Modeling of Methane and Propane Hydrate Formation Kinetics Based on Chemical Afinity

Abstract

In this study, experimental data on the kinetics of methane and propane hydrate formation at constant volume were collected. The experiments were carried out in a batch reactor under different temperatures and pressures. The chemical a nity was used for modeling of the hydrate formation rate in a constant volume process. In this method, the system was considered as a classical thermodynamic or macroscopic view. The results show that this method can predict constant volume experimental data well for both crystals I and II hydrate former.