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Water Transfer Characteristics during Methane Hydrate Formation Processes in Layered Media

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  • Peng Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China)

  • Qingbai Wu

    (State Key Laboratory, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China)

  • Yibin Pu

    (State Key Laboratory, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China)

  • Yousheng Deng

    (State Key Laboratory, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China)

Abstract

Gas hydrate formation processes in porous media are always accompanied by water transfer. To study the transfer characteristics comprehensively, two kinds of layered media consisting of coarse sand and loess were used to form methane hydrate in them. An apparatus with three PF-meter sensors detecting water content and temperature changes in media during the formation processes was applied to study the water transfer characteristics. It was experimentally observed that the hydrate formation configurations in different layered media were similar; however, the water transfer characteristics and water conversion ratios were different.

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  • Peng Zhang & Qingbai Wu & Yibin Pu & Yousheng Deng, 2011. "Water Transfer Characteristics during Methane Hydrate Formation Processes in Layered Media," Energies, MDPI, vol. 4(8), pages 1-9, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:4:y:2011:i:8:p:1129-1137:d:13383
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