Intrinsic correlation between the generalized phase equilibrium condition and mechanical behaviors in hydrate-bearing sediments  

作　　者：Jiazuo Zhou Changfu Wei Rongtao Yan Yuan Zhou Yi Dong 

机构地区：[1]Hubei Key Laboratory of Marine Geological Resources,College of Marine Science and Technology,China University of Geosciences,Wuhan,China [2]State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering,Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Wuhan,China [3]Guangxi Key Laboratory of New Energy and Building Energy Saving,College of Civil Engineering and Architecture,Guilin University of Technology,Guilin,China

出　　处：《Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering》2024年第7期2822-2832,共11页岩石力学与岩土工程学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42171135 and 12262009);the“CUG Scholar”Scientific Research Funds at China University of Geosciences(Wuhan)(Project No.2022098).

摘　　要：The phase equilibrium and mechanical behaviors of natural gas hydrate-bearing sediment are essential for gas recovery from hydrate reservoirs.In heating closed systems,the temperature-pressure path of hydrate-bearing sediment deviates from that of pure bulk hydrate,reflecting the porous media effect in phase equilibrium.A generalized phase equilibrium equation was established for hydrate-bearing sediments,which indicates that both capillary and osmotic pressures cause the phase equilibrium curve to shift leftward on the temperature-pressure plane.In contrast to bulk hydrate,hydrate-bearing sediment always contains a certain amount of unhydrated water,which keeps phase equilibrium with the hydrate within the hydrate stability field.With changes in temperature and pressure,a portion of pore hydrate and unhydrated water may transform into each other,affecting the shear strength of hydrate-bearing sediment.A shear strength model is proposed to consider not only hydrate saturation but also the change in temperature and pressure of hydrate-bearing sediment.The model is validated by experimental data with various hydrate saturation,temperature and pressure conditions.The deformation induced by partial dissociation was studied through depressurization tests under constant effective stress.The reduction in gas pressure within the hydrate stability field indeed caused sediment deformation.The dissociation-induced deformation can be reasonably estimated as the difference in volume between hydrate-bearing and hydrate-free sediments from the compression curves.

关 键 词：Hydrate-bearing sediment Generalized phase equilibrium Unhydrated water Partial dissociation Mechanical behavior 

分 类 号：TU43[建筑科学—岩土工程]