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the cost of development of the project.

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An approach based on numerical models called M2S2 could become one of the cornerstones of the collaborative design process when applied to AMB solutions for the oil and gas industry.

Two examples have been presented to illustrate this approach. In both cases, the outcomes of M2S2 tools are “super models” that can be transferred to the partners to enable them to better assess the key working load parameters impact- ing on the robustness of the complex system and consequently provide a ? ner

Model identi? cation work? ow for a very simple axial bearing geometry.

understanding of the design parameters and their tolerances. M2S2 achieves this by signi? cantly improving the ? ow and share of information between partners.

Collaborative design offers a new per- spective on managing projects for com- plex oil and gas projects. We also believe that it illustrates the nature of future relationships and new business models for oil and gas compressors equipped with AMBs.

Joaquim Da Silva serves as head of research and technology at SKF

Magnetic

Mechatronics, France.

He received a master’s in electrical engineer- ing from the Conservatoire National des

Arts et Metiers (CNAM), France and a PhD in control and signal processing from the

Univesité d’Orléans, France.

François Carrere is a technical leader for

SKF Magnetic

Systems, covering subsea projects like

Ormen Lange Pilot project and the

Asgard Compression

Station. He has over 30 years’ of industry experience. He earned a doctorate in electronic and automation in 1982.

Frederic Ponson serves as engineering manager for SKF

Magnetic Systems. He has a MsC in mechanical engineer- ing and heat transfer.

Since 2009, he has been in charge of product engineering for magnetic systems for industrial, and oil and gas applications.

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