Thermal properties of pure methane hydrate, under conditions similar to naturally occurring
hydrate-bearing sediments being considered for potential production, have been determined both
by a new experimental technique and by advanced molecular dynamics simulation (MDS). A
novel single-sided, Transient Plane Source (TPS) technique has been developed and used to
measure thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity values of low-porosity methane hydrate
formed in the laboratory. The experimental thermal conductivity data are closely matched by
results from an equilibrium MDS method using in-plane polarization of the water molecules.
MDS was also performed using a non-equilibrium model with a fully polarizable force field for
water. The calculated thermal conductivity values from this latter approach were similar to the
experimental data. The impact of thermal conductivity on gas production from a hydrate-bearing
reservoir was also evaluated using the Tough+/Hydrate reservoir simulator (Revised version of ICGH paper 5646).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/1221 |
| Date | 07 1900 |
| Creators | Warzinski, Robert P., Gamwo, Isaac K., Rosenbaum, Eilis J., Myshakin, Evgeniy M., Jiang, Hao, Jordan, Kenneth D., English, Niall J., Shaw, David W. |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Rights | Warzinski, Robert P.; Gamwo, Isaac K.; Rosenbaum, Eilis J.; Myshakin, Evgeniy M.; Jiang, Hao; Jordan, Kenneth D.; English, Niall J.; Shaw, David W. |
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