An inward and outward natural gas hydrates growth shell model considering intrinsic kinetics, mass and heat transfer

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1308-1316

  Shi, Bo Hui ^a   Gong, Jing ^a   Sun, Chang Yu ^b   Zhao, Jian Kui ^a   Ding, Yao ^a   Chen, Guang Jin ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Fluid flows; Heat transfer; Kinetics; Mass transfer; Natural gas hydrates

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION RATES; DISSOLVED GAS; FLOW LOOPS; FLUID FLOWS; GAS CONSUMPTION; HEAT TRANSFER LIMITATION; INTRINSIC KINETICS; OIL EMULSIONS; SHELL MODELS; WATER CUTS;

EMULSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; GROWTH KINETICS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRATION; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL GAS; WATER SUPPLY;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 79959937216     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.029     Document Type: Article

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