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| Reference Number | EP/E021468/1 | |
| Title | Interfacial behaviour in stratified and stratifying annular flows | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Not Energy Related 85%; Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Enhanced oil and gas production) 15%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 75%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 25%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr PDM (Peter ) Spelt No email address given Chemical Engineering Imperial College London |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 19 April 2007 | |
| End Date | 18 August 2010 | |
| Duration | 40 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £424,291 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Chemicals; Manufacturing | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | NC : Engineering | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr PDM (Peter ) Spelt , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (99.994%) |
| Other Investigator | Dr T Zaki , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) Dr R Issa , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) Professor GF Hewitt , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) Dr OK Matar , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) Professor SM Richardson , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) Professor C (Chris ) Lawrence , Institute for Energy Technology, Norway (IFE) (0.001%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Consortium of Oil Companies (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | This proposal addresses the subject of stratified flow and stratifying annular gas-liquid flows in horizontal and near-horizontal pipes. In stratified flow, the liquid phase flows in a smooth or wavy layer at the bottom of the pipe with the gas flowing above it. In stratifying annular flow there is a combination of a stratified layer at the bottom of the pipe coupled with a thin liquid film around the rest of the circumference. Such flows are immensely important in hydrocarbon recovery and inmany other applications (for instance in condensation in horizontal tubes). The overall aim of the proposed work is to develop fundamental insight into the physical processes that determine droplet entrainment in turbulent gas flow over a liquid layer in pipes and channels, through a coordinated programme of numerical simulation and supporting experiments, supplemented by an analytical effort and by assessing the ways in which the outcomes of the work may best be exploited in industrial calculation methodologies. The proposed work will be integrated with a large collaborative effort with industrial partners, on Transient Multiphase Flow and Flow Assurance (TMF4) | |
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| Added to Database | 29/05/07 | |
