Methane hydrate pellet transport using the self-preservation effect: A techno-economic analysis

Energies

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2499-2523

  Rehder, Gregor ^a   Eckl, Robert ^b   Elfgen, Markus ^c   Falenty, Andrzej ^a,d   Hamann, Rainer ^e   Kähler, Nina ^e   Kuhs, Werner F ^d   Osterkamp, Hans ^c   Windmeier, Christoph ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b LINDE AG   (Germany)

^c MEYER WERFT GmbH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

CNG; Gas transport; LNG; Methane hydrate; Methane hydrate carrier; NGH; Pipeline; Risk analysis; Self preservation

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DUAL FUEL ENGINES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GASES; HYDRATION; INVESTMENTS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; OIL TANKERS; PELLETIZING; PIPELINES; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SINTERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CONCEPTUAL PROCESS DESIGNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION; GAS TRANSPORT; METHANE HYDRATE CARRIERS; METHANE HYDRATE PRODUCTIONS; METHANE HYDRATES; SELF PRESERVATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 84864592245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en5072499     Document Type: Article

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