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AuthorJarrar, Zaher
AuthorAl-Raoush, Riyadh
AuthorAlshibli, Khalid
AuthorJung, Jongwon
Available date2020-04-30T09:35:39Z
Publication Date2020
Publication NameProceedings of the International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction
CitationJarrar Z., Al-Raoush R., Alshibli K., Jung J., "Dynamic Imaging of Hydrate Specific Area Evolution during Xenon Hydrate Formation", International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC 2020), Doha, Qatar, 2-5 February 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.29117/ cic.2020.0081
ISSN2958-3128
IdentifierP. O. Box: 2713 Doha-Qatar, Email: qupress@qu.edu.qa
URIwww.cic.qa
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.29117/cic.2020.0081
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/14640
AbstractGas hydrates are ice-like structures formed under high pressure and low temperature conditions. They are considered as a potential energy source due to their abundance and the increase in energy demand worldwide. A fundamental understanding of hydrate formation and dissociation kinetics is essential in order to improve gas productivity from natural hydrates reservoirs. This paper investigates the evolution of hydrate specific area during the process of hydrate formation using dynamic 3D synchrotron microcomputed tomography. Xenon hydrate was formed inside a high-pressure low-temperature cell, filled with silica sand partially saturated with water. The cell has a height of 70.2 mm and an inner diameter of 9.7 mm, and is capable of sustaining an internal pressure of 150 MPa. During hydrate formation and dissociation, full 3D images are acquired at a time resolution of 45 seconds and a spatial resolution of 5.38 ?m/voxel. The reconstructed images were enhanced and segmented, and direct volume and surface area measurements were obtained. Initially, the specific area of hydrate increased with increasing hydrate saturation up to a certain hydrate saturation threshold (9% hydrate saturation). After this threshold, hydrate specific area started to decrease with increasing hydrate saturation. This is an indication that the small crystals of hydrates tend to merge and form larger crystals during the process of hydrate formation.
SponsorThis publication was made possible by partial funding from NPRP grant # NPRP8- 594-2-244 from the Qatar national research fund (a member of Qatar Foundation) and the Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE), University of Tennessee- Knoxville, USA. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of funding agencies. This paper used resources of the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility operated for the DOE Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. The PSMT images presented in this paper were collected using the x-ray Operations and Research Beamline Station 13-BMD at Argonne Photon Source (APS), ANL. We thank Dr. Mark Rivers of APS for help in performing the SMT scans. We also acknowledge the support of GeoSoilEnviroCARS (Sector 13), which is supported by the National Science Foundation, Earth Sciences (EAR-1128799), and the DOE, Geosciences (DE-FG02-94ER14466).
Languageen
PublisherQatar Univesrity Press
SubjectGas hydrates
Synchrotron micro-computed tomography
Dynamic imaging
Hydrate formation
TitleDynamic Imaging of Hydrate Specific Area Evolution during Xenon Hydrate Formation
TypeConference Paper
Pagination640-643
ESSN2958-3136


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