| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S17789/01 |
| Title: |
Joint Project on Transient Multiphase Flows (TMF3) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Azzopardi, Professor B |
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| Department: |
Sch of Chemical and Environmental Eng |
| Organisation: |
University of Nottingham |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 2003 |
Ends: |
30 September 2006 |
Value (£): |
159,801
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Multiphase Flow |
Oil & Gas Extraction |
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The work forms part of a Joint Project on Transient Multiphase Flow (TMF3) as described in the Case for Support. It is proposed that work should be carried out at the University of Nottingham on two of the Sub-Projects. In Sub-Project III (Large Diameter Risers), the aim is to study two-phase flow behaviour in both upflow and downflow in large diameter tubes. Most of the research on multiphase flow has been done in small (typically 15-75 mm diameter) pipes. However, there is a growing suspicion that larger diameter pipes may demonstrate quite different behaviour, for instance, classical slug flow may not be possible in such pipes. New developments in offshore recovery an: demanding larger and larger risers and there can be no confidence in prediction methods for these. The aim of the proposed work is to adapt existing facilities at Nottingham to allow such systems to be studied over a wide range of flow rates and physical properties. Observations will be made of the flow patterns and system parameters such as pressure drop and void fraction. In Sub-Project VI, experimental work will be carried out on both combining and dividing pipe junctions. The presence of such junctions in pipeline systems is the rule rather than the exception. In combining flows, the joining flows may interact in ways which have a profound effect on the flow pattern in the combined flow. In dividing flows, there is great uncertainty in how the phases separate at the junction; certainly, equal phase compositions of the divided streams is unusual!
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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk |