The invention provides a device and a method for monitoring an expansion process of a
hydrate-containing
sediment crack, the device comprises an injection
system, a reaction kettle, a
temperature control system, an automatic pressure return
system, a vacuum-pumping system, a
data processing system and a non-contact strain
observation system, a visual upper plug and a visual pressure head of the reaction kettle are combined to form a visual window; the non-contact strain
observation system comprises a high-speed camera, and the high-speed camera is located above the visual window and electrically connected with the
data processing system. According to the method, the
crack initiation and expansion rule of the
hydrate-containing
sediment sample in the reservoir transformation process can be intuitively obtained; the method comprises the following steps: capturing a
crack initiation point position, a crack extension direction and an
evolution rule of a micro-crack on an injection surface in a fracturing crack-making process within an extremely short time, and acquiring strain change on the
fracturing fluid injection surface after
fracturing fluid injection and before a sample cracks; in combination with an
acoustic emission monitoring means, the crack distribution characteristics in the
hydrate-containing
sediment sample can be further analyzed.