Title
Density and phase equilibrium for ice and structure I hydrates using the Gibbs-Helmholtz constrained equation of state
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
12-1-2014
Abstract
A new, rigorous framework centered around the multi-scale GHC equation of state is presented for predicting bulk density and phase equilibrium for light gas-water mixtures at conditions where hexagonal ice and structure I hydrate phases can exist. The novel aspects of this new framework include (1) the use of internal energies of departure for ice and empty hydrate respectively to determine densities, (2) contributions to the standard state fugacity of water in ice and empty hydrate from lattice structure, (3) computation of these structural contributions to standard state fugacity from compressibility factors and EOS parameters alone, and (4) the direct calculation of gas occupancy from phase equilibrium. Numerical results for densities and equilibrium for systems involving ice and/or gas hydrates predicted by this GHC-based framework are compared to predictions of other equations of state, density correlations, and experimental data where available. Results show that this new GHC-based EOS framework accurately predicts the densities of hexagonal water ice and structure I gas hydrates as well as phase equilibrium for methane-water and CO2-water mixtures.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Chemical Engineering Research and Design
Volume
92
Issue
12
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Henley, Heath, Edward Thomas, and Angelo Lucia. "Density and phase equilibrium for ice and structure I hydrates using the Gibbs-Helmholtz constrained equation of state." Chemical Engineering Research and Design 92, 12 (2014): 2977-2991. doi: 10.1016/j.cherd.2014.06.011.