Numerical simulation for laboratory-scale methane hydrate dissociation by depressurization

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1883-1890

  Liang, Haifeng ^a   Song, Yongchen ^a   Chen, Yongjun ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Depressurization; IMPES method; Methane hydrate; Porous media

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE PERMEABILITY; AXISYMMETRIC; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS SATURATIONS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; INTRINSIC KINETICS; LABORATORY SCALE; MASS TRANSPORT; METHANE HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; METHANE HYDRATES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OUTLET PRESSURES; POROUS MEDIA; SURROUNDING TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOCIATION; GAS PIPELINES; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 77955321042     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.02.018     Document Type: Article

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