Different Mechanism Effect between Gas-Solid and Liquid-Solid Interface on the Three-Phase Coexistence Hydrate System Dissociation in Seawater: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Simulation System
2.2. Simulation Details
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Dissociation Process of Hydrate Slab in Three Phase System
3.2. Effect of the Adjacent Phases on Dissociation Process
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
- G-243K:Fitting formula
- H-243K:Fitting formula
- G-247KFitting formula
- H-247KFitting formula
- G-253KFitting formula
- H-253KFitting formula
- G-263KFitting formula
- H-263KFitting formula
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Temp. | 243 K | 247 K | 253 K | 263 K | ||||||||
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Layer | L | G | TL–G | L | G | TL–G | L | G | TL–G | L | G | TL–G |
A1 | 370 | 860 | −490 | 650 | 850 | −200 | 230 | 715 | −485 | 145 | 415 | −270 |
A2 | 2200 | 890 | +1310 | 985 | 455 | +530 | 435 | 575 | −140 | 280 | 340 | −60 |
A3 | 930 | 910 | +20 | 845 | 820 | +25 | 735 | 520 | +215 | 425 | 260 | +165 |
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Sun, Z.; Wang, H.; Yao, J.; Yang, C.; Kou, J.; Bongole, K.; Xin, Y.; Li, W.; Zhu, X. Different Mechanism Effect between Gas-Solid and Liquid-Solid Interface on the Three-Phase Coexistence Hydrate System Dissociation in Seawater: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study. Energies 2018, 11, 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11010006
Sun Z, Wang H, Yao J, Yang C, Kou J, Bongole K, Xin Y, Li W, Zhu X. Different Mechanism Effect between Gas-Solid and Liquid-Solid Interface on the Three-Phase Coexistence Hydrate System Dissociation in Seawater: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study. Energies. 2018; 11(1):6. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11010006
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Zhixue, Haoxuan Wang, Jun Yao, Chengwei Yang, Jianlong Kou, Kelvin Bongole, Ying Xin, Weina Li, and Xuchen Zhu. 2018. "Different Mechanism Effect between Gas-Solid and Liquid-Solid Interface on the Three-Phase Coexistence Hydrate System Dissociation in Seawater: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study" Energies 11, no. 1: 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11010006