Title	Subsea Engineering	Year/Semester	1st Fall
Outline
Understanding scientific backgrounds and engineering issues for the development of offshore oiland gas fields. Using commercial software, perform fluid characterization and system design to deliver the hydrocarbon fluids from subsea to topside process.
Text book
Y. Bai, Subsea Engineering Handbook, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2012
Lecture plan
1 week	Operation of offshore oil and gas fields
2 week	Major elements for subsea production system and topside process
3 week	Design and operation of subsea production system
4 week	Novel subsea production system: subsea processing
5 week	Thermodynamic analysis of hydrocarbon fluids for offshore fields
6 week	Phase behavior analysis using PVT software
7 week	Design and installation of subsea pipeline
8 week	Midterm exam
9 week	Multiphase flow for subsea pipeline: pressure drop and liquid holdup
10 week	Multiphase flow for subsea pipeline: heat transfer and U-value
11 week	Integration of subsea system and topside process: Slug catcher design
12 week	Calculating pressure drop using multiphase flow simulator
13 week	Calculating liquid holdup using multiphase flow simulator
14 week	Case study: Export compressor rating and liquid holdup calculation
15 week	Final exam