exSILentia

The exSILentia software suite, developed by exida, aims to streamline the Process Safety Management work process and the Safety Instrumented System Functional Safety Lifecycle. This suite of tools is designed to be used by safety engineers, process engineers, control engineers, project managers, and professionals in the chemical industry.

Key Features

Easy to Use Best-In-Class Tools: According to the vendor, the exSILentia software suite consists of a collection of Best-In-Class tools that are designed to ensure compliance with current standards and embed industry best practices. These tools generate complete documentation on a work process by work process basis.

Intelligent Lifecycle Integration: The exSILentia suite integrates the individual tools to create a project model with an Intelligent Data Core. This core is said to seamlessly flow data throughout the project, eliminating duplicate data entry and capturing corporate knowledge.

Ground Breaking Enterprise Leverage: The exSILentia Intelligent Data Core is claimed to facilitate the movement of data within a project and throughout an enterprise. It allows data imports from other tools, population of control system alarm databases, and enables automatic configuration of safety instrumented systems.

Data Core Features: The vendor states that event frequency and industry failure databases are easily accessible, reducing analysis and design calculation time. User inputs are stored in enhanced libraries for quick reference and re-use. Project-specific definitions can be customized by the user to accommodate different processes and company standards.

DeltaV™ SIS Configurator: The exSILentia DeltaV™ SIS Configurator plug-in is claimed to convert a conceptual design into application program logic for use in a DeltaV™ SIS system. It allows users to determine the achieved SIL and defines the input requirements for the application program.

Lifecycle Activity Module Functionality: The exSILentia suite offers different bundles with various modules tailored for specific lifecycle activities. These modules include functionalities such as compliance documentation, hazard and risk assessment, alarm rationalization, safety requirements specification, SIL verification, and more.