Abstract
The electron charging control (ECC) method for high speed synthesis of gas hydrates was proposed. In this method, water droplets are sprayed into high pressurized gas molecules from nozzles by applying a low voltage at its outlet. The purpose of the electron charging is to promote nucleation of gas hydrates. This phenomenon should be induced by decreasing diameter of water droplets, avoiding their coalescence, rectifying their flow and increasing heat transfer coefficient. In this paper, experiments on methane hydrate formation were performed and mechanisms on the nucleation and the induction period were clarified.
