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Effect of the fluid shear rate on the induction time of CO 2 ‐THF hydrate formation
Author(s) -
Douïeb Sélim,
Archambault Simon,
Fradette Louis,
Bertrand François,
Haut Benoît
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.22650
Subject(s) - hydrate , clathrate hydrate , shear (geology) , shear rate , induction period , chemistry , phase (matter) , thermodynamics , materials science , mineralogy , composite material , rheology , organic chemistry , physics , catalysis
A method that allows the effect of the fluid shear rate on the induction time of gas hydrate formation to be characterized was developed and applied to CO 2 ‐THF hydrate formation. The investigation of the effect of the application of a constant shear rate (50 to 300 s −1 ) to the liquid phase from which the hydrates are formed revealed that the mean induction time decreases significantly as the applied shear rate increases. This could primarily be attributed to a decrease in the time required for stable gas hydrate nuclei to be generated and to grow to a macroscopically detectable size. The induction time could also be significantly reduced by the application of a high shear rate (900 s −1 ) to the liquid phase for a relatively short, defined period of time.
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