Development of a 3D Design and Visualization Tool for Offshore Oil And Gas Pipeline

加拿大近海石油和天然气储量对加拿大的未来具有关键的经济和战略重要性。 加拿大近海石油和天然气储量丰富。从战略角度来看，加拿大 应该能够有效地运输和利用这种资源。目前的多相管道设计是 由于流量保证，它们满足未来供应的目标运输需求的能力有限 海上条件的挑战。拟议的合作努力将作为一个宝贵的工具， 开发下一代管道运输工艺。该项目的目标是开发一个 更好地理解海上多相流水合物和段塞流现象的机理 通过详细的实验研究和计算流体动力学（CFD）模拟，对管道进行了研究。 这种模拟能力将与GRi模拟的油田开发软件集成。这将创建 这是一种创新的工具，使海上石油和天然气行业能够在以下方面实现更高的效率和安全性： 水下设计数值模拟将在纪念的多相实验结果进行验证 流动回路提高多相管道输送过程的效率将减少流动的影响 海底石油和天然气生产和加工设施的保证问题。开发的知识库 该项目将对改善石油和天然气运输具有重要意义， 广泛的其他应用。

Canadian offshore oil and gas reserves are of critical, economic and strategic importance to Canada's future. Offshore oil and gas reserves are abundant in Canada. From a strategic standpoint, it is important that Canada should be capable of efficient transportation and use of this resource. Current multiphase pipeline designs are limited in their ability to meet the targeted transport demand for future supplies due to flow assurance challenges in offshore conditions. The proposed collaborative effort will serve as a valuable tool in the development of future generation pipeline transport processes. The objective of this project is to develop a better understanding of the mechanics of multiphase flow hydrate and slugging phenomena in offshore pipelines through detailed experimental investigations and Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulations. This simulation capability will be integrated with GRi simulations' field development software. This will create an innovative tool that allows the offshore oil and gas industry to achieve greater efficiency and safety in subsea design. Numerical simulations will be validated with experimental findings at Memorial's multiphase flow loop. Improving the efficiency of the multiphase pipeline transport process will reduce the impact of flow assurance problems in subsea oil and gas production and processing facilities. The knowledge base developed in this project will be significant in making improvements to oil and gas transport and it will also be of value to a wide range of other applications.