Ph.D study:  "Non-equilibrium thermodynamics in
                   hydrocarbon systems"

1. Description of my research
2. Non-equilibrium situations during oil- and gas production
3. Basic theory
   - Molecular theory of fluids
   - Thermodynamics
   - Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
   - Electrolyte systems
   - Chemical reaction kintecs
   - Fluid dynamics
   - Micro- vs Macrotransport processes
   - Theory of the fluid-fluid interface
   - Two-phase flow
   - Mass transfer
   - High pressure effects on thermodynamics and mass transfer
4. Basic theory of sour-gas-treating
   - Indutrial gas treating
   - Fluid mechanics - a macrotransport based theory
   - Thermodynamics
   - Mass transfer
   - High pressure effects
   - Industrial gass-treating at 200 bar ?
5. Experimental work
   - Different types of experimental equipment
   - Wetted Wall Columns
   - Design of a high pressure Wetted Wall Column
   - Experimental procedures
   - Pictures taken of the liquid film during an experiment
6. Results and discussion
   - Experimens and mathematical modelling of multicomponent mass
      transfer in the gas phase
   -  Experimens and mathematical modelling of multicomponent
       mass transfer in the liquid phase (no reactions)
   -  Experimens and mathematical modelling of multicomponent
      mass transfer in the liquid phase (with chemical reactions)
   -  Experimens and mathematical modelling of the mass transfer in
      industrial gas treating (physical/chamical gas treating)
   -  Experimens on reaction kinetics (mass transfer enhancement
      because of reactions in the liquid pahse)
7. Results and discussion: Mathematical modelling of mass transfer
      - General mathematical modelling of mass transfer between
        fluids
   -    Mathmatical modelling of multiphase flow reactors.
   -    Simulation of an packed bed reactor for industrial gas treating
8. Discussion
   

Personal information:
Even Solbraa, Ph.D student
Process and Multiphase Technology
Department of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Kolbjørn Hejes vei 1,    7034 Trondheim
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Updated: 1/8 - 99