Imperial College London

Emeritus ProfessorStephenRichardson

Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Chemical Engineering

Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering
 
 
 
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337 Roderic Hill BuildingACE ExtensionSouth Kensington Campus

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Wakeham WA, Richardson SM, 2021, The Torsional Quartz-Crystal Viscometer, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS, Vol: 42, ISSN: 0195-928X

Journal article

Tighe CJ, Maraj MP, Richardson SM, 2021, Sharing good practice in process safety teaching, Education for Chemical Engineers, Vol: 36, Pages: 73-81, ISSN: 1749-7728

The teaching of safety is one of the most important and transferrable subjects in the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum. However, whilst different institutions have a broadly similar approach to educating students in core topics such as transport processes, approaches to safety teaching are somewhat more variable. This paper describes, analyses and reflects on our approach to safety teaching. It was found that not only are the requirements for accreditation of the degree programme by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) met, but the majority of the IChemE Safety Centre’s (ISC) recommendations are also covered. Student feedback on the 3rd year Safety and Loss Prevention (S&LP) module showed that the course has been consistently well received by the students, pointing to good course structure and coherence being a significant factor. Analysis of the outcomes of the 2020 final examination for S&LP, using Bloom’s taxonomy, supported existing plans to change the mode of assessment of S&LP to a significant coursework project. Finally, plans for a future revision of the S&LP module are presented to serve as one exemplar of good practice in safety teaching, which not only meets the requirements of the accrediting body and industry, but is also enjoyed by students.

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Macchietto S, Hewitt GF, Coletti F, Crittenden BD, Dugwell DR, Galindo A, Jackson G, Kandiyoti R, Kazarian SG, Luckham PF, Matar OK, Millan-Agorio M, Muller EA, Paterson W, Pugh SJ, Richardson SM, Wilson DIet al., 2011, Fouling in Crude Oil Preheat Trains: A Systematic Solution to an Old Problem, HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING, Vol: 32, Pages: 197-215, ISSN: 0145-7632

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Jamari S, Hale CP, Hewitt G, Richardson SMet al., 2008, Studies of the slug-annular regime transition in two-phase flow in horizontal pipes, Multiphase Science and Technology, Vol: 20, Pages: 1-24, ISSN: 0276-1459

This paper discusses an investigation of the slug-annular transition in two-phase (air-water and air-oil) flow in a 78 mm internal diameter horizontal tube. The experiments were conducted at pressures of approximately 0.1 and 0.3 MPa (abs). The air and liquid superficial velocities ranged between 5.0-24.0 m/s and 0.05-0.2 m/s, respectively. The transition was investigated using visual observation (aided by video photography), evaluation of pressure drop and average holdup data, studies of slug body holdup, and axial view photography. It was concluded that the slug-annular transition occurred when the slug body holdup fell to around 30%. Using a standard holdup correlation to predict this condition led to satisfactory predictions of the transition.

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Hale CP, Hewitt GF, Hu B, Richardson SM, Wong WLet al., 2007, Gammas and X-ray tomography of liquid-liquid and gas-liquid-liquid flows, Multiphase Science and Technology, Vol: 19, Pages: 241-267, ISSN: 0276-1459

This article describes work carried out at Imperial College, London, in which a variety of gamma and X-radiography techniques were applied to the study of flows with two liquid phases (i.e., liquid-liquid two-phase flows and liquid-liquid-gas three-phase flows). Using a series of single-beam, single-energy gamma densitometers, it was possible to obtain data on the evolution of slug velocity and frequency. Using a traversing-beam, dual-energy densitometer, it was possible to obtain tomographic data on average phase distribution and (by conditional sampling) the phase distribution in the slugs. Using a triple-beam, dual-energy gamma densitometer, it was possible to obtain transient phase distribution data in the cross section, though at limited locations. Finally, complete cross-sectional distributions of the phases were obtained using a multibeam X-ray system, again in a form suitable for interpretation using a tomographic algorithm.

