SwRI to Host Inaugural International Multiphase Flow Separation Symposium
IMFS2 will focus on key separation issues
facing the oil and gas industry
SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Southwest Research Institute is bringing together oil and gas industry
experts for the International Multiphase Flow Separation Symposium (IMFS2),
to be held April 25-26, 2018, at SwRI’s headquarters in San Antonio.
Multiphase flow is the simultaneous flow of materials with different
states or phases (gas, liquid or solid). Separating fluid mixtures into
streams of oil, gas and water is an essential process in the oil and gas
industry.
The industry is innovating rapidly to meet the demand for separation
technology that cost-effectively and efficiently separates the
constituents of multiphase flow streams. New advancements, driven in
part by oil prices and onshore energy production trends, are creating
the demand for training to keep pace with evolving technology, standards
and specifications.
“This is the first time a symposium of this type is being offered,” said
Dr. Flavia Viana, manager of the Multiphase Flow and Flow Assurance
Section in SwRI’s Mechanical Engineering Division. “There is a real need
to unite operators, contractors, equipment manufacturers and researchers
to discuss discrepancies between current design practices, real-world
data and field experience.”
The two-day symposium will focus on new and innovative separation
technologies, improving standards and specifications, flow assurance
issues affecting phase separation, effective diagnostic tools and better
design guidelines for protecting compression equipment.
Each session of the symposium will include a summary of key points and a
Q&A period to enhance the learning, understanding and exchange of ideas
among participants. A key goal is to provide participants with valuable
information that can be applied in their daily jobs.
Registration is $500 per person prior to March 1, $575 per person from
March 1-31 and $650 per person after March 31. For more information,
visit http://imfs2.swri.org.
Contacts
Southwest Research Institute
Deborah S. Deffenbaugh, 210-522-2046
[email protected]
