Session: Methane Hydrate: Modeling, Experiment and Exploration (2009 Annual Meeting)

Friday, November 13, 2009: 8:30 AM

Lincoln C (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

Abstracts are solicited to update researchers with the latest scientific and technical developments in methane hydrate research. Topics include kinetics and thermodynamics of hydrate formation and decomposition, fluid flow and transport through complex geophysical systems, gas hydrate and global warming, hazards associated with gas hydrates, and methane hydrate exploration.

Sponsor:

Alternate Fuels and New Technology

Chair:

Isaac K. Gamwo
Email: Isaac.Gamwo@netl.doe.gov

Co-Chair:

Hossein Toghiani
Email: hossein@che.msstate.edu

8:30 AM

(661a) The Role of Molecular Level Modeling in Gas Hydrate Studies
Brian J. Anderson

8:55 AM

(661b) Molecular Dynamics Simulations of WATER Cavity Distortion for Determining Clathrate Hydrate Equilibria
Krishnadeo Jatkar, Sangyong Lee and Jae W. Lee

9:20 AM

(661c) Comparison of Numerical Simulators for Methane Production From Hydrate Reservoirs
Yong Liu and Isaac K. Gamwo

9:40 AM

(661d) Mechanisms for Thermal Conduction in Various Polymorphs of Methane Hydrate
Niall J. English and John S. Tse

10:05 AM

(661e) Investigation of Methane Hydrate Growth Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Matt Walsh, David T. Wu, Amadeu K. Sum, Carolyn A. Koh and E. Dendy Sloan

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