Using Submarine Heat Pumps for Efficient Gas Production from Seabed Hydrate Reservoirs
This article reports our novel idea about the thermal stimulation of seabed hydrate reservoirs for the purpose of natural gas production. Our idea is to use submarine heat pumps, which are to be placed near the hydrate reservoir and work to recover thermal energy from the surrounding seawater and su...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f131b67813ff4cadb7efdd878d5e2cac 2023-05-15T17:11:56+02:00 Using Submarine Heat Pumps for Efficient Gas Production from Seabed Hydrate Reservoirs Yasuhiko H. Mori Jun-ichi Ochiai Ryo Ohmura 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/en5030599 https://doaj.org/article/f131b67813ff4cadb7efdd878d5e2cac EN eng MDPI AG http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/3/599/ https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073 doi:10.3390/en5030599 1996-1073 https://doaj.org/article/f131b67813ff4cadb7efdd878d5e2cac Energies, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 599-604 (2012) gas hydrate methane hydrate heat pump energy fuel Technology T article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/en5030599 2022-12-30T20:05:01Z This article reports our novel idea about the thermal stimulation of seabed hydrate reservoirs for the purpose of natural gas production. Our idea is to use submarine heat pumps, which are to be placed near the hydrate reservoir and work to recover thermal energy from the surrounding seawater and supply it into the reservoir. Although the heat pumps need an electricity supply from the sea surface level, they can provide thermal energy which is several times that of the consumed electricity in quantity. As a consequence, the use of submarine heat pumps has a distinct thermodynamic advantage over other thermal stimulation techniques already proposed in the literature. Article in Journal/Newspaper Methane hydrate Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Energies 5 3 599 604 |
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This article reports our novel idea about the thermal stimulation of seabed hydrate reservoirs for the purpose of natural gas production. Our idea is to use submarine heat pumps, which are to be placed near the hydrate reservoir and work to recover thermal energy from the surrounding seawater and supply it into the reservoir. Although the heat pumps need an electricity supply from the sea surface level, they can provide thermal energy which is several times that of the consumed electricity in quantity. As a consequence, the use of submarine heat pumps has a distinct thermodynamic advantage over other thermal stimulation techniques already proposed in the literature. |
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Using Submarine Heat Pumps for Efficient Gas Production from Seabed Hydrate Reservoirs |
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Using Submarine Heat Pumps for Efficient Gas Production from Seabed Hydrate Reservoirs |
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Using Submarine Heat Pumps for Efficient Gas Production from Seabed Hydrate Reservoirs |
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Using Submarine Heat Pumps for Efficient Gas Production from Seabed Hydrate Reservoirs |
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Using Submarine Heat Pumps for Efficient Gas Production from Seabed Hydrate Reservoirs |
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using submarine heat pumps for efficient gas production from seabed hydrate reservoirs |
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