The main objective of this project is to perform an experimental and numerical evaluation of primary separation techniques for oil and water flows with potential for subsea implementation. The techniques to be analysed should be robust, effective and have low energy requirements.

At an early stage, the research will perform a systematic evaluation of existing systems and methods for subsea separation using input from existing projects and from industrial partners. Afterwards a screening and a 
pre-evaluation of new separation concepts and ideas worth pursuing will be performed.

At a later stage, the research will select the most promising concept to develop further and will perform experimental measurements and numerical simulations to determine separation performance.