Hydrocyclone technology for breaking consolidation and sand removal of the Natural gas hydrate
Natural gas hydrate is a promising substitute energy resource for the future. Currently, the inefficient sand control technology impedes the commercialization of Natural gas hydrate. The main challenge lies in breaking the consolidation of Natural gas hydrate and sands, and then separating micromete...
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| author | Jiwei Wu Wenchao Zhang Lin Zhong Haitao Lin Mingxun Hao Junqiao Du Yuan Huang |
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| description | Natural gas hydrate is a promising substitute energy resource for the future. Currently, the inefficient sand control technology impedes the commercialization of Natural gas hydrate. The main challenge lies in breaking the consolidation of Natural gas hydrate and sands, and then separating micrometer-sized sands from the drilling fluid. In this paper, we present a technology based on hydroscyclone that effectively breaks the consolidations and removes sand. We used polypropylene powders and silica sands as substitutes for the hydrates and sands, and we added cement to replicate the consolidation. Inside the hydrocyclone, the material particles receive a strong shear force from the 3-dimension rotating swirling flow field generated by the device, as well as a centrifugal force produced by their own rotation and revolution. With the high-speed camera, we observed the effect of these forces breaking the consolidation and separating sands. It was further noted that the proportion of residual polypropylene powders in the recovered materials were between 0.46% and 1.05% after the materials were processed by the hydrocyclone. The low residual content of polypropylene powders demonstrated the success of hydrocyclone technology in breaking the consolidation and effectively addressing the problem of sand control in the extraction of Natural gas hydrate and sands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a94b2fe79844a8a84a18966ccf7fa982024-03-02T02:40:33ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Natural Gas Industry B2352-85402021-12-0186650658Hydrocyclone technology for breaking consolidation and sand removal of the Natural gas hydrateJiwei Wu0Wenchao Zhang1Lin Zhong2Haitao Lin3Mingxun Hao4Junqiao Du5Yuan Huang6School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China; Corresponding author.Natural gas hydrate is a promising substitute energy resource for the future. Currently, the inefficient sand control technology impedes the commercialization of Natural gas hydrate. The main challenge lies in breaking the consolidation of Natural gas hydrate and sands, and then separating micrometer-sized sands from the drilling fluid. In this paper, we present a technology based on hydroscyclone that effectively breaks the consolidations and removes sand. We used polypropylene powders and silica sands as substitutes for the hydrates and sands, and we added cement to replicate the consolidation. Inside the hydrocyclone, the material particles receive a strong shear force from the 3-dimension rotating swirling flow field generated by the device, as well as a centrifugal force produced by their own rotation and revolution. With the high-speed camera, we observed the effect of these forces breaking the consolidation and separating sands. It was further noted that the proportion of residual polypropylene powders in the recovered materials were between 0.46% and 1.05% after the materials were processed by the hydrocyclone. The low residual content of polypropylene powders demonstrated the success of hydrocyclone technology in breaking the consolidation and effectively addressing the problem of sand control in the extraction of Natural gas hydrate and sands.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352854021000814Natural gas hydrateHydrocycloneThree-phase separationSand controlConsolidation-breaking |
| spellingShingle | Jiwei Wu Wenchao Zhang Lin Zhong Haitao Lin Mingxun Hao Junqiao Du Yuan Huang Hydrocyclone technology for breaking consolidation and sand removal of the Natural gas hydrate Natural Gas Industry B Natural gas hydrate Hydrocyclone Three-phase separation Sand control Consolidation-breaking |
| title | Hydrocyclone technology for breaking consolidation and sand removal of the Natural gas hydrate |
| title_full | Hydrocyclone technology for breaking consolidation and sand removal of the Natural gas hydrate |
| title_fullStr | Hydrocyclone technology for breaking consolidation and sand removal of the Natural gas hydrate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hydrocyclone technology for breaking consolidation and sand removal of the Natural gas hydrate |
| title_short | Hydrocyclone technology for breaking consolidation and sand removal of the Natural gas hydrate |
| title_sort | hydrocyclone technology for breaking consolidation and sand removal of the natural gas hydrate |
| topic | Natural gas hydrate Hydrocyclone Three-phase separation Sand control Consolidation-breaking |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352854021000814 |
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