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1、UniversityofNottinghamSchoolofChemical,Environmental,andMiningEngineeringIMPROVINGCHEMICALPLANTSAFETYTRAININGUSINGVIRTUALREALITYbyKonstantinosNasios(Bsc)ThesissubmittedtotheUniversityofNottinghamfortheDegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyDecember2001AbstractThechemicalengineeringindustryoftenrequires

2、peopletoworkinhazardousenvironmentsandtooperatecomplicatedequipmentwhichoftenlimitsthetypeoftrainingthatbecarriedoutonsite.Thedailyjobofchemicalplantoperatorsisbecomingmoredemandingduetotheincreasingplantcomplexitytogetherwithincreasingrequirementsonplantsafety,productioncapacity,productqu

3、alityandcosteffectiveness.Theimportanceofdesigningsystemsandenvironmentsthatareassafeaspossibletoeducateandtrainpersonnelisvitalforthechemicalprocessindustries.Virtualrealityoffersthepotentialtoexposepersonneltohazardoussituationsinasafe,highlyvisualandinteractivemanner.Virtualrealityhasbe

4、enproposedasatechnologicalbreakthroughthatholdsthepowertofacilitatelearning.Theabilitytovisualisecomplexanddynamicsystemsinvolvingpersonnel,equipmentandlayoutsduringanyrealoperationisapotentialadvantageofsuchanapproach.Virtualrealityandmultimediatrainingiscommonlyusedinmanyindustries,aidin

5、gunderstandingandmemoryretentionandcreatingamoreinteractivelearningexperience.Fourdesktopvirtualrealitytrainingenvironmentsweredevelopedforthisresearchwhichhighlightedissuesrelatedtochemicalprocessdynamicsimulationandplantsafety.Thepumptrainingsystemisavirtualrealityenvironment,whichwasbui

6、ltusingtheSAFE-VRvirtualengine,totrainpersonneltooperatetwocentrifugalpumps.Thevirtualhazardspottingexercisefocusesonimprovingtheusers’safetyawarenessofelectricalandoccupationalhygienehazards.Thevirtualboilerplantisacomplicatedandhighdetailedvirtualtrainingenvironment,whichischaracterisedb

7、yitsflexibilityandbyarealtimedynamicsimulationofthesteamgenerationchemicalprocess.ThevirtualfloodingandgasabsorptionexperimentwasbasedonanundergraduatelaboratoryexperimentfortheChemicalEngineeringdegreecourseattheUniversityofNottingham,focusingprimarilyontrain