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CATASTROPHIC GAS HYDRATE GROWTH UNDER SHUT-IN AND COLD START UP CONDITIONS

In this present work, capillary aided catastrophic gas hydrate growth is observed under shut-in and cold start-up conditions employing newly fabricated customized apparatus, consisting of six units of identical rocking gas hydrate cell. The observation of a capillary-aided mass-transport mechanis...

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Main Author: SUNDRAMOORTHY, JEGA DIVAN
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Language:English
Published: 2015
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spelling my-utp-utpedia.214252021-09-18T21:13:53Z http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21425/ CATASTROPHIC GAS HYDRATE GROWTH UNDER SHUT-IN AND COLD START UP CONDITIONS SUNDRAMOORTHY, JEGA DIVAN TP Chemical technology In this present work, capillary aided catastrophic gas hydrate growth is observed under shut-in and cold start-up conditions employing newly fabricated customized apparatus, consisting of six units of identical rocking gas hydrate cell. The observation of a capillary-aided mass-transport mechanism for a catastrophic hydrate growth with and without kinetic hydrate inhibitor is presented. Visual observation shows that the hydrate crystal formation at the brine wetted area close to the brine/gas interface initiates capillary-aided catastrophic hydrate growth. Moreover, no masstransfer restriction of brine towards catastrophic gas hydrate growth is observed. The capillary force may provide a greater driving force to form gas hydrates than the diffusion rate of gasses into the bulk water phase. It is also found that the production profiles such as different shut-in time and capillary aided water transport influences the produce water to grow hydrate in distinctive ways. 2015-10 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21425/1/2015-CHEMICAL-CATASTROPHIC%20GAS%20HYDRATE%20GROWTH%20UNDER%20SHUT-IN%20AND%20COLD%20START-UP%20CONDITIONS-JEGA%20DIVAN%20SUNDRAMOORTHY.pdf SUNDRAMOORTHY, JEGA DIVAN (2015) CATASTROPHIC GAS HYDRATE GROWTH UNDER SHUT-IN AND COLD START UP CONDITIONS. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
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SUNDRAMOORTHY, JEGA DIVAN
CATASTROPHIC GAS HYDRATE GROWTH UNDER SHUT-IN AND COLD START UP CONDITIONS
description In this present work, capillary aided catastrophic gas hydrate growth is observed under shut-in and cold start-up conditions employing newly fabricated customized apparatus, consisting of six units of identical rocking gas hydrate cell. The observation of a capillary-aided mass-transport mechanism for a catastrophic hydrate growth with and without kinetic hydrate inhibitor is presented. Visual observation shows that the hydrate crystal formation at the brine wetted area close to the brine/gas interface initiates capillary-aided catastrophic hydrate growth. Moreover, no masstransfer restriction of brine towards catastrophic gas hydrate growth is observed. The capillary force may provide a greater driving force to form gas hydrates than the diffusion rate of gasses into the bulk water phase. It is also found that the production profiles such as different shut-in time and capillary aided water transport influences the produce water to grow hydrate in distinctive ways.
format Thesis
author SUNDRAMOORTHY, JEGA DIVAN
author_facet SUNDRAMOORTHY, JEGA DIVAN
author_sort SUNDRAMOORTHY, JEGA DIVAN
title CATASTROPHIC GAS HYDRATE GROWTH UNDER SHUT-IN AND COLD START UP CONDITIONS
title_short CATASTROPHIC GAS HYDRATE GROWTH UNDER SHUT-IN AND COLD START UP CONDITIONS
title_full CATASTROPHIC GAS HYDRATE GROWTH UNDER SHUT-IN AND COLD START UP CONDITIONS
title_fullStr CATASTROPHIC GAS HYDRATE GROWTH UNDER SHUT-IN AND COLD START UP CONDITIONS
title_full_unstemmed CATASTROPHIC GAS HYDRATE GROWTH UNDER SHUT-IN AND COLD START UP CONDITIONS
title_sort catastrophic gas hydrate growth under shut-in and cold start up conditions
publishDate 2015
url http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21425/1/2015-CHEMICAL-CATASTROPHIC%20GAS%20HYDRATE%20GROWTH%20UNDER%20SHUT-IN%20AND%20COLD%20START-UP%20CONDITIONS-JEGA%20DIVAN%20SUNDRAMOORTHY.pdf
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