Research Activities of Michael Adewumi

Research Interest Areas:

• Multiphase hydrodynamic modeling in gas production, processing and transmission (e.g., natural gas transportation, multiphase/particulate transport, transient wave propagation, fluid phase behavior, numerical algorithms)
• Real-time flow assurance monitoring technology
• PCB migration modeling
• Natural gas condensate systems
• Wellbore hydraulics
• Multiphase network analysis
• Hydrate slurry transport and deposition
• Transient tracking
• Pneumatic transport of solid particles
• Sonication technology for enhanced recovery of oil and gas and for environmental remediation

Selected Publications:

Zhou, J. and M.A. Adewumi, Simulation of Transients in Natural Gas Pipelines Using Hybrid TVD Schemes, International J. for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 2000, Vol. 32, pp. 407-437.

Ibraheem, S.O. and M.A. Adewumi, On Total Variation Diminishing Schemes for Pressure Transients, J. of Energy Res. Technology, 2000, Vol. 121, pp. 122-130.

Temple, R., R.W. Watson, and M.A. Adewumi, Pneumatic Transport of Solids Using Dry Air, J. Canadian Petroleum Technology, Special Edition, 1999, Vol. 38, pp. 13-41.

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