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I'm a PhD student at Imperial College, in the Department of Chemical Engineering. I work for the WASP consortium, researching multiphase flows in hydrocarbon systems, using the high-pressure WASP rig for the experimental work, and a wheezing old PC for the computational modelling. 

In case you were wondering, just because I'm "an engineer", I won't necessarily be able to weld up the rusty sills on your old transit. Even though I occasionally lay claim to knowing a little about fluid flow, I'm probably not the best person to fix that leaking stopcock under your kitchen sink. 

Although I will of course have a go, if you like.

1-D slug flow modelling

blah blah blah, funky new object-oriented algorithm, blah blah, realistic predictions of slug flow without recourse to a slug initiation routine, blah blah blah. (I'll put something up here soon, honest).

3-D slug modelling

blah blah, CFD, blah blah, novel method for simulating liquid pickup at the front of a slug, blah blah, reasonable prediction of Fagundes Netto (1998) data.

(Patience please while the animation downloads)
 

Drag Reduction in multiphase flows

blah blah, Drag Reduction Additives, blah blah, slippery fish, link to Jepson et al. site in Ohio, blah blah blah, PDF file of the DR paper...

Manfield, P.D., Lawrence, C.J. & Hewitt G.F. (1999) "Drag reduction with additives in multiphase flows", Multiphase Science & Technology, 11, pp 201-240. 

Experimental work: terrain effects in multiphase flows

blah blah, "V" and inverted "V" studies, gas-liquid flows in undulating terrain, blah blah, WASP rig, dip slugging, source/sink effects at a dip, slug death in a downward-sloping pipeline, 1-D modelling attempts, blah blah, WASP rig, schematic, pictures, grease monkeying, blah blah blah.