Numerical simulation of fluid flow, proppant transport and fracture propagation in hydraulic fractures for unconventional reservoirs. (2020)
Thesis
SURI, Y. 2020. Numerical simulation of fluid flow, proppant transport and fracture propagation in hydraulic fractures for unconventional reservoirs. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

The distribution of proppant injected in hydraulic fractures significantly affects fracture-conductivity and well-performance. The proppant transport and suspension in thin fracturing fluid used in unconventional reservoirs are considerably differe... Read More about Numerical simulation of fluid flow, proppant transport and fracture propagation in hydraulic fractures for unconventional reservoirs..

An initial study of biogas upgrading to bio-methane with carbon dioxide capture using ceramic membranes. (2020)
Journal Article
OGUNLUDE, P., ABUNUMAH, O., ORAKWE, I., SHEHU, H., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and GOBINA, E. 2022. An initial study of biogas upgrading to bio-methane with carbon dioxide capture using ceramic membranes. Catalysis today [online], 388-389, pages 87-91. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2020.11.006

Supplement to the depleting energy resources and the stringent environmental laws regarding the atmospheric emissions of greenhouse gases, the development of clean and renewable sources of energy has been a great issue. Worldwide, energy usage is ste... Read More about An initial study of biogas upgrading to bio-methane with carbon dioxide capture using ceramic membranes..

Numerical investigations on the propagation of fire in a railway carriage. (2020)
Journal Article
CRAIG, M. and ASIM, T. 2020. Numerical investigations on the propagation of fire in a railway carriage. Energies [online], 13(19), article ID 4999. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13194999

In this study, advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-based numerical simulations have been performed in order to analyse fire propagation in a standard railway compartment. A Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) has been employed to mimic real world s... Read More about Numerical investigations on the propagation of fire in a railway carriage..

A strategic decision framework for a sustainable wastewater treatment and management in the oil producing region. (2020)
Journal Article
HASHIM, I.A., HAMMA-ADAMA, M. and SURENDRAN, S. 2020. A strategic decision framework for a sustainable wastewater treatment and management in the oil producing region. Civil and environmental research [online], 12(8), pages 35-61. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7176/CER/12-8-04

The study aimed to investigate how managing the growing water demand and wastewater production by treating and reclaiming Water from the Wastewater in Delta State. Mainly to carry out a comparative feasibility study and develop a decision support sys... Read More about A strategic decision framework for a sustainable wastewater treatment and management in the oil producing region..

Upgrading biogas to biomethane by use of nano-structured ceramic membranes. (2020)
Journal Article
OGUNLUDE, P., ABUNUMAH, O., ORAKWE, I., SHEHU, H., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and GOBINA, E. 2020. Upgrading biogas to biomethane by use of nano-structured ceramic membranes. Detritus [online], 12, pages 73-77. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31025/2611-4135/2020.13996

In order to meet the demands of growing economies while considering environmental implications, the use of clean and renewable sources of energy has increasingly become of interest. Biogas utilisation is a means by which these rising needs can be met... Read More about Upgrading biogas to biomethane by use of nano-structured ceramic membranes..

Sensitivity analysis applied to fuzzy inference on the value of information in the oil and gas industry. (2020)
Journal Article
VILELA, M., OLUYEMI, G. and PETROVSKI, A. 2020. Sensitivity analysis applied to fuzzy inference on the value of information in the oil and gas industry. International journal of applied decision sciences [online], 13(3), pages 344-362. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJADS.2020.10026404

Value of information is a widely accepted methodology for evaluating the need to acquire new data in the oil and gas industry. In the conventional approach to estimating the value of information, the outcomes of a project assessment relate to the dec... Read More about Sensitivity analysis applied to fuzzy inference on the value of information in the oil and gas industry..

Local multiphase flow characteristics of a severe-service control valve. (2020)
Journal Article
SINGH, D., ALIYU, A.M., CHARLTON, M., MISHRA, R., ASIM, T. and OLIVEIRA, A.C. 2020. Local multiphase flow characteristics of a severe-service control valve. Journal of petroleum science and engineering [online], 195, article ID 107557. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107557

For safety-critical industrial applications, severe-service valves are often used, and the conditions during operations can be either single phase or multiphase. The design requirements for valves handling multiphase flows can be very different to th... Read More about Local multiphase flow characteristics of a severe-service control valve..

Effect of fracture roughness on the hydrodynamics of proppant transport in hydraulic fractures. (2020)
Journal Article
SURI, Y. ISLAM, S.Z. and HOSSAIN, M. 2020. Effect of fracture roughness on the hydrodynamics of proppant transport in hydraulic fractures. Journal of natural gas science and engineering [online], 80, article ID 103401. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2020.103401

The effect of fracture roughness is investigated on proppant transport in hydraulic fractures using Joint Roughness Coefficient and a three-dimensional multiphase modelling approach. The equations governing the proppant transport physics in the fract... Read More about Effect of fracture roughness on the hydrodynamics of proppant transport in hydraulic fractures..

