Hydrate phase change process visualization CT (computer tomography) device based on high pressure throttling temperature control technology

Abstract

The invention provides a hydrate phase change process visualization CT (computer tomography) device based on a high pressure throttling temperature control technology, which belongs to the technical field of basic research on hydrates. High pressure gas enters a temperature control pool through a gas pump and a low temperature probe; the high pressure gas can be used for realizing temperature control through throttling expansion heat absorption of the low temperature probe; the temperature control pool is connected with a reaction pool by a self-operated pressure regulating valve; the pressurein the reaction pool can be controlled by the self-operated pressure regulating valve, so that the generation and decomposition of methane hydrate can be controlled. An outlet gas pump is connected with the temperature control pool, so as to control the pressure in the temperature control pool. The generation and decomposition process of the methane hydrate is scanned by X-ray CT timely. A high pressure gas throttling low temperature device is combined with the X-ray CT, so that the temperature can be controlled by throttling expansion of high pressure methane, and the problem that the temperature is relatively difficult to control as a reaction kettle rotates in the X-ray CT scanning process is solved. A three-dimensional structure of the generation and decomposition process of the methane hydrate on the surface of a porous medium can be visually observed through combination with the X-ray CT scanning, so as to provide basic data for a research on numerical simulation of generation and decomposition of the hydrate.

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Technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of hydrate basic research, and relates to a visual CT device for a hydrate phase change process based on a high-pressure throttling and temperature control technology. Background technique [0002] The resource crisis is one of the three major problems facing the world today. Natural gas hydrates have attracted attention due to their relatively clean, high energy density and large reserves. One cubic meter of natural gas hydrate can release 164 cubic meters of natural gas. The U.S. Geological Survey pointed out that the potential carbon content of natural gas hydrates is about twice that of conventional fossil energy available in the world. Therefore, how to efficiently exploit natural gas hydrate reservoirs has been studied by many countries. [0003] At present, there have been great breakthroughs in the research on the decomposition kinetics of natural gas hydrate, and the decomposition kinetic model has been ...

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[0005] in, is the molar rate of hydrate decomposition, k d is the reaction kinetic constant, f e is the fugacity of gas, water and hydrate three-phase equilibrium, f g is the local fugacity, A s is the hydrate decomposition surface area, because it is difficult to realize the microscopic visualizati...

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