• Barents Sea Oil and Gas 2025: Three Scenarios 

      Øverland, Indra; Bambulyak, Alexei; Bourmistrov, Anatoli; Gudmestad, Ove Tobias; Mellemvik, Frode; Zolotukhin, Anatoly (Chapter, 2015)
      What are some of the possible futures for Barents Sea oil and gas? This chapter draws upon the key trends and issues covered by the book’s thematic chapters and presents three scenarios on the prospects for Norwegian–Russian ...
    • Baseline design of a subsea shuttle tanker system for liquid carbon dioxide transportation 

      Ma, Yucong; Xing, Yihan; Ong, Muk Chen; Hemmingsen, Tor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10)
      This paper presents the baseline design of a 34,000-tonne subsea shuttle tanker (SST). The SST is proposed as an alternative to subsea pipelines and surface tankers for the transportation of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) ...
    • Bed packing configuration and hot-spot utilization for low-temperature CO2 methanation on monolithic reactor 

      Huynh, Huong Lan; Tucho, Wakshum Mekonnen; Shen, Qi; Yu, Zhixin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The revival of CO2 methanation (Sabatier reaction) as part of the large-scale Power-to-Gas technology has stimulated the development of novel reactor concepts for better heat management due to its exothermic nature. The ...
    • Bending capacity of multi-layered FRP pipelines during offshore installation 

      Pavlou, Dimitrios (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The Fiber Reinforced Polymeric (FRP) pipelines have higher strength than steel, and excellent fatigue behavior and corrosion resistance. Because of their superior performance in mechanical loads and corrosive environment, ...
    • Bending-induced local buckling during offshore installation of multi-layered FRP pipelines 

      Pavlou, Dimitrios; Adasooriya, Mudiyan Nirosha Damayanthi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the last two decades FRP pipelines have attracted the attention of the oil industry because of their high strength, excellent fatigue performance and low specific weight. On the other hand, the final cost of installation ...
    • Bio-inspired design trends for sustainable energy structures 

      Regassa, Yohannes; Dabasa, T.; Amare, G.; Lemu, Hirpa G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Researchers and engineers are constantly looking to nature for design inspiration as they work to create novel and effective energy conversion structures. Engineers are developing durable and resilient materials to survive ...
    • Bridge buffeting by skew winds: A quasi-steady case study 

      Wang, Jungao; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Øiseth, Ole Andre; Snæbjørnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The buffeting response of a 5000-m-long curved floating bridge is investigated for different mean wind directions, with emphasis on the wind load formulations and use of experimental data. Wind tunnel tests, with a section ...
    • Bridge buffeting by skew winds: A revised theory 

      Morais da Costa, Bernardo; Wang, Jungao; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Øiseth, Ole Andre; Snæbjørnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)
      An improved bridge buffeting theory is established with an emphasis on skew wind directions, for both turbulence- and motion-dependent forces. It provides simplifications and generalizations of previously established ...
    • Bruk av nettbrett til digitale innleveringer i fag med matematisk notasjon 

      Giljarhus, Knut Erik Teigen; Mikkelsen, Ove Kjetil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      MNT-fag har utstrakt bruk av matematisk notasjon og diagrammer. For øvingsoppgaver og eksamen i disse fagene blir det fortsatt overveiende brukt penn og papir. Samtidig er det et økende fokus på digitalisering. Digitale ...
    • Buckling capacity of simulated patch corroded tubular columns – laboratory tests 

      Vo, Tri Minh; Hestholm, Kristoffer; Ersdal, Gerhard; Oma, Narve; Sivertsvik, Matias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      This paper presents the experimental test results for the buckling capacity of tubular columns exposed to simulated unsymmetrical patch corrosion damage. These tests were performed to investigate how the results of these ...
    • Burst strength analysis of composite overwrapped pressure vessel using finite element method 

      Regassa, Yohannes; Lemu, Hirpa G.; Sirhabizu, Belete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The purpose of this numerical study was to investigate the burst performance of a type III composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) using finite element methods. An Aluminum overwrapped composites pressure vessel was ...
    • Capacity of Concrete Structures with Corroded Reinforcement and Prestressing Tendons 

      Sigvaldsen, Marie; Ersdal, Gerhard; Markeset, Gro; Samarakoon, Mudiyansele Samindi Manjula K; Langeteig, Magne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The main degradation mechanism for concrete structures is corrosion of the reinforcement and prestressing tendons. Management of structures with such degradation requires detailed understanding of their remaining strength ...
    • Cascade analysis of a floating wind turbine rotor 

      Eliassen, Lene; Jakobsen, Jasna B.; Knauer, Andreas; Nielsen, Finn Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Mounting a wind turbine on a floating foundation introduces more complexity to the aerodynamic loading. The floater motion contains a wide range of frequencies. To study some of the basic dynamic load effect on the ...
    • A case study of offshore wind turbine positioning optimization methodology using a novel multi-stage approach 

      Xu, Xiaosen; Du, Lin; Zhang, Zhongyu; Gu, Jiayang; Xing, Yihan; Gaidai, Oleg; Dou, Peng (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This investigation maximize the annual energy production (AEP) of a wind farm’s layout at a specific site using a novel multi-stage approach. The downstream wind turbines’ energy production decreases due to the reduced ...
    • A Case Study on Topology Optimized Design for Additive Manufacturing 

      Gebisa, Aboma Wagari; Lemu, Hirpa G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)
      Topology optimization is an optimization method that employs mathematical tools to optimize material distribution in a part to be designed. Earlier developments of topology optimization considered conventional manufacturing ...
    • Case study on topology optimized design for additive manufacturing 

      Lemu, Hirpa G.; Aliyi, A.M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10)
      Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as rapid prototyping, rapid manufacturing, layer manufacturing and three-dimensional printing, represents one of the most promising aspects of manufacturing for highly complex ...
    • A case study on use of 3D scanning for reverse engineering and quality control 

      Lemu, Hirpa Gelgele; Helle, Robin H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)
      Reverse engineering is needed to acquire knowledge of design that is lost, obsolete or withheld. Techniques have evolved from manual measurements, to utilizing the possibilities that lie within 3D scanning technologies. ...
    • CFD investigation of blind-tee effects on flow mixing mechanism in subsea pipelines 

      Han, Fenghui; Liu, Yuxiang; Ong, Muk Chen; Yin, Guang; Li, Wenhua; Wang, Zhe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Blind tees are widely used in subsea pipelines to enhance the mixing conditions of oil and gas products, but their structural design still relies on experience. In this paper, a series of numerical investigations have been ...
    • CFD Investigation on Hydrodynamic Resistance of a Novel Subsea Shuttle Tanker 

      Xing, Yihan; Janocha, Marek Jan; Yin, Guang; Ong, Muk Chen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12)
      The Subsea Shuttle Tanker (SST) was proposed by Equinor as an alternative to subsea pipelines and surface tankers for the transportation of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) from existing offshore/land facilities to marginal ...
    • CFD investigation on scour beneath different configurations of piggyback pipelines under steady current flow 

      Fraga, Vinicius Serta; Yin, Guang; Ong, Muk Chen; Myrhaug, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Scour beneath piggyback pipelines laid on a sandy seabed is numerically investigated by solving two-dimensional (2D) Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) equations. The fluid flow and the sediment transport are ...