One of the major problems with process equipment/systems set up in Nigeria is the lack of sustained productivity, arising from the basic inappropriateness of such equipment/system to the technological level of the country. ...

Sand transport in hilly terrain geometry is different and complex to understand compared to horizontal pipeline, due to the influence of the geometry that greatly affect multiphase flow and sand behaviour at the dip. The ...

Diminishing reserves of “conventional” light crude oil, increased production costs amidst increased world energy demand over the last decade has spurred industrial interest in the production of the significantly and more ...

The orifice meter is still commonly used for natural gas measurement despite its many limitations. Considerable efforts in recent years have resulted in improved knowledge of factors such as installation effects and the ...

Multiphase flows occurring in pipelines with a serpentine configuration is an important phenomenon, which can be encountered in heat exchangers used in a variety of industrial processes. More specifically, in many industrial ...

The oil and gas industry’s goal of developing high performing multiphase flow metering systems capable of reducing costs in the exploitation of marginal oil and gas reserves, especially in remote environments, cannot be ...

A novel design axial flow cyclonic separator called I-SEP was tested with an extensive set of experiments using air-water two phase flow mixture at atmospheric pressure. These experiments provided valuable data on the ...

A review was carried out which revealed that no simple mathematical model was available which could be used to predict the performance of a centrifugal pump when it is operating under two phase flow conditions. Experimental ...

The oil and gas industry need for high performing and low cost multiphase meters is ever more justified given the rapid depletion of conventional oil reserves. This has led oil companies to develop smaller/marginal fields ...

Process gas temperature profile and steam-to-hydrocarbon ratio in the feed have important impact on product yields and coking rate in tubular reactors for naphtha cracking. This study is to evaluate these effects ...