ADVANCES IN NUMERICAL MODELING OF GAS HYDRATE FORMATION IN MARINE SEDIMENTS

YE Hong; YANG Tao; ZHU Guorong; JIANG Shaoyong

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1140.2013.02143

Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology > 2013 > 33(2): 143-152. > DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2013.02143

YE Hong, YANG Tao, ZHU Guorong, JIANG Shaoyong. ADVANCES IN NUMERICAL MODELING OF GAS HYDRATE FORMATION IN MARINE SEDIMENTS[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2013, 33(2): 143-152. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1140.2013.02143

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ADVANCES IN NUMERICAL MODELING OF GAS HYDRATE FORMATION IN MARINE SEDIMENTS

State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China

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Received Date: August 11, 2012
Revised Date: October 25, 2012

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Various models, including two conceptual models and several numerical models for gas hydrate formation, accumulation, transportation and dissociation, were reviewed in this paper. These models can be classified into three groups, namely, low flux model, high flux model and mixed flux model, according to different conceptual models. After careful comparison, the hydro-dynamical model from the transport-dispersion theory in porous media is recommended for their rationality and applicability. The model has the capability to reveal the growth behavior of gas hydrate. The development potential of gas hydrate modeling is also discussed.
- gas hydrate,
- conceptual model,
- numerical model,
- hydrodynamics in porous media

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