The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress, Japan
Online ISSN : 2424-2667
ISSN-L : 2424-2667
2012
Session ID : S082026
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S082026 Enhanced Methane Hydrate Recovery Using Exothermic Heat of CO2 Hydrate : Flowing under Phase Equilibrium and Heat Generation at the Seepage Front
Yojiro IKEGAWAKimio MIYAKAWAKoichi SUZUKIShiro TANAKAKenji KUBOTA
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When CO_2 is injecting into marine sediments, CO_2 forms solid CO_2 hydrate and it blocks voids of the sediments. So an injecting method is necessary for long term injection in order to use CO_2. We have been focused into the exothermic heat of CO_2 hydrate. The heat can warm saturated sands by about 9 degrees centigrade. This means that the layers are warmed to phase equilibrium temperature between solid CO_2 hydrate and liquid We have shown CO_2 can flow at the phase equilibrium temperature CO_2/water emulsion can generate heat at the top of flow without blocking the voids. The emulsion flows through sands at the phase equilibrium temperature.

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