Avila Multiphase Flow Consulting
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Impact from early project design, troubleshooting and technical training
Consulting Services
Assessments on Multiphase Flow, Separation and Wind turbines spacing
Assessments Purpose
From separator’s inlet piping optimization to challenging the Separator’s Basis of Design (improved separator design, internals selection), different Multiphase Flow studies can be conducted to make quick decisions and improve the scope of flow assurance studies. Separation issues can often be mitigated by properly identifying issues around the separator inlet piping design.
Expertise in Wind Energy (wind farm spacing, analysis of wake region, wind/blades interactions).
We can solve problems that others deem impossible!
Technical Training
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knowledge sharing
Training from “Introduction” to “Modeling and Applications” level in different topics including Multiphase Flow and Applications, Multiphase Flow Conditioning, Flow Assurance, Subsea Processing,
In-line Water Separation,
Compact/Cyclonic Separation,
Oil / Water separation characterization,
Wind turbines spacing
and more
(English and Spanish)
Specialized software development
modeling tools needed to support field applications
Enable engineers by providing them with customized tools to improve their efficiency.Â
Screening tools for recurring Multiphase Flow and Separation issues.Â
Optimize scope of Multiphase Flow studies.Â
Tackle technology gap between models developed at universities and modeling tools needed to support field applications
Multiphase Flow Conditioning (MFC)
We can disable a separator by wrongly designing its upstream piping!
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žMultiphase Flow Conditioning typically exists at the intersection of pipeline flow assurance and 1st stage processing and addresses a multitude of issues that are often not considered by Flow Assurance & Process expertise (Avila, 2015)
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Our Mission is to fill the gap in the industry in the Multiphase Flow Conditioning area and the costs associated by not considering it in Facilities Design and Operating Strategies
Slug flow experiments. Mohammadikharkeshi (2018)
Carlos Avila
Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering, University of Tulsa. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela. Subject matter expert on Multiphase Flow, Multiphase Flow Conditioning, Gas/Liquid and Liquid/Liquid separation and Compact separation (20+ years of experience in the area). Experience in Flow Assurance from design to operations support. Multiphase Flow and Droplet size prediction expertise for Separation and Flow Assurance applications. Research & Development (R&D) program manager delivering results and accelerated technology deployments. Enthusiastic while mentoring on different topics including Multiphase Flow and GLCC (Gas-Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone) separator to engineers, interns and university students. Experience in GLCC separator from design to operation support. Interests in Computational fluid dynamics and Multiphase Flow Metering. Dr. Avila holds multiple patents and has authored and co-authored over 25 publications. In 2021, Dr. Avila created “Avila Multiphase Flow Consulting, LLC” to provide Training and Technical services in the Multiphase Flow Conditioning area for the Oil & Gas Industry.
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