Modeling pure methane hydrate dissociation using a numerical simulator from a novel combination of X-ray computed tomography and macroscopic data

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5958-5965

  Gupta, Arvind ^a,c   Moridis, George J ^b   Kneafsey, Timothy J ^b   Sloan Jr , E D ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CT IMAGE; CYLINDRICAL VESSELS; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; DISSOCIATION DATA; DISSOCIATION PROCESS; EQUILIBRIUM LINES; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; MEASURED DATA; METHANE GAS; METHANE HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; METHANE HYDRATES; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS; SAMPLE TEMPERATURE; SIMULATION APPROACH; SYSTEM PRESSURE; THERMAL DATA; THERMAL STIMULATION; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSOCIATION; HYDRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; SCANNING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SIMULATORS;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 73849124682     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef9006565     Document Type: Article

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