Slug-flow Control in Submarine Oil-risers using SMC Strategies

Daniel J. Pagano,  Agustinho Plucenio,  Andre Traple
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil


Abstract

In this paper we propose different Sliding Mode Control (SMC) strategies to control slug flow oscillations in submarine oil-risers. The main idea is to design a switching control law that induces a sliding bifurcation on the system, changing its dynamics and, in this way, controlling the amplitude of a limit cycle. Simulation results were obtained using OLGA Scandpower software in order to compare the different SMC strategies.