Modelling of decomposition of a synthetic core of methane gas hydrate by coupling intrinsic kinetics with heat transfer rates

Abstract

Abstract Decomposition of a synthetic core of methane hydrate has been modelled by Selim and Sloan (1985) and Ullerich et al. (1987) based on heat transfer considerations. In the present work, the decomposition is modelled by coupling intrinsic kinetics with heat transfer rates. Numerical simulation results are presented to show the effects of incorporating the intrinsic kinetic rate of decomposition. Simulation results indicate that by changing the system pressure we can move from a heat transfer controlled regime to a regime where both heat transfer and intrinsic kinetics have a significant effect on the global rate of decomposition.