Three dimensional modeling and geometric properties of oil plant equipment from terrestrial laser scanner observations
Terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) is a new class of survey instruments to capture spatial data developed rapidly. A perfect facility in the oil industry does not exist. As facilities age, oil and gas companies often need to revamp their plants to make sure the facilities still meet their specification...
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| author | Ahlam I. Elgndy Zaki M. Zeidan Ashraf A. Beshr |
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| description | Terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) is a new class of survey instruments to capture spatial data developed rapidly. A perfect facility in the oil industry does not exist. As facilities age, oil and gas companies often need to revamp their plants to make sure the facilities still meet their specifications. Due to the complexity of an oil plant site, there are difficulties in revamping, having all dimensions and geometric properties, getting through narrow spaces between pipes and having the description label of each object within a facility site. So it is needed to develop an accurate observations technique to overcome these difficulties. TLS could be an unconventional solution as it accurately measures the coordinates identifying the position of each object within the oil plant and provide highly detailed 3D models. This paper investigates creating 3D model for Ras Gharib oil plant in Egypt and determining the geometric properties of oil plant equipment (tank, vessels, pipes . . . etc.) using TLS observations and modeling by CADWORX program. The modeling involves an analysis of several scans of the oil plant. All the processes to convert the observed points cloud into a 3D model are described. The geometric properties for tanks, vessels and pipes (radius, center coordinates, height and consequently oil volume) are also calculated and presented. The results provide a significant improvement in observing and modeling of an oil plant and prove that the TLS is the most effective choice for generating a representative 3D model required for oil plant revamping. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10c53de52b594c1b959da38de00239172023-09-07T13:14:48ZengPolish Academy of SciencesGeodesy and Cartography2300-25812018-12-01vol. 67No 2https://doi.org/10.24425/118709Three dimensional modeling and geometric properties of oil plant equipment from terrestrial laser scanner observationsAhlam I. ElgndyZaki M. ZeidanAshraf A. BeshrTerrestrial laser scanner (TLS) is a new class of survey instruments to capture spatial data developed rapidly. A perfect facility in the oil industry does not exist. As facilities age, oil and gas companies often need to revamp their plants to make sure the facilities still meet their specifications. Due to the complexity of an oil plant site, there are difficulties in revamping, having all dimensions and geometric properties, getting through narrow spaces between pipes and having the description label of each object within a facility site. So it is needed to develop an accurate observations technique to overcome these difficulties. TLS could be an unconventional solution as it accurately measures the coordinates identifying the position of each object within the oil plant and provide highly detailed 3D models. This paper investigates creating 3D model for Ras Gharib oil plant in Egypt and determining the geometric properties of oil plant equipment (tank, vessels, pipes . . . etc.) using TLS observations and modeling by CADWORX program. The modeling involves an analysis of several scans of the oil plant. All the processes to convert the observed points cloud into a 3D model are described. The geometric properties for tanks, vessels and pipes (radius, center coordinates, height and consequently oil volume) are also calculated and presented. The results provide a significant improvement in observing and modeling of an oil plant and prove that the TLS is the most effective choice for generating a representative 3D model required for oil plant revamping.https://journals.pan.pl/Content/103277/PDF/art_3%20geodesy-2.pdfoil plantterrestrial laser scannerpoint cloud3d modelingrevamping |
| spellingShingle | Ahlam I. Elgndy Zaki M. Zeidan Ashraf A. Beshr Three dimensional modeling and geometric properties of oil plant equipment from terrestrial laser scanner observations Geodesy and Cartography oil plant terrestrial laser scanner point cloud 3d modeling revamping |
| title | Three dimensional modeling and geometric properties of oil plant equipment from terrestrial laser scanner observations |
| title_full | Three dimensional modeling and geometric properties of oil plant equipment from terrestrial laser scanner observations |
| title_fullStr | Three dimensional modeling and geometric properties of oil plant equipment from terrestrial laser scanner observations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three dimensional modeling and geometric properties of oil plant equipment from terrestrial laser scanner observations |
| title_short | Three dimensional modeling and geometric properties of oil plant equipment from terrestrial laser scanner observations |
| title_sort | three dimensional modeling and geometric properties of oil plant equipment from terrestrial laser scanner observations |
| topic | oil plant terrestrial laser scanner point cloud 3d modeling revamping |
| url | https://journals.pan.pl/Content/103277/PDF/art_3%20geodesy-2.pdf |
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