Introduction
In collaboration with Neotechnology Consultants of Calgary,
Canada, and Tulsa University Fluid Flow Program, the Multiphase
Conference brought together experts from across the American
Continents and Worldwide. BHR Group has been running Multiphase
conferences in Europe for almost 25 years and has seen the
Technology develop from its theoretical beginnings to its
current maturity where it now offers a practical technological
solution for many transportation problems. The developments,
which have taken place in the oil and gas industry using
multiphase solutions, have enabled the industry to improve
its production performance, extend its operations and address
previously insoluble problems. The lessons learnt, the modelling
techniques developed and the practical experiences of its
users will be of value to engineers in a range of industries
including oil and gas, process, chemicals, mining, water
and power industries.
BHR
Group's Conference has been the premier international event
providing delegates with the opportunities to discuss new
research and developments, to consider innovative solutions
and to explore technology transfer between industries. Its
technical quality makes this event an essential diary date
for all engineers concerned with any aspect of multiphase
technology.
Papers
presented at this Conference, as outlined in the contents
below, are available in a bound volume
of proceedings from Mrs Marian
Rolfe at BHR Group Limited.
FLOW
ASSURANCE
Stratified
gas-liquid-solid flow modelling - application to hydrate
slurry flow
O C Hernandez, M Volk, E Dellecase, C Sarica, J P Brill,
The University of Tulsa, USA; N D McMullen, BP America Inc,
USA
Reduced
chemical injection strategy for hydrate control of subsea
templates and spools
K Kinnari, C Labes-Carrier, Statoil ASA, Norway; E Habetinova,
E Straume, SINTEF Petroleum Research, Norway; K Hjarbo,
SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Norway
Hydrate
formation and plugging tendencies in crude oil systems
E Dellecase, J Ivanic, O Hernandez, S Duplat, J D Alaña,
M Volk, The University of Tulsa, USA; N McMullen, BP America
Inc., USA
Investigation
of single-phase paraffin deposition characteristics of a
medium-high viscosity Gulf of Mexico oil
J
D Alaña, Scandpower Petroleum Technology Inc, USA; H Hensley,
Independent Consultant, USA; C Sarica, E Dellecase, J P
Brill, M Volk, The University of Tulsa, USA
PUMPING
AND METERING
Performance
and application range of multiphase twin-screw pumps with
declining pitch
A Scharf, T Rausch, Th Vauth, G Aleksieva, D Mewes, University
of Hannover, Germany; M Reichwage, G Rohlfing, Bornemann
Pumps, Germany
Influence
of the patterns of liquid-gas flows on multiphase-pumping
of radial centrifugal pumps
D Thum, D-H Hellmann, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany;
M Sauer, Ramitek GmbH, Germany
Virtual
metering system for oil and gas fields monitoring: design,
implementation and applications
V Faluomi, E Dellarole, M Bonuccelli, L Antico, TEA Group,
Italy
PIPELINES
ESD
incident evaluation of a crude oil pipeline
I Pothof, R Lemmens, WL | Delft Hydraulics, The Netherlands;
K Pedersen, Denmark
On the
conditions for the occurrence of gravity driven two-phase
flow in pipes
J N Tilton, J A Garcia, DuPont Engineering Research and
Technology, USA
Liquid
accumulation in a rich-gas pipeline
O J Rinde, R&D Foundation Polytec, Norway; F Nygård,
L Hagasæther, K Lunde, Statoil ASA, Norway; W Postvoll,
Gassco AS, Norway
FLOW
CONTROL
Pressure
recovery of an air-water annular flow through a straight-walled
diffuser
L Brenne, T Bjørge, Statoil ASA, Norway; L E Bakken,
