Molecular dynamics study of thermal-driven methane hydrate dissociation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  English, Niall J ^a   Phelan, Gráinne M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAK-UP RATES; CLUSTER SIZES; COUPLED MASS; DIFFUSIONAL MASS TRANSFER; DISSOCIATION RATES; HEAT TRANSFER MODEL; LIQUID WATER; MELTING TEMPERATURES; METHANE HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; METHANE HYDRATES; NONEQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; OVERALL RATE; THERMAL DRIVEN; THERMAL DRIVING;

DISSOCIATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRATION; LIQUID METHANE; LIQUIDS; MELTING POINT; METHANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE INTERFACES;

GAS HYDRATES;

METHANE; NANOMATERIAL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; HEAT;

DIFFUSION; HOT TEMPERATURE; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; WATER;

EID: 69249179097     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3211089     Document Type: Article

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