Abstract
To investigate the morphological evolution of the whole growth and aggregation processes of hydrate crystals near the gas–liquid interface, we used a high-pressure visual reactor with high-speed camera to capture the micromorphology of hydrate particles in a natural gas + pure water system with pressure from 2.6 to 3.6 MPa and sub-cooling from 4.7 to 6.23 °C. The results showed that under low sub-cooling conditions, the amount and size of particles increased first and then decreased in the range of 0–330 μm, and the small particles always dominated. These particles can be roughly classified into two categories: planar flake particles and polyhedral solid particles. Then, the concept of maximum growth dominant particle size was proposed to distinguish the morphological boundary of growth and aggregation. In addition, the micro model was established to better reflect the effects of particle formation process and evolution mechanism near the gas–liquid interface under stirring condition. The results of this study can provide a guidance for flow assurance in multiphase pipeline.
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