This paper presents a meso-level simulation of gas hydrate dissociation in low-permeability marine sediments. Interstitial pores are defined to describe fluid flow and particle movement. The proposed model couples mul...This paper presents a meso-level simulation of gas hydrate dissociation in low-permeability marine sediments. Interstitial pores are defined to describe fluid flow and particle movement. The proposed model couples multiphase fluid flow with particle movement to simulate the thermodynamics of gas hydrate dissociation triggered by sharp temperature rises. Hydrates respond quickly to temperature rise in low-permeability sediments. Dissociation causes pore pressure to rise rapidly to equilibrium then steadily increase above equilibrium pressure. Lower permeability sediment builds up greater excess pore pressure as the dissipation of pore pressure is constrained.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2013CB035902)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51038007)the State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering Project(2013-KY-04 and 2014-KY-03)
文摘This paper presents a meso-level simulation of gas hydrate dissociation in low-permeability marine sediments. Interstitial pores are defined to describe fluid flow and particle movement. The proposed model couples multiphase fluid flow with particle movement to simulate the thermodynamics of gas hydrate dissociation triggered by sharp temperature rises. Hydrates respond quickly to temperature rise in low-permeability sediments. Dissociation causes pore pressure to rise rapidly to equilibrium then steadily increase above equilibrium pressure. Lower permeability sediment builds up greater excess pore pressure as the dissipation of pore pressure is constrained.
