The provision of fundamental and applied research services are at the core of our business. Our aim is to identify with our customers generic or specific engineering problems which will benefit from a solution based on either a single-client or collaborative research programme.

For more details of our research services, or for information, or to discuss your problem, please contact us.

To assess your strategic technological requirements, see our Technology Management services.

• NEW! Working group on permeation of plastic water pipes in hydrocarbon-contaiminated soils
• NEW! A Pipe Dream? While concern grows about securing the water we need for the future, our pipeline and sewer infrastructure is decaying at an alarming rate. SurgeNet has published a paper on the problem, and BHR Group is looking for companies interested in joining collaborative projects. Contact us if you would like to work with us.

Examples of Past Research Projects

Multiphase Flow and Pipe Wear

• Multiphase Flow in Pipelines and Equipment collaborative project (MPE) which developed new or modified multiphase flow prediction methods for flow regime, pressure drop, hold up, etc.
• An experimental programme to improve flow pattern and dynamic loading predictions on catenary and s-shaped risers, bends and pipes due to slugging (in particular severe slugging) and ways to mitigate unacceptable operating conditions.
• A pipe wear programme to characterise different wear mechanisms and solids concentrations, and also to determine the performance of internal pipe coatings for wear resistance.

Pigging Technology and Operations

• Pigging Technology Programme which involved experiments and the development of analytical prediction tools for the design and selection of pipeline pigging and the operation of pigging systems.
• Improving pig design and operation for the removal of waxes, liquids and solids
• Pigging through complex pipe geometries, wye pieces and multi-diameter lines
• Pre-inspection cleaning programmes
• Pigging of flexible pipes and risers
• Pig dynamics and wear behaviour in gas pipes
• Affect of disc wear on pig functionality over long distances