
DNV's Environmental Performance System is used by customers in many industries; it is as applicable for yards as it is for offshore operations. The Nauticus Air and Nauticus Environment setups of the system specifically measure operational impact from ships in operation, and are tailor-made for the maritime industry.
STK Norway Offshore
DNV's Environmental Performance System is used by customers in many industries; it is as applicable for yards as it is for offshore operations. The Nauticus Air and Nauticus Environment setups of the system specifically measure operational impact from ships in operation, and are tailor-made for the maritime industry.
Proper project control - better business margins
During the recent shipbuilding boom, most shipbuilders have been struggling with delivery capacity. The financial crisis has proved a new era for most shipbuilders; efficient planning, lean production and 'right' projects will be cruical for healthy business margins.
FKAB gives green light to Nauticus Yard Package
FKAB has been using Brix Project Manager in Nauticus Yard Package in an internal start-up phase for the past six months. Now the company is expanding its use of the software.
Ulstein gives Nauticus Yard Package thumbs up
Ulstein Verft AS started using Brix Project Manager in Nauticus Yard Package on a proof of concep basis this spring, and by the end of the summer the plan is to start running a full stability and testing phase.
Nauticus Hull for CSR Bulk
DNV Software is forging ahead at the front of the pack with Nauticus Hull. Our customers can now enjoy the most efficient design and verification tool for CSR Bulk.
Smarter 3D partnership
A strategic partnership between DNV Software and Intergraph resulted in the time-saving application Nauticus Early Design, based on Intergraph's SmartMarine 3D.
Customers are always right
In Nauticus Early Design 2007.4, we have used implementation projects where customers have participated, giving feedback resulting in specific improvements.
Nauticus Hull gets even better
The latest release of Nauticus Hull includes significant enhancements, such as import of hull form and import of relative deflections for fatigue analysis of bulk carriers. The release confirms the position of Nauticus Hull as the leading software for hull strength calculations.
Effective data capture via services in the clouds
By providing software as a service over the Internet, with virtualisation and dynamic scalability, users can access services on any Web-connected device, anytime and anywhere; this is denoted 'services in the clouds'. DNV Software has delivered several solutions hosted on the Internet; Nauticus Air and Nauticus Environment are examples of Software as a Service (Saas).
Celebrating Sesam's first 40 years
DNV Software's revolutionary Sesam computer program for structural analysis was a vital key for what turned out to be a rapid development of Norway's offshore industry. It is 40 years since SESAM-69 was released.
Efficient engineering of offshore structures
A crucial success factor in offshore engineering is to predict the construction, installation and in-service costs as early as possible in the design process. The new functionality for efficient member redesign and rapid design iterations will help engineers and their managers to meet this goal.
Extending the life expectancy of offshore installations
DNV has developed routines and software for ensuring life extension of offshore installations.
For some offshore fields it is necessary to extend the life expectancy by 50–100%; it is vital to make sure that
installations can sustain this extra time without compromising on safety.
Enabling efficient and quality-based asset integrity management
DNV has a lot of experience relating to inspection and life cycle analysis of offshore structures. Based on this knowledge, Sesam Structure Integrity was developed; the first official version was released in 2005, and DNV Software has since then continuously invested huge efforts in enhancing its capabilities.
Transport system in good shape
Norwegian gas wouldn’t reach Europe without pipelines, so it is reassuring to know that health checks of these 20 or so arteries have yielded positive results. Orbit+ Pipeline is DNV Software’s new generation software for Pipeline Integrity Management, designed in close cooperation with DNV Energy.
Phast Risk - with new capabilites for assessing risks within occupied buildings
After the high-profile accidents at Buncefield and Texas City, risks from gas explosions have been high on the agenda. The need for transparency is greater than ever; particular focus has been on occupied buildings and the protection they offer their occupants. The explosion extension planned for Phast 6.6 provides new functionality supporting increased accuracy and transparency.
Safeti Performance Forecasting
Improving production efficiently, safely and responsibly. All existing assets and future developments must increase performance and reduce costs. Asset owners seek more effective methods for managing their assets. Safeti Performance Forecasting enables customers to analyse and improve the production efficiency of assets, safely and responsibly.
Assessing risks from high-pressure gas pipelines
The Korea Gas Safety Corporation (KGS) has selected Phast Risk for assessment of risks from high-pressure gas pipelines. It has found that QRA is one of the most useful techniques for assessing risks from such pipelines and in developing a strategy for land use planning guidelines in their vicinity.
R&D of Proban on Risk Framework
There is an increasing focus on risk and reliability assessment to be the basis for design, inspection and maintenance of engineered structures. As part of DNV Software’s strategic R&D effort, the Risk Framework development aims at providing seamless integration for software assisting Risk Based Inspection (RBI) programmes.
Customer satisfaction in China
Since 2007, a key user of DNV Software’s Safeti in mainland China has been Huan Qiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQCEC), an international engineering corporation directly administered by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).
Leak - evaluating release frequencies for QRA analysis
Leak helps safety engineers evaluate release frequencies for the purpose of Quantitative Risk Assessment QRA) analysis, where the likelihood of equipment failure is combined with the impact of the resulting hazard scenario to predict the associated risk.
Threat and damage screening using Orbit+ Pipeline
By leveraging the Brix Rule Engine, Orbit+ Pipeline can deliver customer-specific rule sets with no programming effort. The approach is used for screening large amounts of data for threats, damages and failures.
New software development unit established in China
DNV Software started a new product development unit in Shanghai, China in April this year; we will gradually build it up throughout 2009. The unit is divided into Software Solutions and Software Products. This comes in addition to the centres in Norway and the UK.
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