After preparation over several months, the Jiujiang Coal-to-Hydrogen EPC Project undertaken by SNEI officially kicked off recently, and now the design activities by process, piping, mechanical and other disciplines are in full swing. Constructive efforts are also made by the project management team in terms of fine management and standardized operation, which gives a fruitful result and unique touch to the project.
Good beginning is half done. In the AutoCAD room, young process designers line up in front of rows of computer screens where they skillfully switch over between the mouse clicks and keyboard input.
As fresh blood in the Process Dept., they have been working for the Jiujiang Coal-to-Hydrogen Project more than one month before. Despite their skillful operation, it is the first time that the SMART PLANT PID is applied in the design of the process discipline, which marks a key step in the standardized management by the Jiujiang Coal-to-Hydrogen Project Management Department.
"Before May 20th, we needed to convert all P&ID``s into editable, traceable and revisable electronic files, so that later on standard pipe datasheets and equipment schedule can be extracted using software", a young designer Sun Tao said, “the project management team invited a professionals to instruct us throughout the process".
Apart from drafting the P&ID``s, large amount of work was also done by the project management personnel before the project commenced, including participation in the overall project planning prior to the formal launch of the project, development of detailed network schedule; preparation of complete equipment procurement strategy and coordination procedure; set-up of a highly efficient project design management team based on the design management team for the hydrogen project of NCIC; mobilization of discipline engineers and arrangement of design check, review and approval personnel.
"Before the detailed engineering design was kicked off, we have defined all methods and ways to execute various activities in a systematic and standardized manner, only in this way can we secure a winning situation at the start line", Li Meng, the engineering manager, said.
Fine management cannot be achieved in a single day. As per requirements of Sinopec Group for "standardized design, standardized procurement, and modulized construction" for coal chemical projects, proactive efforts have been made by the project management team to explore ways of fine management by implementing a periodical regular meeting and special meeting system to identify and address any issues in a timely manner; further refining the discipline work split, so that each and every activity is professionally covered by the required expertise; developing general rules and standardized drawings for the project and each discipline, and strictly following the specifications during operation and execution.
Given the fact that the new facility is a upgrading and revamp project based on the existing plant, during review of the plot plan schemes, the designers visited site to make survey several times, in order to avoid conflict between the new facility with the existing underground obstructions, which has effectively assured progress and quality of the project.
"Good management can serve to enhance the standardized operation of the project. Though our fine management initiative is still in the early stage, with the progress of the project, more and better management methods will be tried and utilized in the project", Wang Genbao, the project manager, said, "we are confident that the ``monumental`` EPC project will be executed in a professional way".