Dr. Graham Saville M.A., D.Phil
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 5590
Fax: +44 (0)20 7594 5590
Email: g.saville@imperial.ac.uk
Office: ACE Building, room 311A
Biography
| Date |
Role |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Senior Research Fellow
|
| 1999-2000 | Deputy Head of Department,
Chemical Engineering Department, Imperial College London. |
| 1996-2000 | Director of Finance,
Chemical Engineering Department, Imperial College London. |
| 1995- | Reader in Thermodynamics,
Chemical Engineering Department, Imperial College London. |
| 1981-1995 | Senior Lecturer, Chemical
Engineering Department, Imperial College London. |
1965-1981 |
Lecturer, Chemical
Engineering Department, Imperial College London. |
| 1963-1965 | Research Fellow, Chemical
Engineering Department, Imperial College London |
| 1961-1963 | NSF Research Fellow,
Chemistry Department, University of Minnesota, USA |
| 1958-1963 | British Oxygen Research
Fellow, Chemistry Department, University of Oxford; D.Phil. on Thermodynamics
of cryogenic liquid mixtures |
Research Interests
My research interests are centered around the thermodynamics of hydrocarbon systems. Offshore production of oil and gas involves handling these fluids at high pressures and, increasingly, at higher temperatures. Under these conditions, the phase behaviour of the fluids is often unknown. Research is therefore being conducted to measure this behaviour experimentally and also to develop methods of prediction based on molecular principles.
A related issue is the safe operation of such high pressure plant and in particular the safe depressurisation of such plant either in emergency or normal operating circumstances. In conjunction with my colleague Stephen Richardson, I am conducting both experimental and theoretical research into these matters. One output of this work is a fully validated computer program called BLOWDOWN which simultaneously solves the thermodynamic, fluid mechanic and heat transfer aspects of the depressurisation process.
[up]Selected Research Projects
- "Non-equilibrium Thermodynamic Effects in Transient Flowing
Hydrocarbon Systems" in collaboration with Prof. S.M.
Richardson and Mr. S.A. Fisher download
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- "2-phase releases" in collaboration with
Prof. S.M. Richardson download
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- "Liquid-Vapour Equilibrium at high pressures and temperatures" in collaboration with Prof. W.A. Wakeham
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Selected Publications
- L. Cusco, S.E. McBain, G. Saville, "A flow calorimeter for the measurement of the isothermal Joule-Thomson coefficient of gases at elevated temperatures and pressures", J. Chem. Thermodynamics, 27, 721 (1995)
- S.M. Richardson, G. Saville, "Blowdown of LPG pipelines", Trans. I. Chem. E, 74B, 245 (1996)
- M.J. Cebola, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham, "Vapor-liquid equilibrium in the ternary system methane-n-hexane-n-tetradecane", Fluid Phase Equil, 150, 703 (1998)
- M.J. Cebola, G. Saville, W.A. Wakeham, "V.L.E. measurements at high pressures and high temperatures on (methane + n-hexane)", J. Chem. Thermodynamics, 32, 1265 (2000)
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[up]Teaching activities
None
[up]Links
MFS Multiphase Fluid Systems Programme