Institute of Multiphase Flows

Experimental study of multiphase flows under extreme environmental conditions in combination to the oil spill 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, C-IMAGE

• Description of the fluid pathways of a deep-sea blowout: From multiphase petroleum jet to a rising plume, to bubbles and drops
• Description of methane hydrate formation
• Determination of the bubble and drop size distribution with endoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
• Determination of the physical properties and the composition of the multiphase mixture

This project is sponsored by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI). Project partners are:

• University of South Florida – College of Marine Science, Lead Institution
• University of Miami – Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Integrated hydrodynamic and oil fate modeling
• University of Calgary – HMW environmental exposure, partitioning
• Texas A&M University – Near-field modeling
• TUHH – Institute for Product Development and Mechanical Engineering Design, completion and application of pressure tools
• TUHH – Institute for Technical Biocatalysis, biological degradation