Gas Hydrate Formation
| Features |
| Volume: 100 ml to 100 ltr volume reactors. |
| Pressure Range: up to 350 bar |
| Temperature Range: up to 100°C |
| Material: SS-316, SS-316L, Hastelloy, Titanium, Monel, Inconel etc. |
| Sealing: High torque zero leakage magnetic drive coupling Specially designed gas induction impellers for introducing gas into the mixture to aid the formation of gas hydrates. |
| Heating: can be either through electrical heater or jacket. |
| Standards & Certification: Ex-proof, CE certified / CSA certified electricals, PED / ASME U Stamp, Atex certified systems can be quoted on request. |
| Automation: Our systems can be offered with various probes and accessories, designed to suit for different elevated temperature and pressure application with manual, semi-automated or a fully automated PC controlled systems to continuously monitor, control & record various process parameters. |
| Gas hydrates are inclusion compounds of gases in a lattice of water molecules. Massive amounts of methane are stored around the world under the sea floor in the form of solid methane hydrates. Methane hydrates, represent a new and completely untapped reservoir of fossil fuel, because they contain, immense amounts of methane, which is the main component of natural gas. Methane hydrates belong to a group of substances called Clathrates - substances in which one molecule type forms a crystal-like cage structure and encloses another type of molecule. If the cage-forming molecule is water, it is called a hydrate. If the molecule trapped in the water cage is a gas, it is a gas hydrate, like methane hydrate. Methane hydrate also poses problems during transportation of natural gas. Temperature and pressure conditions in pipelines especially in cold areas allow the formation of hydrates. These hydrates form agglomerates and tend to clog valves, pumps, pipelines, and other parts. It is desirable to avoid the formation of hydrates rather than removal of existing hydrate due to economical and safety reasons. The production as well as study of artificial gas hydrates are done in special autoclaves like the gas hydrate autoclave system, under specific pressure and temperature conditions. At room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure, methane hydrate is unstable dissociating into water and gas. Pipeline conditions can be simulated in the gas hydrate autoclaves to check the effectiveness & optimization of hydrate-inhibitors. |
| Glass window with camera for visual observation of gas hydrate formation. |
