Hydrate Types and Formers; Hand Calculation Methods; Computer Methods; Inhibiting Hydration Formation with Chemicals; Dehydration of Natural Gas; Combating Hydrates Using Heat and Pressure; Physical Properties of Hydrates, Phase Diagrams; Water Content of Natural Gas.
Natural gas hydrates are the solid, crystalline compounds that form from water and small molecules, damaging equipment and plugging transmission lines. This book provides a review of what hydrates are and under what conditions they form. It also presents the engineer with the methods to predict the occurrences of hydrates.