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US 2012/0070344 A1Published application
Clathrate Hydrate Modular Storage, Applications and Utilization Processes
OwnerChristopher Carstens, Wade Dickinson +2inventors
InventorsChristopher Carstens, Wade Dickinson, Wayne Dickinson, Jon Myers
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to clathrate hydrate modular storage, applications and utilization processes. In one implementation, the present invention provides a method of creating scalable, easily deployable storage of natural gas and thermal energy by assembling an array of interconnecting, modular gas clathrate hydrate storage units.
Claims1
A clathrate hydrate formation and disassociation module, comprising
- a container;
- a heat exchanger for heating or cooling substances in the container;
- one or more ports for injecting or withdrawing a hydrate forming substance;
- one or more ports for injecting or withdrawing an aqueous solution;
- a control system for managing and monitoring of clathrate hydrate formation and disassociation processes within the container;
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- one or more structural rack system elements (53) attached to the container enabling interconnection of the module with at least a second clathrate hydrate formation and disassociation module, or an inter-modal carrier system.
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