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

加拿大海上石油和天然气储量对加拿大的未来具有至关重要的经济和战略意义。 加拿大近海油气储量丰富。从战略的角度来看，重要的是加拿大 应该能够有效地运输和使用这种资源。目前的多相管道设计有 由于流量保证，他们满足未来供应的目标运输需求的能力有限 在近海条件下的挑战。拟议的协作努力将成为 开发下一代管道运输工艺。这个项目的目标是开发一种 更好地理解近海多相流水合物的力学和段塞流现象 通过详细的实验研究和计算流体动力学(CFD)模拟。 这种模拟能力将与GRI模拟的现场开发软件集成在一起。这将创建 一种创新工具，使近海石油和天然气行业在 水下设计。数值模拟将与纪念碑多阶段的实验结果进行验证 流动环路。提高多相管道输送过程的效率将减少流量的影响 海底油气生产和加工设施的保证问题。已开发的知识库 该项目的实施将对改善石油和天然气的运输状况具有重要意义，对 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.