Gas Technology PhD program with MIT, NTNU and StatoilHydro

Therefore the present project is an important part of NTNU strategy within the area Energy and petroleum- resources and environment. It is supported by the university management. Possible new topics identified so far are (persons responsible for the init iatives are listed in parenthesis): - Transportation Systems (H. Einstein, MIT) - Optimal Design of LNG Processes and Production Chains (Truls Gundersen and Paul Barton) - Development of oxide based oxygen permeable membranes stable at high temperatures and reducing conditions (Kjell Wiik, Tor Grande, Magnus Rønning, De Chen, NTNU) - Processing and handling of high CO2 and H2S content gas using membranes (May-Britt Hägg, NTNU) - Multi-scale modeling of multiphase flow with low liquid loading (Carlos A. Dorao, NTNU) - Reduced Pipe Friction in Gas Transport by means of Nano Particle - based Wall Coatings (Tor Ytrehus, NTNU) - High temperature liquid fluorid salt closed Brayton-cycle solar power towers (Charles Forsberg, MIT) For a few of the projects we have identified the researchers both at NTNU and MIT. For the other areas this matchmaking will be part of the process in 2008 for the areas prioritized by StatoilHydro. The funding will support the following activities for these proposals: - Worksh op: We will arrange one or more workshops with NTNU, MIT and StatoilHydro to start up research pairs for the selected topics. - Proposal writing: Each of the selected topics will hand in a proposal to the research council in 2008. The proposal writing wil l be a joint activity between NTNU, MIT and StatoilHydro - Travel: There will be a need of some additional travels in both directions in order to work with the research proposals