Proppant transport in dynamically propagating hydraulic fractures using CFD-XFEM approach. [Dataset] (2020)
Dataset
ISLAM, S., HOSSAIN, M. and SURI, Y. 2020. Proppant transport in dynamically propagating hydraulic fractures using CFD-XFEM approach. [Dataset]. Hosted on Mendeley Data [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17632/sdzxzd9krm.1

The aim of this research was to find a dynamic and integrated numerical model that uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique to model the fluid flow with proppant transport and Extended finite element method (XFEM) to model the fracture propa... Read More about Proppant transport in dynamically propagating hydraulic fractures using CFD-XFEM approach. [Dataset].

Proppant transport in dynamically propagating hydraulic fractures using CFD-XFEM approach. (2020)
Journal Article
SURI, Y., ISLAM, S.Z. and HOSSAIN, M. 2020. Proppant transport in dynamically propagating hydraulic fractures using CFD-XFEM approach. International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences [online], 131, article ID 104356. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2020.104356

Numerically modelling the fluid flow with proppant transport and fracture propagation together are one of the significant technical challenges in hydraulic fracturing of unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs. The existing models either model the prop... Read More about Proppant transport in dynamically propagating hydraulic fractures using CFD-XFEM approach..

MUCO-DIS: a new AFM-based nanoscale dissolution technique. (2020)
Journal Article
GHORI, M.U., NIRWAN, J.S., ASIM, T., CHAHID, Y., FARHAJ, S., KHIZER, Z., TIMMINS, P. and CONWAY, B.R. 2020. MUCO-DIS: a new AFM-based nanoscale dissolution technique. AAPS PharmSciTech [online], 21(5), article ID 142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1208/s12249-020-01697-x

Mucoadhesion-based drug delivery systems have recently gained interest because of their bio-adhesion capability, which results in enhanced residence time leading to prolonged duration of action with the mucosal surface, potentially improving complian... Read More about MUCO-DIS: a new AFM-based nanoscale dissolution technique..

Numerical modelling of proppant transport in hydraulic fractures. (2020)
Journal Article
SURI, Y., ISLAM, S.Z. and HOSSAIN, M. 2020. Numerical modelling of proppant transport in hydraulic fractures. Fluid dynamics and materials processing [online], 16(2), pages 297-337. Available from: https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2020.08421

The distribution of proppant injected in hydraulic fractures significantly affects the fracture conductivity and well performance. The proppant transport in thin fracturing fluid used during hydraulic fracturing in the unconventional reservoirs is co... Read More about Numerical modelling of proppant transport in hydraulic fractures..

Numerical fluid flow modelling in multiple fractured porous reservoirs. (2020)
Journal Article
SURI, Y., ISLAM, S.Z., STEPHEN, K., DONALD, C., THOMPSON, M., DROUBI, M.G. and HOSSAIN, M. 2020. Numerical fluid flow modelling in multiple fractured porous reservoirs. Fluid dynamics and materials processing [online], 16(2), pages 245-266. Available from: https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2020.06505

This paper compares the fluid flow phenomena occurring within a fractured reservoir for three different fracture models using computational fluid dynamics. The effect of the fracture-matrix interface condition is studied on the pressure and velocity... Read More about Numerical fluid flow modelling in multiple fractured porous reservoirs..

CFD modelling of flow-induced vibration under multiphase flow regimes. (2020)
Thesis
ASIEGBU, N.M. 2020. CFD modelling of flow-induced vibration under multiphase flow regimes. Robert Gordon University [online], PhD thesis. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

Internal multiphase flow-induced vibration (MFIV) in pipe bends poses serious problems in oil and gas, nuclear and chemical flow systems. The problems include: high amplitude displacement of the pipe structure due to resonance; fatigue failure due to... Read More about CFD modelling of flow-induced vibration under multiphase flow regimes..

Quantification of additive manufacturing induced variations in the global and local performance characteristics of a complex multi-stage control valve trim. (2020)
Journal Article
SINGH, D., CHARLTON, M., ASIM, T., MISHRA, R., TOWNSEND, A. and BLUNT, L. 2020. Quantification of additive manufacturing induced variations in the global and local performance characteristics of a complex multi-stage control valve trim. Journal of petroleum science and engineering [online], 190, article ID 107053. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107053

Control valves that are used in severe service applications have trim cages that are geometrically quite complex. Most of these trims are manufactured using traditional manufacturing methods which are expensive and time-consuming. In order to reduce... Read More about Quantification of additive manufacturing induced variations in the global and local performance characteristics of a complex multi-stage control valve trim..

Theoretical and experimental investigations on the combustion characteristics of three components mixed municipal solid waste. (2020)
Journal Article
LIU, X., ASIM, T., ZHU, G. and MISHRA, R. 2020. Theoretical and experimental investigations on the combustion characteristics of three components mixed municipal solid waste. Fuel [online], 267, article ID 117183. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117183

The combustion characteristics of Mixed Municipal Solid Waste (MMSW) play a vital role in dictating the efficiency of the incineration process. At present, few studies on combustion characteristics of three components MMSW and the establishment of co... Read More about Theoretical and experimental investigations on the combustion characteristics of three components mixed municipal solid waste..