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High pressure rheology of gas hydrate formed from multiphase systems using modified Couette rheometer
Gaurav Pandey, Praveen Linga,
Published in American Institute of Physics Inc.
2017
Volume: 88
   
Issue: 2
Abstract
Conventional rheometers with concentric cylinder geometries do not enhance mixing in situ and thus are not suitable for rheological studies of multiphase systems under high pressure such as gas hydrates. In this study, we demonstrate the use of modified Couette concentric cylinder geometries for high pressure rheological studies during the formation and dissociation of methane hydrate formed from pure water and water-decane systems. Conventional concentric cylinder Couette geometry did not produce any hydrates in situ and thus failed to measure rheological properties during hydrate formation. The modified Couette geometries proposed in this work observed to provide enhanced mixing in situ, thus forming gas hydrate from the gas-water-decane system. This study also nullifies the use of separate external high pressure cell for such measurements. The modified geometry was observed to measure gas hydrate viscosity from an initial condition of 0.001 Pa s to about 25 Pa s. The proposed geometries also possess the capability to measure dynamic viscoelastic properties of hydrate slurries at the end of experiments. The modified geometries could also capture and mimic the viscosity profile during the hydrate dissociation as reported in the literature. The present study acts as a precursor for enhancing our understanding on the rheology of gas hydrate formed from various systems containing promoters and inhibitors in the context of flow assurance. © 2017 Author(s).
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Concepts (20)
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    Cylinders (shapes)
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    Dissociation
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    ELASTICITY
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    Gases
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    Geometry
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    Hydration
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    Mixing
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    Paraffins
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    Rheometers
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    Viscoelasticity
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    Viscosity
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    CONCENTRIC CYLINDERS
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    DYNAMIC VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES
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    HIGH PRESSURE CELLS
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    Hydrate dissociation
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    Initial conditions
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    MULTI PHASE SYSTEMS
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    Rheological property
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    Rheological studies
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    Gas hydrates