Methane hydrate formation and an inward growing shell model in water-in-oil dispersions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 3996-4004

  Turner, Douglas J ^a   Miller, Kelly T ^a   Dendy Sloan, E ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Emulsion; Mass transfer; Methane hydrate; Multiphase flow; Particle formation

Indexed keywords

FORMATION RATES; HYDRATE GROWTH; HYDRATE SHELLS; METHANE HYDRATE; METHANE HYDRATES; PARTICLE FORMATION; SHEAR RATES; SHELL MODELS; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; THERMODYNAMIC DRIVING FORCES; WATER DROPLETS; WATER-IN-OIL;

DISPERSIONS; EMULSIFICATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRATION; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 67651121942     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.05.051     Document Type: Article

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