Dr Julia Race

Head Of Department

Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

Personal statement

Prior to starting my academic career, I worked in industry for over 20 years, latterly in the pipeline industry for 7 years as an integrity consultant for GE Oil and Gas. In this role, I was responsible for providing fitness-for-purpose, remaining life and corrosion assessments for onshore and offshore pipelines. I have also worked as a materials engineer in the petrochemical and power generation industries involved with the operation, maintenance and design of chemical and power plant.

I joined Newcastle University in 2005 as a lecturer in Pipeline Engineering, running an MSc in Pipeline Engineering and establishing an MSc Subsea Engineering and Management. I also began my main research into the pipeline and marine transport of carbon dioxide for carbon capture and storage (CCS). However, my other research interests include modelling external corrosion in pipelines and evaluating the effect of denting on pipeline integrity.

At the University of Strathclyde, which I joined in 2014, I am continuing my research interests in CCS transport. However, I have a wide range of research expertise in metallurgy, failure analysis, welding and corrosion in the power, petrochemicals and energy sectors.

Publications

Making the Macroeconomic Case for Near Term Action on CCS in the UK? The Current State of Economy-wide Modelling Evidence: Turner Karen, Race Julia, Alabi Oluwafisayo, Low Ragne; (2018)
On the potential for interim storage in dense phase CO₂ pipelines: Aghajani H., Race J. M., Wetenhall B., Sanchez Fernandez E., Lucquiaud Mathieu, Chalmers H.; International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control Vol 66, pp. 276-287, (2017); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.06.002
The main factors affecting heat transfer along dense phase CO₂ pipelines: Wetenhall B., Race J.M., Aghajani H., Barnett J.; International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control Vol 63, pp. 86–94, (2017); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.05.003
Considerations in the development of flexible CCS networks: Wetenhall Ben, Race Julia, Aghajani Hamed, Sanchez Fernandez Eva, Naylor Mark, Lucquiaud Mathieu, Chalmers Hannah; Energy Procedia Vol 114, pp. 6800-6812, (2017); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1810
Shelter models for consequence and risk assessment of CO₂ pipelines: Race Julia, Adefila Kehinde, Wetenhall B., Aghajani H., Aktas Batuhan; 9th Trondheim Conference on CO₂ Capture, Transport and Storage, (2017)
Making the macroeconomic case for CCS?: Turner Karen, Race Julia; All Energy 2017, (2017)

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Professional activities

PhD Reading Committee - Utrecht University: External Examiner; 4/9/2015
External examiner for MSc programmes at Robert Gordon University: External Examiner; 1/12/2014
First International Forum of Transporation of CO2 by Pipelines: Organiser; 1/7/2010

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Projects

Flexible CCS Pipeline Networks: Race, Julia (Principal Investigator); This research will explore how CCS pipeline networks can react effectively to short, medium and long term variations in the availability and flow of CO₂ from capture plants, as well as responding to the constraints imposed on the system by the ability (or otherwise) of CO₂ storage facilities to accept variable flow. The work will develop relevant scenarios for modelling the likely variability of CO₂ flow in a CCS pipeline network, develop hydraulic models of CO₂ behaviour, engage stakeholders in the process through practitioner workshops, and deliver guidelines to the industry and other interested stakeholders.; Period 01-Oct-2013 - 31-Dec-2014
Impact of CO2 impurity on CO2 compression, liquefaction and transportation: Race, Julia (Principal Investigator); The impurities present in CO₂ streams are important for CO₂ pipeline and ship transport, as they can affect various aspects, such as the range of operation, safety considerations, fracture control, cracking, corrosion control, dispersion in the event of a release, fluid density, operating pressure, temperature and the quantity of CO₂ that can be transported. The range and levels of potential impurities emitted from CO₂ capture facilities will differ between different power plant and industrial sources and between the capture technologies installed at the source. It is essential to improve the understanding of the effect of these potential impurities on CO₂ compression, liquefaction and transportation under relevant conditions. Therefore, IEAGHG commissioned a study on this topic to a consortium comprised of Newcastle University and the University of Edinburgh.The study identified twelve worst-case but plausible impurities scenarios that are representative of the main CO₂ capture processes.; Period 07-Oct-2013 - 06-Apr-2014
UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre 2017 (UKCCSRC 2017): Race, Julia (Principal Investigator); Period 01-Apr-2017 - 31-Mar-2022
UKCCSRC - The United Kngdom Carbon Capture and Storage Centre: Race, Julia (Principal Investigator); Period 01-Sep-2014 - 31-Mar-2017
Shelter and Escape in the Event of a Release of CO2 from CCS Infrastructure (S-CAPE). Julia Race (NAOME): Race, Julia (Principal Investigator); Period 01-Sep-2014 - 31-Mar-2017

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