The Induction Period of Hydrate Formation in a Flow System  

作　　者：孙长宇 陈光进 岳国良 

机构地区：[1]High Pressure Fluid Phase Behavior and Property Research Laboratory, University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China [2]High Pressure Fluid Phase Behavior and Property Research Laboratory, University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, Chinahe appearance of turbidity due to large numbers of critical size hydrate nuclei may significantly affect the outgoing light intensity and the flow resistance in the pipe loop. The induction period of hydrate formation was determined by analyzing the experimental data-either based on the shading ratio data of laser detector or based on the pressure drop data of the flow system. The induction period of CC12F2 (R12) in pure water and that of CH4 in (tetrahydrofuran + water) systems were then measured with the above two methods. Experimental data show that the induction period depends on the driving force exponentially. Flow rate also has a significant influence on the hydrate nucleation. A new induction period model taking the driving force and liquid flow rate into account was proposed. And it is successfully applied to the calculation of the induction period, which is in good agreement with the experimental data obtained in this study.

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering》2004年第4期527-531,共5页中国化学工程学报（英文版）

基　　金：the National 973 Program of China (No. 2001CB209107); the National 863 Project of China (No. 2002AA615120); Huo Yingdong Education Foundation.

摘　　要：The appearance of turbidity due to large numbers of critical size hydrate nuclei may significantly affect the outgoing light intensity and the flow resistance in the pipe loop. The induction period of hydrate formation was determined by analyzing the experimental data——either based on the shading ratio data of laser detector or based on the pressure drop data of the flow system. The induction period of CC12F2 (R12) in pure water and that of CH4 in (tetrahydrofuran ＋ water) systems were then measured with the above two methods. Experimental data show that the induction period depends on the driving force exponentially. Flow rate also has a significant influence on the hydrate nucleation. A new induction period model taking the driving force and liquid flow rate into account was proposed. And it is successfully applied to the calculation of the induction period, which is in good agreement with the experimental data obtained in this study.The appearance of turbidity due to large numbers of critical size hydrate nuclei may significantly affect the outgoing light intensity and the flow resistance in the pipe loop. The induction period of hydrate formation was determined by analyzing the experimental data-either based on the shading ratio data of laser detector or based on the pressure drop data of the flow system. The induction period of CC12F2 (R12) in pure water and that of CH4 in (tetrahydrofuran + water) systems were then measured with the above two methods. Experimental data show that the induction period depends on the driving force exponentially. Flow rate also has a significant influence on the hydrate nucleation. A new induction period model taking the driving force and liquid flow rate into account was proposed. And it is successfully applied to the calculation of the induction period, which is in good agreement with the experimental data obtained in this study.

关 键 词：HYDRATE induction period FLOW LASER MODEL 

分 类 号：O621[理学—有机化学]