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Publications

  1. Avila, C. “Introduction to Flow Assurance and Multiphase Flow Conditioning”. SPE University of North Dakota Student Chapter (presentation). November, 2021.

  2. Avila, C. “Wind turbines spacing and CFD simulation of a wind turbine blade”. SUT Marine Renewable Energy Committee (presentation at Quarterly Meeting). September 10th, 2021.

  3. Avila, C. “Multiphase Flow Conditioning: When You Should Care About It and Why”. SPE Flow Assurance Technical Section (presentation). June, 2021. https://webevents.spe.org/products/multiphase-flow-conditioning-when-you-should-care-about-it-and-why  

  4. A. Al-Sarkhi, E. Pereyra, I. Mantilla, C. Avila, “Dimensionless oil-water stratified to non-stratified flow pattern transition”, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 151, 2017, Pages 284-291

  5. Avila, C. “Multiphase Flow Conditioning: Industry gaps”. SPE Flow Assurance Technical Section (presentation). November, 2015. https://webevents.spe.org/products/multiphase-flow-conditioning-industry-gaps#tab-product_tab_overview

  6. Er, M., Mohan, R., Pereyra, E., Shoham, O., Kouba, G., Avila, C. 2015. “Onset of Separated Water-Layer in Three-Phase Stratified Flow”. Integral Methods in Science and Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16727-5_16. pp. 177-194.

  7. Alvarez, L., Mohan, R. S., Shoham, O., Gomez, L. and Avila, C.: “Multiphase Flow Splitting in Looped Pipelines” 12th International ISME Conference, Bento Gonçalves, Brazil, July 23-27 (2012) under review for Integral Methods for Scientists and Engineers (IMSE).

  8. Prem. K. Bikkina, L. Gomez, R. Mohan, O. Shoham, C. Avila, and G. Kouba, Experimental Investigation on the Crude Oil-Water/Brine Emulsions, 13th International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling will be held June 10 - 14, 2012, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.

  9. P. Bikkina, Y. Zhang, R. Mohan, L. Gomez, O. Shoham and C. Avila, "Effect of Process Parameters on Dispersion Characterization of Crude Oil-Water/Brine Emulsions", Upstream and Subsea Processing Symposium, 1st International Conference on Upstream Engineering and Flow Assurance, AIChE Spring Meeting, Houston, April 2012.

  10. P. Bikkina, L. Gomez, R. Mohan, O. Shoham, C. Avila and G. Kouba, "Dispersion Characterization of Crude Oil - Water/Brine Emulsions", presented at XXXII AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium, Tulsa, OK, March 10, 2012.

  11. M. Er, R. Mohan, O. Shoham, C. Avila and G. Kouba, "Onset to Separated Water-Layer in 3-phase Stratified Flow", presented at XXXI AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium, Norman, OK, April 9, 2011.

  12. M. Parra, L. Gomez, R. Mohan, O. Shoham, C. Avila and G. Kouba, "Methodology of Oil-Water Dispersions Flow Characterization Using the Dispersion Characterization Rig (DCR)", presented at XXXI AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium, Norman, OK, April 9, 2011.

  13. Alvarez, L., Mohan, R., Shoham, O., and Avila, C.:  “Multiphase Flow Splitting in Parallel/Looped Pipelines,” SPE 135723, Proceedings of 2010 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 20-22 September 2010, Florence, Italy.

  14. Parra, M.V., Gomez, L., Mohan, R., Shoham, O., Kouba, G. E., and Avila, C.: “Characterization of Oil-Water Dispersions/Emulsions Flowing Through Restrictions” FEDSM-ICNMM2010-31002, Proceedings of the ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting and 8th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, August 1-5, 2010, Montreal, Canada.

  15. Parra, M.V., Gomez, L.E., Mohan, R.S., Shoham, O., Avila, C. and Kouba, G.: "Characterization of oil-water Dispersions/Emulsions Flowing through Restrictions", Poster presented at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2009 Conference in Washington, DC, October 30, 2009.

