Product · Slug

The slug, before the separator.

Severe slugging flagged early from the estimated riser state, with the lead time measured at a frozen false-alarm rate.

1

Probability, amplitude and period

2

Lead time measured, not claimed

3

False alarms per day stated

What it would do

What the deck gauge sees too late

Riser base

Liquid piles up where nobody measures.

Deck gauge

Swings when the slug arrives, not before.

Separator

Minutes from flooding by then.

Simulation: the bank sees a quarter of slugs, late.

What it needs

  • Topside channels

What it is not

  • Simulation: alarms come a median 44 minutes after onset, not before
Works with
Slug — The slug, before the separator. · Tieback