Laboratory measurements of the effects of methane/tetrahydrofuran concentration and grain size on the P-wave velocity of hydrate-bearing sand

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2076-2082

  Li, Feng Guang ^a   Sun, Chang Yu ^a   Zhang, Qin ^a   Liu, Xiao Xiang ^a   Guo, Xu Qiang ^a   Chen, Guang Jin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIRST ARRIVAL; FREE GAS; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRATE FORMATION; HYDRATE FORMATION PROCESS; HYDRATE SATURATION; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; MAXIMUM VALUES; METHANE GAS; P-WAVE VELOCITY; PORE SPACE; REAL TIME; SAND GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE; TETRAHYDROFURANS; WAVE SIGNAL;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRATION; METHANE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POROUS MATERIALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 80051677634     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef101665v     Document Type: Article

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