We provide world leading expertise within multiphase technology and a wide range of excellent experimental facilities for R&D applications as well as testing and verification of equipment and technologies required for the energy transition. The laboratory is associated to the Process Technology Department. The laboratory has also generic infrastructure to be used for new pilots
R&D areas and expertise
Low emission oil and gas production:
- Flow assurance and multiphase transport – the successful transport of produced fluids from the reservoir to the final processing facility
- Technology validation and development:
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- Experimental tests for downhole, subsea and topside equipment and tools.
- Development of the multiphase flow simulator LedaFlow
- Development of production strategies methodologies to reduce the energy requirements, CO2 emissions, while addressing load and energy flexibility
- The laboratory has one of the largest, high-quality multiphase flow databases at industrial scale in the world.
CCS
- Development of flow models for CO2 transport and injection
- Testing of subsea membranes for gas separation
- Hydrate-based gas separation technologies
Energy storage and transport
- Phase change materials
- Development of concepts for energy storage and transport
Hydrogen
- Experiments and modelling strategies for optimal gas-liquid distribution in manifold systems for large-scale electrochemical production of H2
- Flow and thermodynamic challenges related to H2 injection in natural gas grids
- Hydrate-based gas separation and storage technologies
Wind
Why to choose us?
We have more than 30 year experience in professional testing and experimental work
We have an infrastructure able to:
- Handle equipment in a broad range of sizes up to full industrial scale
- Handle Ex requirements
- We have a near-perfect HSE (HMS) record
