TABLE OF CONTENTS Quite extensive software tools have become available over the last 10 15 years. A brief overview over some of the main tools which are oriented towards offshore/oil and gas applications are presented in this appendix. These tools have been categorised into the following:
QRA software
QRA software tools for scenario and probability analysis
QRA software tools for consequence analysis
Risk management software
Qualitative risk assessment software
Reporting and analysis of incidents and accidents.
Brief summaries are presented as an overview, followed by brief sections presenting some of the main characteristics of these products. These summaries have been prepared by the software vendors. Only those products are detailed where a response was received from the vendors. The descriptions are structured as follows:
Name and purpose of software
Scope of software
License conditions, pricing etc
It should be stressed that there is a large amount of general software tools for CFD from many different suppliers. These have not been included in the presentations that follow throughout this appendix. Some of these may have quite valid applications during estimation of loads from fire or explosion, or for gas dispersion or oil slick movements. Because there are so many software tools available in this category, it becomes impossible to give an overview of all relevant tools. None of these are therefore included.
Software tools that are only directed at onshore usage are not included in the reviews, neither are tools for production/transport regularity analysis.
All software tools that are mentioned in...
