With the global oil and gas industry in the midst of one of the severest downturns in 30 years, it is imperative for the industry to take aggressive measures to survive these challenging market conditions. While cutting capital and operational expenditures is one of those measures, doing so should not compromise the efficiency and safety of the overall process. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a proven tool that can be used to solve complex physical flow and heat transfer phenomena existing in the various aspects of the upstream and downstream industries. The engineering insight achieved from a CFD study can be very valuable and help engineers/management make important and more informed decisions about the process/equipment from the design stage to the operational stage. Examples of such cost savings will be presented to illustrate the successful use of reliable CFD methods in processes and equipment relevant to the oil and gas industry. 

About the Speaker

Dr. Uday Godse, Wild-Well Control

Uday Godse is a Senior Engineer at Wild Well Control – Advanced Engineering Group.He earned his PhD in Thermal-Fluids systems from University of Texas at Austin and hasworked in the oil and gas industry for more than 5 years. Godse has more than 12 years ofcomputer-aided engineering experience.