Chapter Eight

Gas Hydrates

M.A. Ahmadi1, and A. Bahadori2,3     1Petroleum University of Technology (PUT), Ahwaz, Iran     2Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia     3Australian Oil and Gas Services Pty Ltd, Lismore, NSW, Australia

Abstract

This chapter presents an introduction to hydrate types and properties along with a full description regarding thermodynamic conditions for hydrate formation. Moreover, this chapter provides a thorough explanation regarding calculation of hydrate formation condition via empirical correlations, iterative method (K-value), and equations of state. Several examples for prediction hydrate formation condition via aforementioned methods are provided in this chapter. Furthermore, a detailed description about ...

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