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CFD modelling of severe slugging in pipeline-riser system L Xing, H Yeung Department of Offshore, Process Energy Engineering Cranfield University, UK ABSTRACT This work presents a numerical study on severe slugging and slug mitigation in a pipeline-riser system. Experiment and CFD modelling were performed on the 4” pipeline-riser system with a 55 m long pipeline followed by a 10.5 m high catenary riser at Cranfield University. The CFD model was developed and solved in Fluent. The model predictions of flow regime transition and slug frequency were compared with