Professor Hoi Yeung

Professor Emeritus in Flow Process Assurance

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Email: h.yeung@cranfield.ac.uk

Background

Hoi graduated from the University of Hong Kong with first class honours in Mechanical Engineering and completed a PhD in turbomachinery from the University of Newcastle (UK).

After a period in GEC Gas Turbines, he worked at the British Hydrodynamics Research Association as a research and then a senior engineer. Hoi lectured in Hong Kong Polytechnic University for a couple of years before returning to the UK as principal engineer with a water industry consultant. He joined Cranfield in the 90s as a Senior Lecturer.

Hoi has over 100 publications, sits on research council review panels and acts as a referee for technical journals. He has won the EEEGr Innovation Award and the IMechE Ludwig Mond Prize.

Current activities

Current research includes oil and gas production technology and process intensification methods for carbon capture.

Clients

Hoi has worked with a range of organisations from:

Governmental organisations (research councils, TSB, and EU)
Large global companies (e.g. BP, Chevron, Shell, EADS)
Small technology companies (DeFlows, Caltec).

Projects range from blue sky research, technology transfer to consultancy.

Articles In Journals

Conference Papers

Aliyu A, Lao L & Yeung H (2016) Pressure gradient variations in gas-liquid downward flows in a vertical large diameter pipe. In: 14th International Conference on Magnetic Fluids (ICMF 2016), Ekaterinburg, 4-8 July 2016.
Lao L, Xing L & Yeung H (2013)
Behaviours of elongated bubbles in a large diameter riser

. In: 8th North American Conference on Multiphase Technology 2012, Banff, 20 June 2012.
Zhao Y, Yeung H & Lao L (2013)
Slug frequency in high viscosity liquid and gas flow in horizontal pipes
. In: 16th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology 2013, Cannes, 12 June 2013.
Xing L & Yeung H (2013)
CFD modelling of severe slugging in pipeline-riser system
. In: 7th North American Conference on Multiphase Technology 2010, Banff, Alberta, 2 June 2010.
Wang P, Cao Y, Yeung H, Lao L, Ma L & Gong J (2013)
Modelling and validation of severe slugging in laboratory pipeline-riser systems

. In: 16th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology 2013, Cannes, 12 June 2013.
Lao L, Ramshaw C, Yeung H, Carpenter MD, Hetherington JI, Lam JK-W & Barley S (2011) Behaviour of Water in Jet Fuel in a Simulated Fuel Tank. In: SAE 2011 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, Toulouse, 18 October 2011.
Carpenter MD, Hetherington JI, Lao L, Ramshaw C, Yeung H, Lam JK-W, Masters S & Barley S (2011)
Behaviour of Water in Aviation Fuels at Low Temperature
. In: IASH 2011, the 12th International Conference on Stability, Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels , Sarasota, Florida, 16 October 2011.
Xing L, Yeung H & Lo S (2011) Investigation of slug flow induced forces on pipe bends applying STAR-OLGA coupling. In: 15th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology : ‘The Cannes Conference’ , Cannes, 15 June 2011.
Yan W, Hu X, Osho Y & Yeung H (2011)
Experimental study on sand transport characteristics in water and air-water flow in dip pipeline
. In: 15th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology : ‘The Cannes Conference’ , Cannes, 15 June 2011.
Arubi IMT & Yeung H (2011)
Comparative performance study of a high speed gamma-densitometer in horizontal and vertical multiphase flow

. In: Offshore Technology Conference 2011, Rio de Janeiro, 4-6 October 2011.
Qazi N & Yeung H (2011)
Estimation of weights to combine trained neural networks using linear estimation techniques

. In: IEEE 14th International Multitopic Conference (INMIC) 2011, Karachi, 22-24 December 2011.
Xing L, Yeung H & Lo S (2011)
Investigation of slug flow induced forces on pipe bends applying STAR-OLGA coupling

. In: 15th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology : ‘The Cannes Conference’ , Cannes, 15 June 2011.
Arubi IMT & Yeung H (2011) Gamma radiation methods in characterizing horizontal and vertical multiphase flow. In: Offshore Technology Conference 2011, Rio de Janeiro, 4-6 October 2011.
Carpenter MD, Hetherington JI, Lao L, Ramshaw C, Yeung H, Lam JK-W, Masters S & Barley S (2011)
Behaviour of water in aviation fuels at low temperatures

