Nonequilibrium Modeling of Hydrate Dynamics in Reservoir
Nonequilibrium Modeling of Hydrate Dynamics in Reservoir
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DOI:
10.1021/ef300348r
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发表时间:
2012-05
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5.3
通讯作者:
M. Vafaei;B. Kvamme;Ashok Chejara;K. Jemai
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作者:
M. Vafaei;B. Kvamme;Ashok Chejara;K. Jemai
Gas hydrates in reservoirs are generally not in thermodynamic equilibrium, and there may be several competing phase transitions involving hydrate. Calculations of hydrate phase transitions based on a modified statistical–mechanical model for hydrate (Kvamme, B.; Tanaka, H. J. Phys. Chem.1995, 99, 7114–7119) are used to illustrate differences in properties of hydrates formed from different phases. In more general terms, hydrates in porous media are discussed in terms of the Gibbs phase rule. It is argued that phase transitions involving hydrates in porous media can rarely reach any state of equilibrium due to situations of over specified systems with reference to requirements for equilibrium. As a consequence of this, a strategy for nonequilibrium description of hydrates in reservoirs is proposed. This involves the formulation of kinetic expressions for all possible hydrate formations and dissociations as competing pseudoreactions. This involves hydrate formation on a water/carbon dioxide interface, from w...