Dr Neill Renton
Honorary Lecturer
B.Eng(HWatt), MSc, PhD(Abdn), C.Eng, CSci, FIChemE
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Biography
Dr Renton is an Honorary member of staff with research interests in Process Safety, Advanced Probabilistic Methods, and Materials Science. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and is currently the Technical Safety and Risk Manager for Genesis in Aberdeen.
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Research Interests
Current research is a mixture of experimental and theoretical investigation into the effect of random variation in process and material behavior in extreme engineering environments. Other researchers and those with an interest in joining the research group as PhD students, research assistants or post-docs are welcome to contact me. Current funded projects:
- Deepwater Corrosion Project (2009-12). The stages of pitting corrosion and the effect of deepwater environmental variables is being researched in an international project being funded by the National Subsea Research Institute and its industrial members. The project involves offshore visits to a range of facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and North Sea. PhD Student D. Olowe.
- Heat Treatment and its effects on the corrosion behaviour of Duplex Stainless Steels (2009-2013). The high Cr, Mo, W, N content of DSS grades lead to complex thermodynamic behaviour and phase precipitation during heat-treatment. The role of specific intermetallics on the electrochemical behaviour of DSSs in chloride bearing environments is considered. Jointly supervised with Dr. A. Akisanya; PhD Student U. Obi
- The Impact of Heavy Oil Emulsion Rheology on Process Safety (2010-2013). Small and satellite subsea developments increasingly co-mingle streams from a range of wells prioir to processing at a central point. The increase in importance of heavy oils has raised new challenges related to emulsion development in such systems and their effect on the safe operation of both subsea and topside production facilities. Jointly supervised with Prof. H.W.Chandler, PhD student P. Dorgu
- Application of Advanced Reliability Methods to Process Engineering Uncertainties (2011-2014). Random variation of physical properties are one example of the various epsitemic and aleatory uncertainties present in process engineering decisions. The application of analytical and simulation based approaches to probablistic assessment of process performance could aid decision making in attempting to design and operate complex process plants, improving safety, environmental, and commercial performance. Jointly supervised with Dr. S. Sririmula; PhD student U. Abubakar
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External Responsibilities
Member of the Aberdeen branch committee of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
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