. In: 12th International Conference on Stability, Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels 2011, Sarasota, Florida, 16 October 2011.
Qazi N, Yeung H, Cao Y, Beg N & Sarshar S (2010) Neural network based performance model of a compact axial flow cyclonic separator. In: 7th North American Conference on Multiphase Technology 2010, Banff, Alberta, 2-4 June 2010.
Addali A, Al-lababidi S, Yeung H & Mba D (2010) Measurement of gas content in two-phase flow with acoustic emission. In: 4th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM 2009), Athens, 28-30 September 2009.
Arubi IMT & Yeung H (2010) The use of Monte Carlo simulation for uncertainty estimation in gamma densitometry measurements. In: International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China 2010, Beijing, 8-10 June 2010.
Ogazi AI, Cao Y, Yeung H & Lao L (2009) Slug control with large valve opening to maximise oil production. In: Offshore Europe: Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 2009 (OE 2009), Aberdeen, 8-11 September 2009.
Ogazi AI, Ogunkolade SO, Cao Y, Lao L & Yeung H (2009) Severe slugging control through open loop unstable PID tuning to increase oil production. In: 14th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology, Cannes, 17 June 2009 - 19 June 2012.
Al-lababidi S, Yan W, Yeung H, Sugarman P & Fairhurst CP (2008)
Sand transport characteristics in water and two-phase air/water flows in pipelines

. In: 6th North American Conference on Multiphase Technology, Banff, 4 June 2008.
Yeung H, Cao Y & Lao L (2008) Comparisons between severe slug mitigation methods by increasing backpressure and throttling riser outlet valve. In: 6th North American Conference on Multiphase Technology, Banff, 4-6 June 2008.
Blaney S & Yeung H (2007)
Gamma radiation methods for cost-effective multiphase flow metering
. In: 13th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology, Edinburgh, 13 June 2007.
Adedigba AG, Badr O, Yeung H, Waring R & Caro C (2006) The use of a novel pipe device to reduce severe slugging in pipeline-riser systems. In: 5th North American Conference on Multiphase Technology, Banff, 31 May - 2 June 2006.
Yeung H, Cao Y & Adedigba AG (2006)
The importance of downstream conditions on riser behaviour

. In: 5th North American Conference on Multiphase Technology, Banff, 31 May 2006.
Yeung H & Turnbull J (2005) Computation simulation of rectangular long throated flumes. In: Flomeko 2005: 13th International Flow Measurement Conference, Peebles, Scotland, 6-9 June 2005.
Yeung H, Henry M & Tombs M (2005)
Coriolis meter in two phase flows
. In: 12th International Conference on Multiphase Production Technology, 2005, Barcelona, 25 May 2005.
Yeung H & Tchambak E (2003)
Three phase flows in an S-shaped riser - Some preliminary results
. In: Multiphase '03 - 11th International Conference, San Remo, 11 June 2003.
Fu S & Yeung H (2003) Vision based experimental investigation of two-phase flow in a rising pipe. In: Optical Technology and Image Processing for Fluids and Solids Diagnostics, 2002, Beijing, 3-6 September 2002.
Goudinakis G, Hanich L, Thompson C, Yeung H & Dickson S (2003)
An inexpensive ANN methodology for fast identification of flow regimes in a variety of pipeline configurations
. In: Multiphase '03 - 11th International Conference, San Remo, 11 June 2003.
Yeung H, Tchambak E & Montgomery J (2003)
Simulating the behaviour of an s-shaped riser
. In: 11th International Conference on Multiphase 03, San Remo, 11 June 2003.
Lima PCR, Petrobras SA & Yeung H (1999) Modelling of transient two-phase flow operations and offshore pigging. In: 1998 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 27-30 September 1998.
Yeung H, Montgomery J & Lima PCR (1999)
Modelling of multiphase pigging operations
. In: 9th International Conference on Multiphase '99, Cannes, 16-18 June 1999.

Books

Sharma P & Yeung H (2018) Recent advances in water cut sensing technology : Chapter 4. In: Advances in Measurements and Instrumentation: Reviews, IFSA Publishing, S. L., p. 147-175.

Contact Professor Hoi Yeung

Email: h.yeung@cranfield.ac.uk