Hydrate plug decomposition: Measurements and modeling
Conference
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OSTI ID:191894
Depressurization (venting) is almost the only option available to remove hydrate blockages from subsea natural gas or gas condensate pipelines. This process is normally applied with little or no accurate information about the plug location, size or composition. Hydrate decomposition by depressurization is a heat and mass transfer dependent process. Quantifying this dependency is necessary to perform an optimum plug removal scheme. In this paper, a moving boundary mathematical model is developed to predict the decomposition rate of a hydrate plug under various depressurization scenarios. The model was validated experimentally by measuring the rate of decomposition of hydrate plugs in a 2 inch internal diameter, 38.5 inch long pipe. The motion of the hydrate plug/gas interface is tracked by 16 pairs of infrared light transmitters and receivers diametrically positioned across the pipe.
- OSTI ID:
- 191894
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951002--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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