Invitation to day-conference in Mechanics, Thursday 23 August, 8.45-16 at the University of Oslo

Registration to anitasm@math.uio.no (Anita Smeby) by 22/8

Topic: SUBSEA and MULTIPHASE FLOW: Practice, education and challenges

Place: Large meeting room in 12th floor. Abel's tower (Maths building at Blindern Campus)

Street address: Moltke Moes vei 35, Blindern Campus (free parking in Blindernveien and Prestegårdsveien)

Host: Mechanics Division, Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo

PROGRAM

8.45-9 Coffee, tea and fruit

9-9.10 Welcome. Professor John Grue. Research director in Hydro Porsgrunn Ruben Schulkes

9.10-10.40 Session 1. Subsea. Pratice, needs and challenges.

Lecture 1. Kjartan Berg. Flow Management Systems, Kongsberg FMC: Subsea challenges and practice (20 min)

Lecture 2. Hallgeir Melbøe, AkerKvaerner: Subsea pumping systems - intervention prediction and condition monitoring (20 min)

Lecture 3. Richard Arntzen, AkerKvaerner: CFD applied in subsea processing (20 min)

Lecture 4. J. Kristian Sveen, Flow Assurance, GE Vetco Gray: Use of CFD and lab. experiments in product design and modelling of erosion and separation prosesses (20 min)

Short discussion

10.40 Coffee, tea and fruit

11-12 Session 2. Master education in "offshore technology" in the Oslo region.

Collaboration Platform between the University of Oslo, University College of Oslo, University College of Buskerud/Kongsberg FMC. What are the candidates taught? Description and organisation of short master thesis in industrial practice. Research and education at Mechanics Division (fluid and structural mechanics) at UiO, an overview.

Lecture 5. Anders Elverhøi, Dean of Research, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, UiO: The Collaboration Platform. Master thesis in industrial practice (20 min)

Lecture 6. Karsten Trulsen, Professor, UiO: The master program in mechanics and "offshore technology" (20 min)

Lecture 7. Atle Jensen, Associate Professor, UiO: Education and Research at Mechanics Division, UiO, some highlights. (20 min)

Short discussion

12-13 Buffet lunch


13-13.40 Session 3. Computational fluid mechanics.

Need for an enhanced master education in CFD. New efforts with new Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Computing at Simula Research Laboratory, IT Fornebu.

Lecture 8. Hans Petter Langtangen, Centre leader: The research plan of the new Centre (20 min)

Lecture 9. Bjørn Anders Petterson Reif, Researcher, FFI: Turbulence physics and modelling (20 min)

Short discussion

13.40 Coffee, tea and fruit

14-15.20 Session 4. Multiphase flow. Current practice and research

New computations and measurements in Strategic Institute Program at IFE/UiO on droplets in multiphase flow. New challenges in multiphase practice. IFE has together with SINTEF got a new Centre of Excellence for Research driven Innovasion - FACE. An overview of the program and related challenges.

Lecture 10. Roar Skartlien, Researcher, IFE: Modelling of the particle suspension in turbulent pipe flow (15 min)

Lecture 11. Dave Drazen, Post doc. UiO: Time-resolved combined PIV/PTV measurements of two-phase turbulent pipe flow (15 min)

Lecture 12. Ruben Schulkes, Research director, Hydro Porsgrunn: Self-similarity and the need for subsea technology (20 min).

Lecture 13. Erik Holm, Centre leader, IFE: FACE Centre of Excellence of Innovation, IFE (20 min)

Short discussion

15.30-16 Demo in PIV-laboratory (Particle Image Velocimetry). Level below ground floor in Maths building.

16 AJOURN



Front of slug in multiphase flow measured by PIV