Formation rate as parameter to distinguish nucleation from hydrate massive growth phase: Experimental investigation in presence of two different porous media

• Published in: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science
• Main Authors: Alberto Maria Gambelli, Federico Rossi
• Other Authors: Gambelli, ALBERTO MARIA, Rossi, Federico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Natural gas hydrate Methane hydrate formation Hydrate formation rate Porous sand analyses Kinetic inhibitors; Elbow Point; Methane hydrate
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11391/1497503; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2021.110525

Methane hydrate formation was tested in presence of two different porous media. Despite silica, the second sand contains several other compounds and grains are different from each other. The evaluation of the hydrate formation rate along the whole experiment, allowed to well distinguish the nucleati...