Simulation of the decomposition of natural gas hydrate in porous media by hot water injection

Energy Exploration and Exploitation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-279

  Zhou, Xitang ^a   Tao, Xianhua ^a   Liang, Deqing ^b   Fan, Shuanshi ^c  

^a MAOMING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Decomposition by hot water injection; Methane hydrate; Natural gas hydrates; Porous media; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEAT BALANCE EQUATIONS; HOT WATER INJECTION; HYDRATE DECOMPOSITION; METHANE HYDRATES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ORDER REACTIONS; POROUS MEDIA; RADIAL DIFFUSION; RATE COEFFICIENTS; RATE EQUATIONS; SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; POROUS MATERIALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER; WATER INJECTION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 73449101117     PISSN: 01445987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/014459808787548732     Document Type: Article

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