Research Projects

 

 

Current projects

 

·        Imposed Transient Effect on Two-phase Slug Flow Characteristics along a Hilly-terrain Pipeline.

·        Mechanistic/empirical Model to Predict Two-phase Slug Flow Liquid Holdup in Horizontal Pipelines.

·        Improvement and Enhancement Study for Slug Tracking Model (Coordinated with University of Tulsa).

·        An Empirical Correlation to Predict Slug Frequency in Two-phase Horizontal Slug Flow Pipeline.

·        Investigation of Two-Phase Flow Behavior in a Top Elbow of a Hill Configuration of a Hilly-terrain Pipeline.

·        Investigation of Tubing Corrosion in North Kuwait Fields.

·        Optimization of Required Volumetric flow Rates for Aerated Mud Drilling.

 

Future projects

 

·        Investigation of Heavy Oil Multiphase Production.

·        Modeling two-phase flow through chokes with slippage.