Clathrate Hydrates of Natural Gases

ISBN-13: 9780849390784 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 752 str.

JR. E. Dendy Sloan; Carolyn Koh

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Hydrate research has expanded substantially over the past decade, resulting in more than 4,000 hydrate-related publications. Collating this vast amount of information into one source, Clathrate Hydrates of Natural Gases, Third Edition presents a thoroughly updated, authoritative, and comprehensive description of all major aspects of natural gas clathrate hydrates. What s New in the Third Edition? This new edition of a bestseller offers updated information on the clathrate hydrate compounds discovered in the past decade, provides a balance between experimental and theoretical perspectives, and incorporates two software programs that can be downloaded from the CRC press website. It also presents case studies on low dosage hydrate inhibitor prevention and hydrate drilling in nature, phase equilibrium data and kinetic models, and descriptions of the paradigm change in flow assurance to risk management. Other new material discusses the paradigm transition from hydrate reservoir assessment to reservoir production and summarizes the in situ conditions for hydrates in the permafrost and oceans. With this modern account of clathrate hydrates, you will acquire a fresh perspective on both new and old theories and data, hopefully leading you to pursue exciting research directions and practical applications."

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PREFACE Overview and Historical Perspective Hydrates as a Laboratory Curiosity Hydrates in the Natural Gas Industry Hydrates as an Energy Resource Environmental Aspects of Hydrates Safety Aspects of Hydrates Relationship of This Chapter to Those That Follow Molecular Structures and Similarities to Ice Crystal Structures of Ice Ih and Natural Gas Hydrates Comparison of Properties of Hydrates and Ice The What and the How of Hydrate Structures Hydrate Formation and Dissociation Processes Hydrate Nucleation Hydrate Growth Hydrate Dissociation Estimation Techniques for Phase Equilibria of Natural Gas Hydrates Hydrate Phase Diagrams for Water + Hydrocarbon Systems Three-Phase (LW-H-V) Equilibrium Calculations Quadruple Points and Equilibrium of Three Condensed Phases (LW-H-LHC)         Effect of Thermodynamic Inhibitors on Hydrate Formation Two-Phase Equilibrium: Hydrates with One Other Phase Hydrate Enthalpy and Hydration Number from Phase Equilibrium Summary and Relationship to Chapters Which Follow A Statistical Thermodynamic Approach to Hydrate Phase Equilibria Statistical Thermodynamics of Hydrate Equilibria Application of the Method to Analyze Systems of Methane + Ethane + Propane Computer Simulation: Another Microscopic–Macroscopic Bridge Summary Experimental Methods and Measurements of Hydrate Properties Experimental Apparatuses and Methods for Macroscopic Measurements Measurements of the Hydrate Phase Data for Natural Gas Hydrate Phase Equilibria and Thermal Properties Summary and Relationship to Chapters that Follow References Hydrates in the Earth The Paradigm Is Changing from Assessment of Amount to Production of Gas       Sediments with Hydrates Typically Have Low Contents of Biogenic Methane Sediment Lithology and Fluid Flow Are Major Controls on Hydrate Deposition     Remote Methods Enable an Estimation of the Extent of a Hydrated Reservoir Drilling Logs and/or Coring Provide Improved Assessments of Hydrated Gas Amounts Hydrate Reservoir Models Indicate Key Variables for Methane Production            Future Hydrated Gas Production Trends Are from the Permafrost to the Ocean      Hydrates Play a Part in Climate Change and Geohazards Summary Hydrates in Production, Processing, and Transportation How Do Hydrate Plugs Form in Industrial Equipment? How Are Hydrate Plug Formations Prevented? How Is a Hydrate Plug Dissociated? Safety and Hydrate Plug Removal Applications to Gas Transport and Storage Summary of Hydrates in Flow Assurance and Transportation APPENDICES INDEX

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Carolyn A. Koh, E. Dendy Sloan Jr., Carolyn A. Koh