NTNU, Norway
Interaction
phenomena of two gas/liquid flows combing at a T-junction
V Belegratis, B J Azzopardi, University of Nottingham,
UK; Y Ladam, SINTEF Petroleum Research, Norway
DESIGN
AND MONITORING
Multiphase
design as based on production system dynamics
K Bruer, Polytec R&D Foundation, Norway; E Aarebrot,
K Lunde, Statoil ASA, Norway
Verification
of thermohydraulic conditions for a North Sea flowline
E Egner, M Nordsveen, Scandpower Petroleum Technology
AS, Norway
Advanced
warning system improves operabiity of subsea production
systems
R Gudimetla, A Carroll, F Saidi, BP America Inc, USA;
C Christiansen, K Havre, J Canon, Scandpower Petroleum Technology
Inc, USA
OIL
AND WATER
Stability
analysis of slightly-inclined stratified oil-water flow,
including the distribution coefficients and the cross-section
curvature O M H Rodriguez, University of São Paulo, Brazil;
R F Mudde, R V A Oliemans, Delft University of Technology,
The Netherlands
A model
for determining the liquid flow rates from the pressure
drop and hold-up in oil-water flows
M Hadžiabdic, R V A Oliemans, Delft University of Technology,
The Netherlands
SEPARATION
Gas-liquid
cylindrical cyclones (GLCC) assuring liquid presence ona
sub sea multiphase pumping system
C H Campen, Curtis Wright - EMD, USA; E F Caetano, C
A Capela Moraes, R da Fonseca Jr, PETROBRAS, Brazil
SLUGGING
The
use of a novel pipe device to reduce severe slugging in
pipeline-riser systems
A G Adedigba, O Badr, H Yeung, Cranfield University,
UK; R Waring, C Caro, Heliswirl Ltd, UK
Severe
slugging prediction for gas-oil-water flow in pipeline-riser
systems
C Beltrán, Scandpower Petroleum Technology Inc, USA;
C Sarica, H-Q Zang, The University of Tulsa, USA
The
importance of downstream conditions on riser behaviour
H Yeung, Y Cao, A G Adedigba, Cranfield University, UK
Separator
pressure fluctuation effect on terrain slugging in a hilly-terraintwo-phase
flow pipeline
E Al-Safran, Kuwait University, Kuwait; C Sarica, The
University of Tulsa, USA
DISPERSIONS
AND FOAMS
Prediction
of phase inversion in turbulent oil-water dispersions based
on coalescence and break-up processes
C Avila, L Gomez, R Mohan, O Shoham, University of Tulsa,
USA; G Kouba, Chevron, USA
Estimation
of foam stability properties using image processing and
artificial neural networks
H Strauss, Freiberg Univeristy of Mining and Technology,
Germany; M A Ozbayoglu,TOBB - The University of Economics
and Technology, Turkey; E M Ozbayoglu, Middle East Technical
University, Turkey
Pressure
drop measurements during phase inversion in an oil-water
flow through a horizontal pipe loop
K Piela, R Delfos, G Ooms, J Westerweel, R V A Oliemans,
R Mudde, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
SIMULATION
& MODELLING
Conservative
incompressible slug tracking model for gas-liquid flow in
a pipe
P M Ujang, C J Lawrence, G F Hewitt, Imperial College
London, UK
Transient
multiphase flows: appropriate tools depend on flows complexity
B Yudistira, Z Hatmanda, M Pramudito, A Audrey, D Lopez,
TOTAL E&P Indonésie, Indonesia
Dynamic
simulation of sand transport in pipeline
Z L Yang, H Laux, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Norway;
Y Ladam, SINTEF Petroleum Research, Norway; T Danielson,
ConocoPhillips, USA; E Leporcher, TOTAL, France; A L Martins,
PETROBRAS, Brazil
Pressure
drop in water-assisted three-phase flow of heavy oil and
gas in a vertical pipe
A C Bannwart, F F Vieira, F E Trevisan, UNICAMP, Brazil;
O M H Rodriguez, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; C H M
de Carvalho, PETROBRAS - CENPES, Brazil
AUTHOR
INDEX
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