Experimental Study on Formation of Propane Gas Hydrate by Fluidized Bed Type Reactor

摘要

This paper presents an experimental investigation for application of fluidized bed reactor to natural gas hydrate (NGH) production. Formation of gas hydrate requires the removal of formation heat. In this study, propane gas was used for the reason that propane gas hydrate (PGH) is formed under lower pressure condition than natural gas. Experiments on formation of PGH using fluidized bed reactor were conducted in batch operation and continuous operation. Residence time of powder required for the reduction of unconverted water content was obtained.