Frontiers in Energy
>> 2009,
Volume 3,
Issue 2
doi:
10.1007/s11708-009-0017-x
REVIEW ARTICLE
Latest progress in numerical simulations on multiphase flow and thermodynamics in production of natural gas from gas hydrate reservoir
Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Available online: 2009-06-05
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Abstract
Natural gas hydrates are promising potential alternative energy resources. Some studies on the multiphase flow and thermodynamics have been conducted to investigate the feasibility of gas production from hydrate dissociation. The methods for natural gas production are analyzed and several models describing the dissociation process are listed and compared. Two prevailing models, one for depressurization and the other for thermal stimulation, are discussed in detail. A comprehensive numerical method considering the multiphase flow and thermodynamics of gas production from various hydrate-bearing reservoirs is required to better understand the dissociation process of natural gas hydrate, which would be of great benefit to its future exploration and exploitation.