Drilling

• Drill head design
• Drilling fluids
• Horizontal wells

• Reliable cutting operations in harsh environments
• Rapid product development cycle
• Efficiency of cuttings removal is critical to maximize rate of penetration (ROP)
• Nozzle design plays a major role in cuttings removal
• Measurements and model visualizations are difficult and expensive

• Analysis of drill bit and inner row interaction effectiveness
• Detailed information for the flow field and shear rate characteristics, indicating effective drilling mud removal
• Optimization
  • Cone cleaning, bottom hole cleaning
  • Cuttings evacuation
• Erosion prediction
• Understanding of cutting stresses
• Ability to design for torque related mechanical stresses

Cementing/Mudflow in Casings

• Complex flow of non-Newtonian fluid in eccentric gaps
• Applications are common in directional drilling, cement jobs, and wellbore completion
• Cutting accumulations in narrow gaps
• Inconsistent cementing in casing

• Detailed mapping of fluid including cutting, drilling fluid through the gap
• Understanding the effect eccentricity and fluid viscosity
• Evaluation of flow through casing for completion, cement job
• Study of bore holing

Offshore StructuresWind and Wave Loading

• Structural safety for different wave and wind loading
• Effect of wind direction and the associated forces
• Fire and gas dispersion

• Detailed mapping of wind loads on all elements of the structure
• Ability to study the effect of under water waves
• Fluid-induced motion (FIM) studies
• Studies which can account for extreme loads due to storms, including the effect of wind headings
• Enhanced understanding of the forces and flow details around helicopter decks
• Visual illustrations of recirculation and low flow areas for smoke and pollutant dispersion concerns

Offshore Structures and Hydrodynamics

• Multi-body hydrodynamics
• Wind/wave forces on offshore structures
• Global performance
• Moorings and DP systems
• Load transfer for structural analysis
• Fatigue and extreme condition design

• Structural integrity of floating/fixed platforms
• Multi-body linear and non-linear hydrodynamics and motion
• 3D diffraction/radiation analysis
• Frequency domain analysis
• Non-linear time-history simulation
• Analysis of coupled-line dynamics
• Code compliance
• Launch and jack-ups

Gas Dispersion

• Design for safety of operation and crew in case of fire and chemicals leak
• Account for effect of wind direction, species dispersion
• Entrainment of exhaust fumes from vessels and flares 

• Evaluate different configurations under various wind direction
• Predict best locations for crew quarters and evacuation strategies
• Placement of heli-deck
• Design and placement of flares

Environmental Pollution Dispersion

• Understand and eliminate the sources of accidental release of chemicals and pollutants
• Predict dispersion behavior of pollutants and their downstream movement under various operating conditions and wind effects
• Design equipment to the right specifications for different operations and for a broad range of applications

• Simulate pollutant dispersion and what-if conditions for
  • Pool fires
  • Accidental release
  • Cloud dispersion
• Evaluate different configuration under various wind directions
• Design equipment to standard specification for pressure and operational requirements
• Evaluate the structure and performance of stacks/chimneys

Blast Prevention

• Transport of combustible  products and cargo
• Study accident scenarios
• Design integrity for offshore vessels and platform for both structural and safety concerns

• Perform dynamic system response to accident scenarios
• Evaluate structural designs and reinforcement options for sustaining blast forces
• Understand the possible root cause of accidents
• Evaluate the extent of damage for blast impact scenarios

LNG Plant Site Selection Operation and Design

• Demand for natural gas has been growing over the last decades
• Supply points are often far removed from demand centers
• Impractical to transport in gaseous form
• Large refrigeration plants built to liquefy the gas prior to shipping
• Storage tanks and regasification plants built at end use locations
• Provide efficient air cooling
• Plant and site selection
• Plant layout to optimize air intake temperature and velocity

• The analysis and design is applicable to complex process plant used to produce LNG
• Simulation can optimize the required intake temperature margins on air cooled equipment
• Technique adds significant understanding to flow patterns and entrainment zones specifically
• Effect of wind direction on entrainment of warmer air is estimated and can be incorporated into design modification