Experimental investigation into methane hydrate decomposition during three-dimensional thermal huff and puff

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1650-1658

  Li, Xiao Sen ^a,b   Wang, Yi ^a,b,c   Li, Gang ^a,b   Zhang, Yu ^a,b   Chen, Zhao Yang ^a,b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION PROCESS; DECOMPOSITION BEHAVIORS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; HEAT DIFFUSIONS; HEAT INJECTION; HEAT SPREAD; HYDRATE DECOMPOSITION; INJECTION TEMPERATURE; LINE POSITIONS; METHANE HYDRATES; MOVING BOUNDARIES; POROUS MEDIA; RESISTANCE RATIO; SINGLE WELL; THREE STAGES;

HYDRATION; METHANE; POROUS MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 79955458563     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef101731g     Document Type: Article

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