- 천연가스 고체수송 및 저장을 위한 가스 하이드레이트 상평형 조건에 대한 연구
- ㆍ 저자명
- 전용한,김종윤,김종보,김남진,Jeon. Yong-Han,Kim. Jong-Yoon,Kim. Chong-Bo,Kim. Nam-Jin
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 설비공학논문집
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2008년|20권 4호|pp.266-273 (8 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 대한설비공학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Natural gas hydrates are ice-like solid substances, which are composed of water and natural gas, mainly methane. They have three kinds of crystal structures of five polyhedra formed by hydrogen-bonded water molecules, and are stable at high pressures and low temperatures. They contain large amounts of organic carbon and widely occur in deep oceans and permafrost regions. Therefore, they are expected as a potential energy resource in the future. Especially, $1m^3$ natural gas hydrate contains up to $172Nm^3$ of methane gas, de pending on the pressure and temperature of production. Such large volumes make natural gas hydrates can be used to store and transport natural gas. In this study, three-phase equilibrium conditions for forming natural gas hydrate were numerically obtained in pure water and single electrolyte solution containing 3 wt% NaCl. The results show that the predictions match the previous experimental values very well, and it was found that NaCl acts as an inhibitor. Also, help gases such that ethane, propane, i-butane, and n-butane reduce the hydrate formation pressure at the same temperature.