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Issa RI, Barbeau S, Hale CP, Odozi U, Hewitt GF, Richardson SM, Wong WLet al., 2007, Measurement and prediction of slug characteristics in three-phase flows, 13th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology, Pages: 153-169

This paper describes experimental and modelling studies of three-phase (oil-water-gas) flows in a 77.92mm diameter horizontal tube. Measurements were made of pressure gradient and of the spatial and temporal distribution of the contents of the respective phases. Phase content measurements were made using gamma- and X-ray systems capable of discriminating between the two liquid phases. Data were obtained for the time averaged liquid phase hold-ups and, by conditional sampling, the holdup in the bodies of the slugs. Data were also obtained on slug initiation and on the evolution of slug frequency along the (37m) channel. Slug evolution was found to be very different in water-continuous and oil-continuous systems. To predict the flows, the slug capturing methodology developed previously at Imperial College was extended to the prediction of gas entrainment in the liquid slugs. Here, the two-fluid model framework was retained for the three-phase flows by writing a single momentum equation for the combined liquid phases, taking account of the relative motion of the phases using a drift-flux model. Excellent agreement was obtained between the predictions and the experiments. © BHR Group 2007 Multiphase Production Technology 13.

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Richardson SM, Saville G, Fisher SA, Meredith AJ, Dix MJet al., 2006, Experimental determination of two-phase flow rates of hydrocarbons through restrictions, PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Vol: 84, Pages: 40-53, ISSN: 0957-5820

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Hale CP, Hewitt GF, Manolis IG, Mendes MA, Richardson SM, Wong WLet al., 2005, Experimental and analytical studies of gas entrainment phenomena in slug flow in horizontal and near horizontal pipes, Multiphase Science & Technology, Vol: 17, Pages: 147-168, ISSN: 0276-1459

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Saville G, Richardson SM, Barker P, 2004, Leakage in ethylene pipelines, PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Vol: 82, Pages: 61-68, ISSN: 0957-5820

Journal article

Wong WL, Richardson SM, Hewitt GF, 2004, Analysis of phase distribution in two-phase air-water slug bodies (Paper 387), 5th international conference multiphase flow, Yokohama, 2004

Conference paper

Barbosa JR, Hewitt GF, Richardson SM, 2003, High-speed visualisation of nucleate boiling in vertical annular flow, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, Vol: 46, Pages: 5153-5160, ISSN: 0017-9310

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Barbosa JR, Hewitt GF, Richardson SM, 2003, A note on the influence of droplet interchange on evaporation and condensation of multicomponent mixtures in annular flow, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, Vol: 46, Pages: 2505-2509, ISSN: 0017-9310

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Falcone G, Hewitt GF, Lao L, Richardson SMet al., 2003, Anumet: A Novel Wet Gas Flowmeter, Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Pages: 4001-4012

Wet gas metering is rapidly establishing itself as a special problem area within the more general area of multiphase flow metering. In fact, while attempts are being made across the Oil and Gas Industry to define the boundaries between humid gas, gas-condensate and high GVF (gas volume fraction) multiphase systems, a few commercial wet gas meters are already available for specific field applications. A major interest of Imperial College has been the development of metering schemes for three-phase (oil-gas-water) flows in oil-field production systems. Imperial College has already developed a flow meter (MIXMETER)1, which performs satisfactorily in the range of gas volume fractions of 0 to 90%. Imperial College has therefore been recently developing a new concept (ANUMET), which shows some promise for measuring two-phase flows at much higher gas volume fractions. The technical description of the ANUMET wet gas meter is outlined in this paper. Preliminary experiments on this new metering concept have been carried out with air-water flows in a 32 mm diameter tube in the LOTUS (LongTUbeSystem) facility at Imperial College. Encouraging results have been obtained and they are presented here.

