Measuring hydrate/ice deposition in a flow loop from dissolved water in live liquid condensate

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1882-1888

  Nicholas, Joseph W ^a,d   Koh, Carolyn A ^a   Sloan, E Dendy ^a   Nuebling, Lee ^b   He, Helen ^b   Horn, Bob ^c  

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

^b The Intertek Group   (United States)

^c RAB Co   (United States)

^d Merit Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

Deposition; Flow loop; Hydrate; Ice; Plugging

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION MECHANISM; DISSOLVED WATER; FLOW LOOP; FLOW LOOPS; FREE WATER; LIQUID CONDENSATES; PLUGGING; WATER PHASE; WATER SATURATIONS;

COALESCENCE; DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; DROPS; HYDRATION; LIQUIDS; PRESSURE DROP;

HYDRATES;

PASSIFLORA;

EID: 68049126425     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11874     Document Type: Article

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