  16. Petroleum Technology Symposium of 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), “Dispersion Characterization Rig (DCR) - OMAE2009-80197” by Yordanka Gomez-Markovic, Luis Gomez, Ram Mohan, Ovadia Shoham, Gene Kouba, and Carlos Avila, 31 May - 5 June, 2009

  17. ASME 2009 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting - “Dispersion Characterization Rig (DCR),” FEDSM2009-78421, by Gomez-Markovich, Y., Gomez, L., Mohan, R., Shoham, O., Kouba, G., and Avila, C., August 2-5, 2009, Vail, CO, USA – paper being submitted for ASME Journal of Fluid Engineering.

  18. N. Urdaneta, L. Gomez, R. Mohan, O. Shoham, C. Avila, and G. Kouba: “Measurement Uncertainty Analysis Using Repeatability of Data in Dispersion Characterization Rig (DCR)” presented at XXIX AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium, Edmund, Oklahoma; April 11, 2009.

  19. N. Urdaneta, L. Gomez, R. Mohan, O. Shoham, S. Simpson, D. Gallup, C. Avila, and G. Kouba: “Characterization of the Effect of Produced Water Composition on Residence Time of Oil-Water Dispersions in Batch Separation Cell” presented at XXIX AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium, Edmund, Oklahoma; April 11, 2009.

  20. L. Alvarez, L. Gomez, R. Mohan, O. Shoham and C. Avila: “Multiphase Flow Splitting in Parallel/Looped Pipelines”, presented at XXIX AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium, Edmund, Oklahoma; April 11, 2009.

  21. 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, “Characterization of the Effect of Produced Water Composition On Residence Time of Oil-Water Dispersions in Batch Separation Cell” by N. Urdaneta, L. Gomez, R. Mohan, O. Shoham, S. Simpson, D. Gallup, C. Avila, and G. Kouba: in Nashville, TN; November 8-13, 2009.

  22. PhD Dissertation: Interfacial Phenomena in Oil-Water Dispersions. Studies and modeling applied to: Coalescence & Break-up in turbulent dispersions, Phase Inversion, Electrostatic Coalescence and Oil-Water Batch Separation.

  23. Avila, C, Gomez, L.E., Mohan, R., Shoham, O. and Kouba, G.: Prediction of Phase Inversion in Turbulent Oil-Water Dispersions based on Coalescence and Break-up Processes. 5th North American Conference on Multiphase Technology; Banff, Canada. 1-2 June 2006.

  24. Avila, C, Gomez, L.E., Mohan, R., and Shoham, O.: “Oil-Water Batch Separation Modeling”, presented at XXVI AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium, Norman, Oklahoma, April 15, 2006.

  25. Avila, C., Gomez, L.E., Mohan, R. and Shoham, O., “Interfacial Phenomena In Oil - Water Dispersions”, presented at XXV AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium, Stillwater, Oklahoma, February 12, 2005.

  26. Mathematical Modeling For Integrated Three-Phase Compact Separators. Paper presented at the ISA EXPO 2003; Houston, TX. October 22, 2003.

  27. Avila, C., Mohan, R., Shoham, O., Gomez, L.E. and Wang, S..: “Control Systems Development for Integrated Three-Phase Compact Separators,” presented at XXIII AIAA/ASME Oklahoma Symposium, Norman, Oklahoma, March 8, 2003.

  28. Characterization of Oil-Water Dispersion Flow in Piping Components Utilizing a Batch Trap Separator – Experiments and Modeling. The 4th International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling: Trondheim, Norway, June 23-26, 2003.

  29. M.Sc. Degree thesis: Modeling And Control Systems Development For Integrated Three-Phase Compact Separators.

  30. B.S. Degree thesis: Modeling the Behavior of a Heat Exchanger "BEU" by Means of Neural Networks and Mass & Energy Balances. Paper presented at the 1st Automation and New Technologies Symposium; Mérida, Venezuela. Feb. 29-Mar.2, 2000.

  31. Avila, C., Tyrode, E.: “Graphic program for the study of fractional distillation methods” 4th Latin American Congress of Chemical Engineering Students. Mérida, Venezuela; (June, 1998).

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