Journal article

Choudhury TH, Duggan NK, Hu B, Richardson SM, Hewitt GFet al., 2003, Experimental studies of heat transfer in a tube bundle model (Paper TR2a), Proceedings of 8th UK national heat transfer conference, Oxford, 2003

Conference paper

Falcone G, Hewitt GF, Lao L, Richardson SMet al., 2003, ANUMET: a novel wet gas flowmeter (Paper SPE 84504), Proceedings of SPE annual technical conference, Denver, 2003

Conference paper

Barbosa JR, Hewitt GF, König G, Richardson SMet al., 2002, Liquid entrainment, droplet concentration and pressure gradient at the onset of annular flow in a vertical pipe, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW, Vol: 28, Pages: 943-961, ISSN: 0301-9322

Journal article

Barbosa JR, Hewitt GF, Richardson SM, 2002, Improved annular flow modelling of pure fluids and multicomponent mixtures, 7th National Conference on Heat Transfer, Publisher: INST CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, Pages: 261-266, ISSN: 0263-8762

Conference paper

Barbosa JR, Hewitt GF, Richardson SM, 2002, Forced convective boiling of steam-water in a vertical annulus at high qualities, EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE, Vol: 26, Pages: 65-75, ISSN: 0894-1777

Journal article

Barbosa JR, Richardson SM, Hewitt GF, 2001, Churn flow: myth, mystery and magic, Proceedings of European two-phase flow group meeting, Aveiro, 2001

Conference paper

Richardson SM, Saville G, 2001, Results of Spadeadam experimental validation, Guidelines for the safe and optimum design of hydrocarbon pressure relief and blowdown systems, Editors: Hewitt, Hewitt, Hewitt, Publisher: Institute of Petroleum, ISBN: 9780852932872

Book chapter

Richardson S, 1998, Untitled, PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Vol: 76, Pages: 203-203, ISSN: 0957-5820

Journal article

Venables R, Richardson SM, Saville G, 1997, Heat transfer from a buried submarine pipeline, Symposium on 1997 Jubilee Research Event, Publisher: INST CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, Pages: 657-660

Conference paper

Saville G, deBristowe BS, Richardson SM, 1997, Safety in pressure testing, Symposium on Hazards XIII Process Safety - The Future, Publisher: INST CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, Pages: 437-450

Conference paper

Richardson SM, Saville G, 1996, Blowdown of LPG pipelines, PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Vol: 74, Pages: 235-244, ISSN: 0957-5820

Journal article

Cloke VM, Higgins JS, Phoon CL, Richardson SM, King SM, Done R, Cooper TEet al., 1996, Poiseuille geometry shear flow apparatus for small-angle scattering experiments, REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, Vol: 67, Pages: 3158-3163, ISSN: 0034-6748

Journal article

Richardson S, Saville G, 1996, Release the pressure, CHEMICAL ENGINEER-LONDON, Pages: 14-16, ISSN: 0302-0797

Journal article

Fernandez ML, Higgins JS, Richardson SM, 1996, Polymer blend under shear flow: A thermodynamic study, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT 93), Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA LAUSANNE, Pages: 807-819, ISSN: 0924-0136

Conference paper

CHEN JR, RICHARDSON SM, SAVILLE G, 1995, MODELING OF 2-PHASE BLOWDOWN FROM PIPELINES .2. A SIMPLIFIED NUMERICAL-METHOD FOR MULTICOMPONENT MIXTURES, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, Vol: 50, Pages: 2173-2187, ISSN: 0009-2509

Journal article

SATO T, RICHARDSON SM, 1995, NUMERICAL-SIMULATION OF THE FOUNTAIN FLOW PROBLEM FOR VISCOELASTIC FLUIDS, POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, Vol: 35, Pages: 805-812, ISSN: 0032-3888

Journal article

FERNANDEZ ML, HIGGINS JS, RICHARDSON SM, 1995, FLOW INSTABILITIES IN POLYMER BLENDS UNDER SHEAR, POLYMER, Vol: 36, Pages: 931-939, ISSN: 0032-3861

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