Ivor R. Ellul is an accomplished petroleum engineer who has helped grow many successful enterprises worldwide. Ivor R. Ellul is very involved in energy industry events such as the annual Pipeline Simulation Interest Group (PSIG) conference. He serves as chairman of the PSIG board.
The PSIG was founded in 1969. The group exists to foster research and advancement in pipeline simulation. Pipeline simulation is the practice of replicating the physics of flow in an actual pipeline system using a computer model of the pipeline. The goal is for the computer model to mirror as well as predict what happens in a real pipeline system. PSIG achieves its goal in a number of ways. The organization funds scholarships. It also organizes a conference every year, in which papers involving topics in the field of pipeline simulation are presented and discussed.
PSIG awards an annual scholarship of $5,000 to assist individuals involved in research related to pipeline simulation. The scholarship recipients must be in a doctoral or master's degree program with research in areas that concern pipeline simulation. The recipient of the 2019 scholarship was Caitlyn Thiberville, a student at Louisiana State University whose research involved the use of pipeline pigs to detect leaks.
The annual PSIG conference is usually held in May at locations in the USA and internationally. It is a three-day conference preceded by a two-day pipeline simulation short course. The conference is usually attended by up to 200 people affiliated with some of the world's largest oil and gas pipeline companies and technology providers. Papers are presented and discussed that challenge the state of the art of pipeline simulation leading to measurable advances in modeling technology.
The PSIG was founded in 1969. The group exists to foster research and advancement in pipeline simulation. Pipeline simulation is the practice of replicating the physics of flow in an actual pipeline system using a computer model of the pipeline. The goal is for the computer model to mirror as well as predict what happens in a real pipeline system. PSIG achieves its goal in a number of ways. The organization funds scholarships. It also organizes a conference every year, in which papers involving topics in the field of pipeline simulation are presented and discussed.
PSIG awards an annual scholarship of $5,000 to assist individuals involved in research related to pipeline simulation. The scholarship recipients must be in a doctoral or master's degree program with research in areas that concern pipeline simulation. The recipient of the 2019 scholarship was Caitlyn Thiberville, a student at Louisiana State University whose research involved the use of pipeline pigs to detect leaks.
The annual PSIG conference is usually held in May at locations in the USA and internationally. It is a three-day conference preceded by a two-day pipeline simulation short course. The conference is usually attended by up to 200 people affiliated with some of the world's largest oil and gas pipeline companies and technology providers. Papers are presented and discussed that challenge the state of the art of pipeline simulation leading to measurable advances in modeling technology.