Current Subsea Research Projects
Current ongoing projects include:
Deep water pipeline connections: coatings solutions
A team, led by Dr Huirong Le from Mechanical Engineering in the university's School of Engineering, Physics, and Mathematics, have been awarded two KTP grants and another one pending in collaboration with oil engineering and manufacturing companies in the Region to research ways to optimize design and materials for offshore pipeline and equipment. The combined value is approximately £420,000.
Drilling deeper increases the need for more robust and universal piping. The team will examine the tribology in threaded connections which are critical to pipeline integrity in ultra-deepwater wells.
They are also investigating advanced coatings to allow operations in extreme temperature or contaminated conditions. The coating will have to withstand decomposition both in harsh corrosive environments, and while in storage for long periods.
PhD Studentships
- Modelling of Large Soil Strain Motions in Pipeline/Seabed Interactons Dr Ana Ivanovic & Giorgio Giuliani (PhD student), University of Aberdeen
- Modelling and Analysis of Vortex-induced vibrations of slender marine structures Dr Ekaterina Pavlovskaia & Neil Gregge (Phd student), University of Aberdeen
- Corrosion Strategies for Ultra-Deep water structures Dr Neill Renton & Adedayo Olowe (PhD student), University of Aberdeen
- Integrated real time optimisation of multiphase solids transport in subsea tiebacks Prof Babs Oyeneyin, Robert Gordon University
- Scale and corrosion inhibitors performance in sand producing reservoirs Dr Gbenga Oluyemi & Shahriar Mahmud (PhD Student), Robert Gordon University
Industry-funded research projects
- Underwater Cutting Systems Dr Richard Neilson & team, University of Aberdeen
- Acoustic data communication, positioning & control for a tetherless micro-ROV Dr Jeff Neasham, Prof Bayan Sharif & Dr Charalampos Tsimenidis, Newcastle University
- Development of a novel and innovative multiphase flow meter for in line measurement of oil and gas flow Professor Babs Oyeneyin, Robert Gordon University
Public sector funded research projects
- Bidirectional Power Converter Dr Dragan Jovcic, University of Aberdeen
- Development of DC transformer and fault current limiter for high-power DC networks Dr Dragan Jovcic, University of Aberdeen
- Development of underwater micro-nodes for ad-hoc wireless sensor networks. Dr Jeff Neasham, Prof Bayan Sharif & Dr Charalamos Tsimenidis, Newcastle University
- Development of low-cost diver tracking and communication system. Dr Jeff Neasham, Prof Bayan Sharif & Dr Charalampos Tsimenidis, Newcastle University
- Smart Tools for Intelligent sand Management Prof Babs Oyeneyin, Robert Gordon University
- Mechanisms of Scale Inhibition Prof Russell Howe, University of Aberdeen
Further details on any project can be provided on request.